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Limerick County Council grants permission for 371-home scheme at Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Co. Limerick

27 August 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Limerick County Council planning register · published 1 September 2026

Limerick County Council granted permission on 27 August 2026 for a 371-home scheme at Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, an application first lodged on 3 July 2026.

Key facts

Reference
267045
Planning authority
Limerick County Council
Location
Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Limerick
Received
3 July 2026
Application type
EXTENSION OF DURATION
Homes
371
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision date
27 August 2026

In context

It is one of 78 housing scheme applications Limerick County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,577 nationally. Of the 3,037 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 27 August 2026. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Limerick County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

construction of 371 residential units, proposed access road and two storey childcare facility. Original Planning Reference No. : 21/311588

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Limerick County Council grants permission for 371-home scheme at Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Co. Limerick", 27 August 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/limerick-city-and-county-council/267045

For the web (with link)
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/limerick-city-and-county-council/267045">Limerick County Council grants permission for 371-home scheme at Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Co. Limerick</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 27 August 2026.</p>
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