Oakwood, Singland, Limerick.

the Change of Use and amalgamation of the existing vacant ground floor unit and part of existing vacant first floor unit (former language school) and associated stair cores to Proposed 24-hour Gym use with internal alterations to the layout to accommodate the proposed change of use. Permission is also being sought for bicycle shelter, external alterations to the elevations including a revised entrance on the North elevation, new illuminated signage to the North and East Elevations and all associated and ancillary works

change of use from residential to retail

modification of existing roof, replacing the hipped end with a gable end to facilitate conversion of the attic into a storage area and associated site works

a 10 year planning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) that will consist of: A) 403 no. apartments in 5 no. blocks (Block A containing 78 no. units, Block B containing 92 no. units, Block C containing 88 no. units, Block D containing 83 no. units, and Block E containing 62 no. units) ranging from 5 to 8 storeys, comprising 246 no. 1-bed units and 157 no. 2 bed units; B) 2 no. single storey bicycle and bin storage blocks, a single storey pump station building, and an electrical substation building; C) A c. 306sq.m creche at lower-ground floor level in Block B; D) A 5-storey, c. 3082sq.m medical centre building; E) Car parking and bicycle parking spaces; F) Site access via a new left-in, left-out access at the Dublin Road (R445) and an access from the existing Parkway Retail Park roundabout; G) c. 2.09ha of communal and public open space; H) Solar panels on roofs of all apartment blocks and on medical centre; I) all associated landscaping, public lighting, pedestrian / cycle connections to the surrounding road network and site boundaries; water supply, foul and surface water drainage arrangements; utility connections; and all associated site development works; all on a site of approx. 6.18ha. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) have been prepared to accompany this application

the material change of use from Retail to Restaurant use and subdivision of the existing Ground Floor Retail Unit no. 3/4 to form 2no. Restaurants, Unit no. 3 & Unit no.4 with internal sit-down dining areas. The proposed Restaurant Unit no. 3 will be accessed off the existing shopping centre Mall with an escape door to the existing shopfront to the Front East façade with internal alterations and external plant including an extract vent mounted on the shopping centre flat roof above the unit. The proposed Restaurant Unit no. 4 will be accessed off the existing shopfront on the Front East façade with the provision of a new entrance door and an existing escape door to the existing south façade with internal alterations and external plant including an extract vent mounted on the shopping centre flat roof above the unit. Provision of internal Mall and external signage to the Front East façade and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development

a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) Application Development of 212 no. Residential Units and a Creche, for a period of five years, at this site: Towlerton, Ballysimon Road, Limerick. The development comprises: (i) 102 no. 2 / 3 storey houses including (a) 8 no. 2 bed 1.5 storey houses; (b) 60 no. 3 bed 2 storey houses: (c) 34 no. 4 bed 2- 3 storey houses; (ii) 6 no. 3 storey apartment blocks comprising 100 no. units including (a) 49 no. 1 bed units; and (b) 51 no. 2 bed units; (iii) 5 no. 3 storey duplex units blocks comprising 10 no. units including (a) 5 no. 2 bed units and (b) 5 no. 3 bed units (iv) creche; and (v) all associated site works including (a) foul and surface drainage and water main connections to include (i) 2 no. foul pump stations and (ii) construction of a headwall at the outfall of the proposed surface water system to the existing watercourse; (b) bin and bicycle storage units; (c) landscaping and boundary treatments including retaining walls at the north east corner of the site; (d) car parking; and (e) public lighting. The site has three separate access junctions serving the site to the north and south from the recently constructed Towlerton Distributor Road, which subdivides the application site. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) accompany this application