Groody Road, Newcastle Castletroy, Limerick
Proposed development
A Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) - development of a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme on land fronting the Groody Road and Dublin Road, Castletroy, in the townland of Newcastle, Limerick for a period of seven years. The development consisting of 196 no. Bed Clusters, is distributed across 5 no. separate blocks, ranging in height from 5 - 8 storeys, with a total of 1,400 no. student bedspaces to be delivered in two phases of development including: (i) Block A comprising 8 storeys providing for (a) 28 no. bed clusters and 224 no. bedspaces; (b) Student library; (c) Student union; (d) Plant room; (e) Bin store; (f) Bicycle store; (ii) Block B comprising 7 storeys providing for (a) 52 no. bed clusters and 400 no. bedspaces; (b) Reception & Office; (c) Post room; (d) Laundry room; (e) Student canteen; (f) Maintenance store; (g) Plant room; (h) ESB sub station & switch room; (i) Bin Storage; (j) and Bicycle store; (iii) Block C comprising 6 storeys providing for (a) 51 no. bed clusters and 355 no. bedspaces; (b) Student Gym; (c) Maintenance store; (d) Plant room; (e) ESB sub station & switch room; (f) Bin Storage; (g) and Bicycle store; (iv) Block D comprising 6 storeys providing for (a) 32 no. bed clusters and 211 no. bedspaces; (b) Reception & Office; (c) Post room; (d) Laundry room; (e) Student canteen; (f) Student supply retail unit (60m2); (g) Plant room; (h) Maintenance store; (i) Bin Storage; and (k) Bicycle Storage; (v) Block E comprising 5 storeys providing for (a) 33 no. bed clusters and 210 no. bedspaces; (b) Reception & Office; (c) Laundry room; (d) Maintenance store; (e) Bicycle store; and (f) Plant room; and (vi) ancillary site development works including car and bicycle parking provision; boundary treatments; roof plant; public lighting; water supply; foul and surface water drainage infrastructure; signage; and a temporary construction access to facilitate Phase 2. Vehicular access to the site will be from the Groody Road with pedestrian access to the Dublin Road. Extensive landscaping proposals, including (a) landscaped courtyards; (b) pedestrian and cycle connections from the Groody Road to the Groody Green Wedge; (c) natural landscaping and public walkways within the Groody Green Wedge; and (d) a Wetland area adjacent to the Groody River are also proposed. Planning permission is also sought for use of the accommodation, outside of student term time, for short-term letting purposes. The planning application is
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Limerick City and County Council
- Decision due
- 5 Oct 2025
- Residential units
- 5
- Floor area
- 34257.4 m²
Timeline
Application received
12 Feb 2025
Council asked for further information
7 Apr 2025
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
16 May 2025
Decision due
5 Oct 2025
Decision: conditional
25 Sept 2025
Grant issued
29 Oct 2025
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Planning history within 750 m
the demolition of an dwelling house, which has been confirmed as containing defective concrete (pyrite), in accordance with the Defective Concrete Blocks Grant Scheme, and the construction of a replacement dwelling house to include a covered canopy to rear and side of house and an attached self-contained independent living unit to the side of the proposed house together with all associated site works
extension to the existing house, garden wall and all ancillary site development works
the relocation of the front boundary wall to accommodate additional parking areas to the front of the existing dwelling and all associated site works
the alteration to the existing shared entrance serving 2 existing houses. The boundary entrance wall to the west of the entrance serving Castletroy house is to be removed and new splayed wall constructed. The existing boundary entrance to the east of ‘Loran’ is to be relocated to incorporate additional front garden space to serve this house with this splayed wall being built to mirror that proposed to ‘Castletroy house’. A new vehicular entrance is proposed to replace the existing pedestrian entrance to serve ‘Loran’. Boundary wall to be constructed to the side and rear of ‘Loran’ together with all associated site works. No alteration is proposed to the public footpath or public road at this location,
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 construction of a single storey extension to side & rear of the dwelling and the construction of a new front porch. Works include the demolition of the existing room to the side of the dwelling, the lean-to element to the rear of the house and existing garage/shed. The works include external insulation to the existing house, new windows throughout, the construction of a replacement shed to the rear of the house and all associated site works