85 Hilltop, St. Patrick's Road, 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

installation of a 6m extension to the existing 12 metre high monopole type telecommunications support structure (making a total height of 18m), together with antenna and dishes and associated ground equipment and associated site works

change of use from residential to retail

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

a change of use of 20 houses permitted under An Bord Pleanála Reference Number ABP-300188-17, (Planning Register Reference Number 17/800), to use as student accommodation. The development for retention involves 80 number bed spaces and also involves retention of the ‘as-built’ development works which includes as-built boundary walls; minor reductions to floor and ridge levels; elevational changes; alterations to internal house layouts; changes to parking spaces and incidental changes to associated site works

an extension to the side and rear of the dwelling house, a porch to the front of the dwelling, a shed adjoining the dwelling house and a shed to the side of the dwelling house