City East Plaza, Towlerton, Ballysimon Co. Limerick.
Proposed development
The development of a site which adjoins the existing Northern Trust offices and comprises that area of land currently utilised for car parking purposes. It is proposed to modify the car parking layout and car parking numbers as part of the development proposal, including the removal of temporary car parking provided to facilitate construction on site, which shall be restored to green space. This proposed development will replace all un-built and incomplete elements of the development permitted under the planning permission Register Reference 16/693 (extended under Register Reference 21/7006) and planning permission Register Reference 18/1009. The un-built and incomplete elements to be replaced under permission 18/1009 comprise 1 no. 3 storey facility building (4,075sqm) comprising medical, meeting rooms and security facility. The unbuilt and incomplete elements under permission 16/693 extended under 21/7006 include (a) 1 no. 4 storey commercial office building of 9480sqm; (b)1 no. 5 storey commercial office building of 11,850sqm save for groundworks which were commenced; (c) 1 no. level of decked car parking; (d) 2 no. convenience service kiosks to accommodate retail and café uses; (e) 2 no. ESB substations; and (f) upgrade of existing pumping station. The proposed development seeks (i) construction of 3 no. 5 storey buildings each with a floor area of 7,208sqm, to be used for Class 3 office use and / or Class 8 Medical Use, with provision for screened roof top plant; (ii) modification of existing water, surface water and foul sewer infrastructure to facilitate construction of 3 no. buildings; (iii) reconfiguration of existing car parking provision resulting in an overall reduction in car parking numbers, incidental to the provision of commercial buildings, on site; (iv) modification to existing covered bicycle parking to result in increased provision on site with provision for 6 no. bicycle storage buildings with external bin storage facilities (v) provision of landscaping within the public realm and (vi) all associated site works including upgrade of an existing watermain for a distance of circa 900m. Existing access to the site shall be maintained. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the planning application
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Limerick City and County Council
- Decision due
- 28 Apr 2026
Timeline
Application received
12 Dec 2025
Council asked for further information
12 Feb 2026
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
1 Apr 2026
Decision due
28 Apr 2026
Decision: conditional
28 Apr 2026
Grant issued
3 Jun 2026
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enclosing the previously approved covered area under planning reference 26/60400 with a glazed screen to create the internal café seating area
modifications to the permitted Building C under Application Register Reference 25/60219 (originally granted permission under Application Register Reference 22/950) to include the following: (i) the amalgamation of permitted Unit Nos. 4 and 5 and change of use to café at ground floor level to create new Unit No. 5 totalling 280.3sqm., (ii) the subdivision of permitted Unit No. 2 at ground floor level to create new Unit No. 2 totalling 116.2sqm. and Unit No. 3 totalling 141.8sqm., providing for 5no. ground floor units in total, (iii) internal modifications to floor plan layouts to include new mains water tank room at ground floor level and new toilet facilities at first and second floor level, (iv) the provision of additional plant to include cold water storage tank room and VRF units at roof level and, (v) a new ESB substation with associated switch room and the relocation of permitted bin store and all other associated site development works
(a) changes to front elevation at ground floor level comprising (i) changing fully glazed conservatory style section to solid wall, finished in fibre cement cladding, with 5 individual windows and 1 front door (with overhead canopy) and (ii) changing roof profile from sloping glazed roof to flat roof with parapet capping, (b) forming new door and new window to side (north) at ground floor level, (c) partially blocking up and alterations to window ope to form new door to side (south) at lower ground floor level, (d) changes to fenestration to rear elevation at lower ground and ground floor levels comprising (i) blocking up 1 window and changing 1 window to sliding door at ground floor level and (ii) alterations to 2 windows and changing sliding door to window at lower ground floor level, (e) change from plastered finish to fibre cement cladding to rear elevation at ground and first floor levels, including to sides of rear dormer, (f) changes to rear roof elevation comprising closing up 1 roof light and forming 2 roof lights and (g) all associated site works
extension to existing external covered area to rear of unit 12 and repositioning of existing side exit door from the rear of unit 14
construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling and associated site works
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