Maguires Field, University of Limerick Campus Plassey Park Road, Castletroy Co. Limerick.
Construction of new sports pitches, floodlighting, and a storage building at the University of Limerick Campus.
17665 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 11 July 2017
- Reference
- 17665
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 July 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes a full-sized natural grass GAA pitch, two synthetic pitches, a hurling practice area, and a 214 sqm storage building. The development features floodlighting, spectator terracing, and access roads within an Architectural Conservation Area near protected structures.
- Floor area
- 214 m²
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Official record
Development description
The construction of a full sized natural grass gaa pitch, 2 full sized synthetic grass pitches, hurling practice area and adjoining 214m squared storage building. The storage building includes a substation room, switch room, plant room, sanitary facilities and storage spaces. Associated structures within the curtilage of the site include floodlighting for all pitches and the hurling practice wall area, a spectator terrace for the grass pitch and ball catch nets and boundary fences to all pitches. Site works include access road with ancillary parking to the south of the site and access road with bus set down/ parking to the north of the site, service roads/paths, perimeter walking/running path, ancillary lighting and associated landscaping all at the university of limerick campus, castletroy, co. Limerick. The site is located circa 800m from plassey house (a protected structure) and circa 1500m from plassey mill and headrace (a protected structure). The university of limerick falls within an architectural conservation area
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To support the growth of the University of Limerick campus.”
National zoning type: Education
Objective set by the Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 Newtown Avenue, Castletroyprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €350,661 | 277 m |
| 71 Newtown Avenue, Castletroyprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €289,317 | 277 m |
| 37 Newtown Avenue, Castletroy, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €414,097 | 277 m |
| 44 Newtown Avenue, Castletroyprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €312,775 | 277 m |
| 68 Newtown Avenue, Castletroy, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €350,660 | 277 m |
| 64 Newtown Avenue, Castletroy, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €286,344 | 277 m |
| 50 The Grebe, Newtown Avenue, Castletroyprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €271,696 | 277 m |
| 65 Newtown Avenue, Castletroy, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €325,991 | 277 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received11 July 2017
- Decision due4 September 2017
- Decision issued31 August 2017
- Grant issued5 October 2017
- Permission expiry4 October 2022
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