Rivers, Plassey Park Road, National Technology Park
Construction of a new access road, footpaths, and gates at the National Technology Park.
20377 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 11 May 2020
- Reference
- 20377
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 May 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a new access road linking an existing car park to Townsmore Road, two new footpaths, automated vehicular and pedestrian access gates, and associated site lighting and landscaping.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
- A new access road linking the southernmost corner of the existing car park(currently under construction) to the south of the existing manufacturing facility in a south easterly direction to townsmore road, an internal link road within the national technology park
- 2 no. New footpaths bordering the proposed road linking the existing footpaths of townsmore road with the internal footpaths of the edwards facility carpark
- Proposed new automated vehicular and pedestrian access gates
- Siteworks including roadside lighting, surface water drainage, removal of vegetation as well as associated site works and landscaping
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for office, research and development, high technology, regional distribution/ logistics, manufacturing and processing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped campus style environment.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 The Grove, Castlebrook Manor, Annacotty | Jan 2026 | €530,000 | 364 m |
| 3 Castlebrook Green, Castlebrook Manor, Castetroy | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 407 m |
| 21 Castlebrook Green, Castlebook Manor, Co Limerick | Jun 2025 | €460,000 | 455 m |
| 32 Castlebrook Green, Castlebrook Manor, Castetroy | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 458 m |
| 27 Castlebrook Green, Castlebrook Manor, Annacotty | Jun 2025 | €445,000 | 485 m |
| 17 Castlebrook Rise, Castlebrook Manor, Walkers Road | Jan 2025 | €433,000 | 488 m |
| 15 Castlebrook Rise, Castlebrook Manor, Walkers Roadnot full market price | May 2026 | €460,000 | 496 m |
| 14 Castlebrook Rise, Castlebrook Manor, Walker's Road | Mar 2026 | €447,000 | 500 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 May 2020
- Further information requested10 July 2020
- Further information received16 October 2020
- Decision due12 November 2020
- Decision issued10 November 2020
- Grant issued16 December 2020
- Permission expiry15 December 2025
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