South-Eastern part of the former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Limerick
Construction of a four-storey, 123-room nursing home at the former Greenpark Racecourse in Limerick.
211222 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 31 August 2021
- Reference
- 211222
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 August 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of a four-storey nursing home with a gross floor area of 5,237 square metres, containing 123 rooms and 126 bedspaces. The project includes 32 parking spaces, open space, and road widening, and is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 5,237 m²
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Official record
Development description
Development for a nursing home at a site of c. 1.3ha, in the south-eastern part of the former greenpark racecourse, dock road, limerick. The proposed nursing home will be accessed via log na gcapall, via an existing access point. The development will be 4 storeys in height with a total gross floor area of c. 5,237sq m, consisting of 123no. Rooms, comprising 126no. Bedspaces (120 no. Single rooms and 3 no. Double rooms) and ancillary facilities, including 777 sq m of day space. The development will also consist of soft and hard landscaping including 2,954 sq m of open space; 32 no. Surface car parking spaces (including 3 no. Electric parking spaces); bicycle parking; internal roads and pathways; boundary treatment including sloped embankments; suds measures including green roof; piped infrastructural services and connections; plant; revised tie in arrangements to log na gcapall (including road widening); waste management provision; public lighting; earthworks; and all site development and excavation works above and below ground. A natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 Log Na Gcapall, Greenpark, South Circular Road | Nov 2025 | €311,000 | 49 m |
| 67 Log Na Gcapall, South Circular Road, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 55 m |
| 45 Log Na Gcapall, Greenpark Close, Circular Rd South | Sept 2025 | €200,000 | 79 m |
| 44 Log Na Gcapall, South Circular Rd, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 86 m |
| 15 The Gallops, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €360,352 | 90 m |
| 20 The Gallops, Greenparkprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €380,617 | 119 m |
| 9 Log Na Gcapall, Circular Rd South, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €445,000 | 128 m |
| 20 The Paddocks, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €405,286 | 158 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 received31 August 2021
- Further information requested21 October 2021
- Further information received15 July 2022
- Decision due8 September 2022
- Decision issued8 September 2022
- Appeal submitted3 October 2022
- Appeal decided16 May 2024
- Permission expiry15 May 2029
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