GrantedApartmentsDecided 17 January 2023

Old Dublin Road, Rhebogue, Limerick City

Construction of a student accommodation scheme with 26 apartments and 202 bedspaces across three blocks.

221216 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 17 November 2022

Reference: 221216
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 November 2022

Summary

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This Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) consists of three multi-storey blocks ranging from 2 to 5 storeys. The scheme will provide 202 student bedspaces, communal facilities, and landscaped public open space.

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Residential units: 26
Floor area: 5,771 m²

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Official record

Development description

Large-scale residential development (lrd) on lands (0.53 ha) at old dublin road, rhebogue, limerick city. The proposed development comprises of the construction of a purpose-built student accommodation (pbsa) scheme consisting of 26 no. Apartments with a total of 202 no. Student bedspaces distributed across 3 no. Multi storey blocks with a gross development area of 5,771 sq. M. ‘block c’ located at the southern end of the site addressing the old dublin road provides 7 no. Student apartments and 52 no. Bedspaces and is 4 storeys with the uppermost floor setback. ‘block c’ steps down to 2 storeys to the rear providing ancillary space (342 sq. M. ) inclusive of a communal lounge, meeting room, reception area and laundry. Two additional blocks proposed are located to the rear, namely ‘block b’, a 5-storey block with 10 no. Apartments and 79 no. Bedspaces and ‘block a’, a 4/5 storey block with 9 no. Apartments and 71 no. Bedspaces located at the northern end of the site. A total of 1,519 sq. M. Of landscaped public open space is provided across the scheme. The site will be accessed via a 4.8m shared surface and dedicated footpath from the old dublin road. The proposed development also includes parking for 16 no. Cars and 142 no. Bicycles, boundary treatments, bin storage, public lighting, ev charging bays, electrical infrastructure including 1 no. Electrical supply sub-station, water supply and foul and surface water drainage infrastructure and all associated and ancillary site and development works. The planning application may be inspected online at the following website url setup by the applicant www. Olddublinroadstudentvillage. Ie

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“To provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of social and physical infrastructure.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Villa Maria, Dublin Rd, Limerick	Oct 2025	€305,000	50 m
5 Clareview Avenue, Dublin Road, Limerick	Dec 2025	€287,500	197 m
19 River Rd, Rhebogue, Limerick	Dec 2025	€370,000	345 m
28 Devon Close, Castletroy View, Limerick	Sept 2025	€326,000	362 m
1 Shannon View Terrace, Dublin Rd, Limerick	Jul 2026	€230,000	368 m
51 Norwood Park, Singland, Limerick	Jan 2026	€300,000	471 m

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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 received17 November 2022
Decision due20 January 2023
Decision issued17 January 2023
Appeal submitted1 February 2023
Appeal decided17 May 2023
Permission expiry16 May 2028

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