GrantedCommercialDecided 19 July 2023

Towlerton, Ballysimon, Limerick

Construction of a new five-storey medical building with diagnostics, consulting rooms, and 97 car parking spaces.

23102 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 17 February 2023

Reference: 23102
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 February 2023

Summary

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The development consists of a new five-storey medical building of approximately 5,529 square metres. It will accommodate medical diagnostics, consulting and treatment rooms, offices, and 97 surface car parking spaces.

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Storeys: 5
Floor area: 5,529 m²

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Development description

The construction of a new 5-storey (5,529sq. M. Approx. ) medical building with plant at roof level, accommodating medical diagnostics (including x-ray screening / diagnostics and pet ct), medical consulting rooms and treatment rooms, offices, service areas, circulation, storage, refuse management, esb substation and switchroom. The development will also include staff and patient facilities, including car park at surface level providing 97 no. Car parking spaces and 56 no. Cycle parking spaces with secure, covered bicycle parking stands, ev charging facilities, car park access barrier, internal roads and paths including vehicle set down area; signage comprising building signage and 2 no. Signage totems; public lighting, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, connection to existing water and waste-water services, new surface water outfall to existing drain and all related site development works and excavation works above and below ground. Vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access to and egress from the site will be via the newly constructed link road (towlerton distributor road, permitted under limerick city & county council register reference no. 19/546). The planning application is accompanied by a natura impact statement

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseRE

“To provide for a mixture of residential and compatible commercial uses.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1-15 Ballysimon Road, Ballysimon, Limerickprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€5,293,733	493 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 February 2023
Further information requested12 April 2023
Further information received9 June 2023
Decision due3 August 2023
Decision issued19 July 2023
Grant issued21 August 2023
Permission expiry20 August 2028

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