GrantedHousing estateDecided 19 January 2024

Golf Links Road, Newtown, Monaleen Limerick

A large-scale residential development of 122 homes, including 65 houses and 57 apartments.

2360842 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 17 November 2023

Reference: 2360842
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 November 2023
Residential units: 122
Floor area: 11555.2 m²

Summary

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This Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) on a 3.2ha site proposes 122 residential units. The scheme includes 65 two-storey houses and 57 apartments across seven three-storey blocks, alongside the demolition of existing agricultural buildings and the retention of one existing house.

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Official record

Development description

A large-scale residential development (lrd) at this site: golf links road, newtown, monaleen, co. Limerick. The development will consist of the provision of 122 residential house and apartment units on a site of 3.2ha. The site is generally greenfield land with one existing residential dwelling (119.9m2) which is to be retained and integrated into the new development. The site is bound by the kylemore estate to the east, evanwood estate to the south and south west, ashfort estate to the north west and open land to the north which contains a ring fort. Access to the site is off school house road. The proposed development will provide as follows; (1) demolition of existing agriculture buildings on site with a total gross floor area of 284.4m2; (2) 65 no. Housing units comprising a variety of forms to include detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, all two storey in height. The mix of proposed houses include 6 no. Four bedroom units and 59 no. Three bedroom units to provide a total of 6,820.8m2 of residential house gross floor area; (3) 57 no. Apartment units across 7 no. 3 storey blocks throughout the development. The apartment units provide a mix of one, two and three bedroom units, comprising 29 no. One bedroom units, 26 no. Two bedroom units, and 2 no. Three bedroom units to provide a total of 4,929.1m2 of residential apartment gross floor area. The proposed development also includes; (i) a childcare facility measuring 352.2m2, providing 58 childcare places, located at the northern most edge of the development. (ii) the provision of 114 no. Car parking spaces within the curtilage of the proposed dwelling houses and 89 no. Public car parking spaces and 311 no. Bicycle parking spaces. (iii) the provision of 1 no. Esb sub-station, ancillary services and infrastructure works including foul and surface water drainage, blue roofs, landscaped public open spaces (approximately . 5 ha or 15.9% of the overall site area), landscaping, lighting, internal roads, cycle paths, footpaths. In total, the proposed development would provide a total residential gross floor area of 11,749.9m2 and a creche facility of 352.2m2. A natura impact statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The application may be inspected online at the following website url, setup by the applicant: www. Golflinksroadlrd. Com.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New ResidentialR1

“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
235 Kylemore, Schoolhouse Road, Monaleen	May 2025	€410,000	81 m
43 Oak Avenue, Evanwood, Golf Links Rd Castletroy	Jan 2025	€462,000	93 m
42 Oak Avenue, Evanwood, Golf Links Road	Mar 2026	€500,000	97 m
279 Kylemore, Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy	Apr 2026	€449,000	103 m
49 Ashfort, Golf Links Rd, Castletroy	Sept 2025	€372,000	118 m
34 Ashfort, Golf Links Road, Castletroy	Mar 2026	€515,000	129 m
202 Kylemore, Schoolhouse Road, Castletroy	Feb 2025	€515,000	147 m
44 Ashfort, Golf Links Rd, Castletroy	Dec 2025	€425,000	150 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received17 November 2023
Decision due20 January 2024
Decision issued19 January 2024
Appeal submitted9 February 2024
Appeal decided23 May 2024
Permission expiry22 May 2029

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