Bunacloka, Mungret, Co. Limerick
Construction of a 130-bed nursing home and service building in Mungret.
2460010 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 5 January 2024
- Reference
- 2460010
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 January 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of a two-storey nursing home with 130 bedspaces, a single-storey service building, and a biodiversity area. The project replaces a previously approved 82-bed scheme and includes a new site entrance, parking, and a foul pumping station.
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Official record
Development description
Development including a two storey nursing home, single storey service building and a biodiversity area on a site at baunacloka, mungret, co. Limerick (which has an existing planning permission for a 82 bed nursing home, reference p17/677 & p20/93). The proposed nursing home comprises provision of 130 no. Bedspaces in 128 no. Bedrooms with dining areas, communal areas, production kitchen, staff facilities and first floor terrace, internal secure landscaped courtyard, external roof plant and pv panels. The proposed service building comprises staff facilities, esb substation & switchroom, laundry facilities, goods store and waste management areas. The development will also consist of a new site entrance, on-site car and bicycle parking, foul pumping station, totem sign, boundary fencing and all associated site works a natura impact statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the planning application.?
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baunacloka, Mungret, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €750,000 | 116 m |
| 91 The Grange, Raheen, Limerick | Jul 2025 | €455,000 | 387 m |
| The Ashes The Elms And The Oaks, Glebe Place, Baunaclokaprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €1,500,000 | 425 m |
| 86 The Grange, Raheen, Limerick | Sept 2025 | €451,000 | 443 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 received5 January 2024
- Decision due29 February 2024
- Decision issued29 February 2024
- Appeal submitted20 March 2024
- Appeal decided4 April 2025
- Permission expiry3 April 2030
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Development including a two storey nursing home, single storey service building and a biodiversity area on a…
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2360652LimerickLodged 6 Sept 2023Commercial
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2093LimerickLodged 10 Feb 2020Commercial
- Granted40 m away
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17677LimerickLodged 17 Jul 2017Commercial
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17136LimerickLodged 17 Feb 2017Retention
- Granted230 m away
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2660441LimerickLodged 18 Apr 2026New dwelling
- Refused260 m away
The front boundary wall and entrance and Permission for the completion of the works
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18878LimerickLodged 6 Sept 2018Retention
- Refused270 m away
Renovate and extend the existing cottage and to construct an extension to the rear of existing cottage…
Ballycummin , Raheen , Co. Limerick.
18914LimerickLodged 18 Sept 2018Extension
- Granted270 m away
An entrance and front boundary together with associated site works
Ballycummin , Raheen , Co. Limerick.
19343LimerickLodged 10 Apr 2019Other
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