Skagh, Croom, Co. Limerick
A new sports ground for Croom United Football Club, including pitches, a clubhouse, and parking.
2460312 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 11 April 2024
- Reference
- 2460312
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 April 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of a new sports ground featuring one astroturf soccer pitch with lighting and two grass pitches. It also includes a single-storey clubhouse of 177 sqm containing dressing rooms and a gym, alongside parking, EV charging stations, and associated site works.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 177 m²
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Official record
Development description
The construction of a new sports ground for croom united football club which will consist of; one astroturf soccer pitch with lighting and two grass pitches, a single story clubhouse of gross floor area 177m2 containing dressing rooms and a gym, the widening of the existing vehicular site entrance, the provision of vehicle parking including accessible spaces and ev charging stations, bicycle parking, a refuse store, new foul and water mains connections, the provision of suds measures including attenuation tanks, swales, and a raingarden with all associated landscaping and associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and provide for the development of agricultural uses.”
National zoning type: Agriculture
Objective set by the Croom Local Area Plan 2020-2026 (2020–2026). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skagh, Croom, Limerick | Dec 2025 | €440,000 | 325 m |
| 18 Gateway Park, Skagh, Croomprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €489,000 | 427 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received11 April 2024
- Further information requested27 May 2024
- Further information received31 May 2024
- Decision due6 August 2024
- Decision issued30 July 2024
- Grant issued3 September 2024
- Permission expiry2 September 2029
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