Coonagh Cross, Ennis Road, Clondrinagh
Construction of a large 7,014 sqm mixed-use sports and community arena.
2460645 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 27 June 2024
- Reference
- 2460645
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a 22.2-metre-tall arena featuring a 200m track, 476 permanent spectator seats, and changing facilities. It is designed for various sports and community events such as exams, concerts, and lectures, and includes 13 car parking spaces and 48 bicycle spaces.
- Floor area
- 7,014 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
A 7014 square meter mixed use arena 22.2m tall with a south-facing first floor external terrace at the main entrance. The arena will be constructed from a twin skin pressurised system that contains a 200m track, changing facilities, 476 permanent seated spectator viewing, storage and wc facilities. It will include for various sports including cycling, gymnastics, badminton, volleyball, tennis, football as well as, community uses such as exams, lectures, count centres, meals, music recitals and concerts at its site at coonagh cross, ennis road, clondrinagh, limerick. There will be ancillary works including landscaping, drainage and service connections, external signage, plant and electrical rooms, upgrading of existing roads and 13 car parking spaces and 48 covered bicycle spaces
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for educational, training and adult learning, community, healthcare, childcare, civic, religious and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58 Ferndale, Ennis Rd, Limerick | Mar 2026 | €405,000 | 400 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 received27 June 2024
- Further information requested20 August 2024
- Further information received20 December 2024
- Decision due22 February 2025
- Application withdrawn21 February 2025
In the area
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- Granted290 m away
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- Granted300 m away
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- Granted300 m away
The demolition of 95sqm. of unoccupied floor space and the demolition of entrance structures and canopies;…
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- Awaiting decision360 m away
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Clondrinagh , Limerick.
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