GrantedIndustrialDecided 16 April 2025

The IDA Business and Technology Park, Raheen, County Limerick.

A 10-year permission for a major expansion of the Eli Lilly biopharmaceutical campus, adding approximately 67,997 sqm of floor area.

2461160 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 25 November 2024

Reference: 2461160
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 25 November 2024

Summary

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Permission is sought for a large-scale extension to the existing biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus in Raheen. The development includes a 4-storey manufacturing facility of approximately 52,400 square metres and an extension to the central utilities plant.

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Storeys: 4
Floor area: 67,997 m²

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Development description

A 10-year permission for development at our existing biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus, located at ballycummin, the ida business and technology park, raheen, county limerick. The proposed development consists of extensions, modifications, alterations and new structures to previously permitted and partly built biopharmaceutical manufacturing campus (limerick city and county council reg. Ref. 22190 and as amended by planning permission reg. Ref. 23152), with a proposed total additional floor area of approximately 67,997 square metres, located on the existing eli lilly site, north of ballycummin avenue and bounded by patrickswell road (r526). The development consists of all site buildings and infrastructure required to support the new campus extension, including the following; (a) a 4-storey biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility sized approximately 52,400 square metres and approximately 34 metres high, with roof-mounted plant and equipment, including solar panels. (b) an extension to the previously permitted single storey central utilities plant (cup) building sized approximately 1,050 square metres and approximately 10.6 metres high, with roof-mounted plant and equipment and additional acoustic screening at roof level. (c) an extension to previously permitted single storey pedestrian link with a roof-mounted pipe rack, sized approximately 3,440 square metres and approximately 10.6 metres high. (d) an extension to the north-west side of the previously permitted 2-storey canteen, laboratory and administration building with roof-mounted plant and equipment, acoustic screens and solar panels at roof level, sized approximately 2,200 square metres and approximately 13.5 metres high. (e) an extension to the south-east side of the previously permitted 2-storey canteen, laboratory and administration building with roof-mounted plant and equipment, acoustic screens and solar panels at roof level, sized approximately 2,200 square metres and approximately 13.5 metres high. (f) an additional 2-storey central utilities plant (cup) building sized approximately 5,400 square metres and approximately 10.6 metres high, with 4no. Boiler stacks approximately 17 metres high and roof-mounted plant and equipment and additional acoustic screening at roof level. (g) a single storey storage building sized approximately 520 square metres and approximately 6 metres high located to the north of the site. (h) a single storey firewater pumphouse sized approximately 90 square metres a

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

High Tech/Manufacturing CampusBP

“To provide for office, research and development, high technology, regional distribution/ logistics, manufacturing and processing type employment in a high quality built and landscaped campus style environment.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise 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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Baunacloka, Mungret, Limerick	Aug 2025	€750,000	430 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received25 November 2024
Further information requested27 January 2025
Further information received26 February 2025
Decision due22 April 2025
Decision issued16 April 2025
Grant issued19 May 2025
Permission expiry27 November 2032

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