GrantedApartmentsDecided 25 September 2025

Groody Road, Newcastle Castletroy, Limerick

Large-scale student accommodation development of 1,400 bedspaces in Castletroy.

2560113 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 12 February 2025

Reference: 2560113
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 12 February 2025
Residential units: 5
Floor area: 34257.4 m²

Summary

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This Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) application proposes a purpose-built student accommodation scheme. It consists of 196 bed clusters providing 1,400 bedspaces across 5 blocks ranging from 5 to 8 storeys, including student amenities like a gym, library, and canteen.

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Storeys: 8

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Development description

A large-scale residential development (lrd) - development of a purpose-built student accommodation (pbsa) scheme on land fronting the groody road and dublin road, castletroy, in the townland of newcastle, limerick for a period of seven years. The development consisting of 196 no. Bed clusters, is distributed across 5 no. Separate blocks, ranging in height from 5
8 storeys, with a total of 1,400 no. Student bedspaces to be delivered in two phases of development including: (i) block a comprising 8 storeys providing for (a) 28 no. Bed clusters and 224 no. Bedspaces; (b) student library; (c) student union; (d) plant room; (e) bin store; (f) bicycle store; (ii) block b comprising 7 storeys providing for (a) 52 no. Bed clusters and 400 no. Bedspaces; (b) reception & office; (c) post room; (d) laundry room; (e) student canteen; (f) maintenance store; (g) plant room; (h) esb sub station & switch room; (i) bin storage; (j) and bicycle store; (iii) block c comprising 6 storeys providing for (a) 51 no. Bed clusters and 355 no. Bedspaces; (b) student gym; (c) maintenance store; (d) plant room; (e) esb sub station & switch room; (f) bin storage; (g) and bicycle store; (iv) block d comprising 6 storeys providing for (a) 32 no. Bed clusters and 211 no. Bedspaces; (b) reception & office; (c) post room; (d) laundry room; (e) student canteen; (f) student supply retail unit (60m2); (g) plant room; (h) maintenance store; (i) bin storage; and (k) bicycle storage; (v) block e comprising 5 storeys providing for (a) 33 no. Bed clusters and 210 no. Bedspaces; (b) reception & office; (c) laundry room; (d) maintenance store; (e) bicycle store; and (f) plant room; and (vi) ancillary site development works including car and bicycle parking provision; boundary treatments; roof plant; public lighting; water supply; foul and surface water drainage infrastructure; signage; and a temporary construction access to facilitate phase
Vehicular access to the site will be from the groody road with pedestrian access to the dublin road. Extensive landscaping proposals, including (a) landscaped courtyards; (b) pedestrian and cycle connections from the groody road to the groody green wedge; (c) natural landscaping and public walkways within the groody green wedge; and (d) a wetland area adjacent to the groody river are also proposed. Planning permission is also sought for use of the accommodation, outside of student term time, for short-term letting purposes. The planning application is

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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
165 Curragh Birin, Castletroy, Limerick	Aug 2025	€296,000	90 m
29 Curragh Birin, Castletroy, Limerick	Dec 2025	€313,000	151 m
Apt 84, Groody Student Park, Castletroy	Jan 2025	€395,500	240 m
24 Groody Student Park, Castletroy, Limerick	Jul 2025	€435,000	304 m
48 Brú Na GruadáN, Castletroy, Limerick	Mar 2026	€240,000	322 m
49 Bru Na Gruadan, Castletroy, Limerick	Jun 2026	€255,000	322 m
14 Halcyon Place, The Park, Castletroy	Jun 2025	€250,000	358 m
93 Curragh Birin, Castletroy, Limerick	Sept 2025	€356,000	364 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received12 February 2025
Further information requested7 April 2025
Further information received11 August 2025
Decision due5 October 2025
Decision issued25 September 2025
Grant issued29 October 2025
Permission expiry28 October 2030

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