GrantedApartmentsDecided 24 April 2025

Lands at the Former Greenpark Racecourse, Dock Road, Limerick City

Amendments to a large-scale residential development including converting amenity space into two new apartments.

2560162 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 28 February 2025

Reference: 2560162
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 February 2025

Summary

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This application proposes amendments to a previously permitted Strategic Housing Development at the former Greenpark Racecourse. The changes focus on Apartment Blocks A and B, including relocating bin stores, adding an ESB substation, and converting two ground-floor residential amenity units into two 2-bedroom apartments.

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Residential units: 2

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Official record

Development description

A large-scale residential development (lrd) comprising amendments to a previously permitted strategic housing development (shd) (an bord pleanála reg. Ref. 311588-21) with a total application site area of c. 10.5ha (with a substantive residential site development area of c. 7.9ha), on lands at the former greenpark racecourse, dock road, limerick, principally bounded by existing undeveloped lands to the north, south, and west and the adjoining log na gcapall housing estate and greenpark avenue to the east. The proposed amendments relate solely to the previously permitted apartment blocks a and b, and the areas between and immediately surrounding these blocks. The development will consist of: the relocation of bin stores within permitted service area located between apartment blocks a and b; provision of esb substation with associated switch room within service area; omission of bicycle parking within service area; associated amendments to footprint and elevational arrangement of service area; change of use of 2 no. Permitted ground floor units within apartment block a from ancillary residential amenity use to residential use (to provide 2 no. 2-bedroom apartments with associated private terraces); change of use of permitted plant rooms at ground floor level of apartment blocks a and b for use as bicycle storage; provision of cleaners store and smoke shaft at ground floor level of apartment block a; minor internal design revision at ground floor level at apartment block a; minor elevational amendments to apartment blocks a and b; minor revisions to hard and soft landscaping; minor revisions to cycle parking arrangements; cabling and ducting; and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground. The proposed amendments will not result in any changes to the gross floor area of apartment blocks a and b. The planning application may also be inspected online at the following website: www. Greenparklrd. Ie

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

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
37 Greenpark Road, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€281,938	20 m
35 Greenpark Road, Greenparkprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€281,938	20 m
36 Greenpark Road, Greenparkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€348,018	20 m
30 Greenpark Road, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€418,500	43 m
29 Greenpark Road, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€351,541	46 m
26 Greenpark Road, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€350,661	61 m
20 Greenpark Road, Greenpark, Limerickprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€360,352	89 m
19 The Gallops, Green Park, Limerick Cityprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€385,022	99 m

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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 received28 February 2025
Decision due24 April 2025
Decision issued24 April 2025
Grant issued28 May 2025
Permission expiry27 May 2030

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