New Road / Pennywell Road, & Old Clare Street, Limerick
Demolition of existing buildings to construct a student accommodation scheme in Limerick.
2561232 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 25 November 2025
- Reference
- 2561232
- Authority
- Limerick County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves the demolition of a showroom, storage sheds, and a derelict house to build a student accommodation scheme. The multi-storey development will range from four to six storeys, providing 115 student bed spaces across 17 apartments.
- Residential units
- 17
- Storeys
- 6
- Floor area
- 3,309 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
The demolition of existing showroom/sales building, storage sheds, single-storey derelict dwelling house and all other structures and boundary walls on the site; the construction of a new purpose built student accommodation (pbsa) multi-storey scheme with a total floor area of 3,309 square metres, ranging in height from four (12.75m) to six storeys (18.75m), to provide 115 no. Student bed spaces (17 no. Apartments) with 127 square metres of private open space; internal courtyard with cycle, pedestrian and emergency vehicular access only from old clare street; bicycle parking (96 spaces); student reception, laundry room, staff office, plant room, internal communal space, bin store, and esb substation; suds inclusive of green roof; alterations to footpaths and roads bounding the site at new road/pennywell road and old clare street; the creation of a designated set down area on new road/pennywell road; connections to public services and utilities and all ancillary siteworks
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, consolidate and facilitate the development of the City Centre commercial, retail, educational, leisure, residential, social and community uses and facilities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 The Gardens, Pennywell, Limerick | Aug 2025 | €331,000 | 69 m |
| 3 Cathedral Court, Pennywell, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 73 m |
| Roxtown, Grange, Limerick | May 2025 | €630,000 | 109 m |
| 3 The Gables, Pennywell, Limerick | Jan 2025 | €223,000 | 120 m |
| 6 Newcastle Terrace, Garryowen, Limerick | Apr 2025 | €165,000 | 123 m |
| 32 Lelia St, Limerick, Limerick | May 2026 | €281,000 | 153 m |
| T A A 1 Bar, Clare St, Limerick | Oct 2025 | €50,000 | 161 m |
| 17 Grattan Court, Old Clare St, Limerick | Nov 2025 | €169,000 | 169 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 received25 November 2025
- Further information requested27 January 2026
- Further information received12 February 2026
- Decision due11 March 2026
- Decision issued10 March 2026
- Appeal submitted27 March 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
The development will consist of the demolition of existing showroom/sales building, storage sheds,…
New Road/Pennywell Road & Old Clare Street , Limerick
2360037LimerickLodged 30 Jan 2023Apartments
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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2360021LimerickLodged 20 Jan 2023Apartments
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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A&R Supplies Ltd , 9-10 Pennywell Rd , Limerick
2260016LimerickLodged 22 Dec 2022Apartments
- Awaiting decision60 m away
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17903LimerickLodged 28 Sept 2017Infrastructure
- Granted60 m away
The installation of a 3m high 'lamp post' style vent stack servicing the existing above ground natural gas…
Pennywell DRI , New Road , Pennywell Limerick.
171057LimerickLodged 15 Nov 2017Infrastructure
- Granted80 m away
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2560848LimerickLodged 25 Aug 2025Change of use
- Awaiting decision140 m away
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2660585LimerickLodged 25 May 2026Extension
- Granted150 m away
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2353LimerickLodged 26 Jan 2023Retention
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