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Regeneron Ireland DAC, Raheen Business Park, Ballycummin Co. Limerick

Refurbishment of outbuildings and construction of a new 1,460 sqm Event Centre at Regeneron in Raheen.

2561246 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 28 November 2025

Reference: 2561246
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 November 2025

Summary

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The development at the existing production facility includes constructing a new company Event Centre for conferences, training, and meetings. It also involves refurbishing and conserving an existing building adjacent to Roche Castle.

Commercialbiopharmaevent centrerefurbishment

Floor area: 1,460 m²

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Development description

Refurbishment and extension of existing outbuildings and construction of an event center building within the associated courtyard, located on the campus of the existing production facility. The development is for the purpose of providing a company event centre building of approximately 1,460.0 square meters floor area and maximum height of 7.7 meters to include a conference/event/training space, meetings rooms, vendor units, stores, plant rooms, and welfare areas. The proposed event centre will include ancillary open areas comprising; an entrance courtyard area; a landscaped forecourt area; and 2 no. Open plant yards. Proposed drainage works will include 2 no. Underground surface water soakaway attenuation tanks to direct rooftop and other surface water from the development to ground infiltration, and no surface water from the proposed building will discharge to the loughmore canal. Refurbishment and conservation works are also proposed to the existing single storey building of approximately 22.0 square meters floor area, identified as building 12, adjacent to roche castle. Other associated developments will comprise footpaths, service provisions, landscaping, and all associated site works. The proposed development is within the curtilage of roche castle, a protected structure (record of protect structures reg. No. 1671). This application relates to development on a landholding that comprises an activity which holds an industrial emissions licence (reg. No. P0991-02) issued by the environmental protection agency

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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

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Key dates

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Application received28 November 2025
Further information requested30 January 2026
Further information received13 July 2026
Decision due9 August 2026

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