GrantedCommercialDecided 28 April 2026

City East Plaza, Towlerton, Ballysimon Co. Limerick.

Modifications to car parking and replacement of unbuilt office and facility buildings at City East Plaza.

2561317 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 12 December 2025

Reference: 2561317
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 12 December 2025

Summary

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This application proposes to modify the car parking layout and numbers at a site adjoining the Northern Trust offices. It seeks to replace unbuilt elements of previous permissions, which included a three-storey facility building, a four-storey office building, a five-storey office building, decked parking, and two service kiosks.

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Storeys: 5

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Development description

The development of a site which adjoins the existing northern trust offices and comprises that area of land currently utilised for car parking purposes. It is proposed to modify the car parking layout and car parking numbers as part of the development proposal, including the removal of temporary car parking provided to facilitate construction on site, which shall be restored to green space. This proposed development will replace all un-built and incomplete elements of the development permitted under the planning permission register reference 16/693 (extended under register reference 21/7006) and planning permission register reference 18/1009. The un-built and incomplete elements to be replaced under permission 18/1009 comprise 1 no. 3 storey facility building (4,075sqm) comprising medical, meeting rooms and security facility. The unbuilt and incomplete elements under permission 16/693 extended under 21/7006 include (a) 1 no. 4 storey commercial office building of 9480sqm; (b)1 no. 5 storey commercial office building of 11,850sqm save for groundworks which were commenced; (c) 1 no. Level of decked car parking; (d) 2 no. Convenience service kiosks to accommodate retail and café uses; (e) 2 no. Esb substations; and (f) upgrade of existing pumping station. The proposed development seeks (i) construction of 3 no. 5 storey buildings each with a floor area of 7,208sqm, to be used for class 3 office use and / or class 8 medical use, with provision for screened roof top plant; (ii) modification of existing water, surface water and foul sewer infrastructure to facilitate construction of 3 no. Buildings; (iii) reconfiguration of existing car parking provision resulting in an overall reduction in car parking numbers, incidental to the provision of commercial buildings, on site; (iv) modification to existing covered bicycle parking to result in increased provision on site with provision for 6 no. Bicycle storage buildings with external bin storage facilities (v) provision of landscaping within the public realm and (vi) all associated site works including upgrade of an existing watermain for a distance of circa 900m. Existing access to the site shall be maintained. A natura impact statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the planning application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise and EmploymentSI

“To provide for and improve general enterprise, employment, business and commercial activities.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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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Key dates

Timeline

Application received12 December 2025
Further information requested12 February 2026
Further information received1 April 2026
Decision due28 April 2026
Decision issued28 April 2026
Grant issued3 June 2026
Permission expiry2 June 2031

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