Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 19 February 2026

Prospect Hall, Jockeyhall, Crecora Co. Limerick

Development of a new Limerick GAA Training Centre with pitches, a pavilion, and refurbishment of Prospect Hall.

2561346 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 17 December 2025

Reference
2561346
Authority
Limerick County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
17 December 2025

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves the demolition of several agricultural sheds, outbuildings, and extensions to construct a major sports training facility. It will feature six floodlit grass pitches, two floodlit synthetic pitches, an indoor pitch, and a two-storey pavilion building. Additionally, the existing Prospect Hall will be refurbished and converted from residential to commercial use.

Commercialsportsgaarefurbishmentsolar
Storeys
2
Floor area
4,285 m²

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Development description

A new limerick gaa training centre consisting of demolition of 3 no. Sheds, overground storage tank and ancillary structures associated with the abattoir and agricultural enterprise; demolition of extensions to the existing building ‘prospect hall’ and demolition of an outbuilding; construction of new sports training facilities comprising 6 no. Floodlit natural grass pitches, 2 no. Floodlit all-weather synthetic pitches, 1 no. Sod replacement pitch, 1 no. Indoor pitch, 2 no. Three-sided precast concrete ball walls with netting, fencing, goal posts, goal post netting and dug-outs to all playing pitches; re-purposing of existing walled garden to incorporate all-weather synthetic training area; two-storey pavilion building 4,285m² approx. To include changing rooms, gym, first aid/physiotherapy rooms, meeting rooms, offices, multi-purpose hall, auditorium, kitchen and dining space, service courtyard, storage and plant including roof-mounted solar pv panels; refurbishment and change of use of ‘prospect hall’ from residential use to commercial use to include new link corridor to new pavilion building; maintenance shed, external storage compound, storage building, esb substation compound comprising substation building and energy compound, bat roost building; new vehicular entrance on local road l8002 to the east of the existing entrance to provide vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access, new entrance walls and gate; agricultural access via existing vehicular entrance on l8002; internal roadways and footpaths to include amenity walking paths with associated landscaping and public lighting; surface car parking, bicycle parking, bus parking and vehicular set-down zone; removal of existing boundary hedgerow on l8002 local road for 690m west of the proposed access and 90m east of the proposed access to provide road widening; new proprietary wastewater treatment plant and associated constructed wetland, extension of existing 10kv/20kv overhead esb lines, set back of existing eircom poles; surface water drainage systems to include decommissioning of sections of existing drains and installation of 2 no. Culverts at proposed footpath crossing points on existing drains being retained; extension of existing uisce éireann (irish water) watermain on local road l8002 to the proposed site entrance (460 metres approx. ) and new watermain system within the development; the development will also include ancillary plant, storage areas, signage, public lighting, bin stores, boundar

Key dates

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  1. Application received17 December 2025
  2. Decision due19 February 2026
  3. Decision issued19 February 2026
  4. Grant issued26 March 2026
  5. Permission expiry25 March 2031

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