Awaiting decisionHousing estate

South of the Woodfield Manor development, and extending to Killeline to the west, Newcastle West Co. Limerick

Construction of 150 homes, a childcare facility, and a temporary wastewater treatment facility in Newcastle West.

2660004 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 7 January 2026

Reference: 2660004
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Withdrawn
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 January 2026

Summary

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This Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprises 31 houses, 10 duplexes, and 109 apartments across three 4-storey buildings. The development also includes a 425 sqm childcare facility on the ground floor of one block, parking spaces, and a temporary wastewater treatment facility.

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Residential units: 150
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

A large-scale residential development (lrd) comprising 150 dwelling units in a mixture of 2 storey houses, 3 storey duplexes and 4 storey apartment buildings, a childcare facility, and a temporary wastewater treatment facility. The proposed houses shall comprise 20 no. 2 storey, 4 bedroom, semi-detached houses; 10 no. 2 storey, 3 bedroom, semi-detached houses; 1 no. 2 storey, 4 bedroom detached house; 54 no. Car parking spaces provided on-curtilage. The proposed duplexes, accommodated in a 3 storey terrace, shall comprise 5 no. 3 bedroom units at ground & first floor; 5 no. 1 bedroom units at second floor; all with own door access; 10 no. Car parking spaces provided on-curtilage. The proposed apartments accommodated in 3 no. 4 storey buildings, shall comprise of 47 no. 1 bedroom units, 62 no. 2 bedroom units, together with 121 no. Allocated and visitor car parking spaces, 2 no. Bin stores, esb substation building, and indoor bicycle parking spaces in each apartment building. A childcare facility is proposed within the ground floor of one of the apartment blocks, block 2, comprising a gifa of approx. 425m2. The proposed development also comprises all ancillary site development works, landscaping and boundary treatment, pumping station, bicycle parking, motorcycle parking, including a new vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access point off woodfield grove; temporary waste water treatment plant and public open space comprising 5,705.9m2. All planning application documentation and information is available to view online at the following website set up by the applicant: https://www. Ncwurbanextensionlrd. Eu

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“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 Newcastle West Local Area Plan 2023-2029 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Previously zoned

Residential Development Area - Phase 2 · 2014–2024 plan

Built & sold

What happened next

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
25 Woodfield Park, Newcastle, Limerick	Jul 2025	€285,000	81 m
A5 Hoddfield Grove, Newcastle West, Limerick	Apr 2025	€295,000	120 m
57 Woodfield Grove, Cork Rd, Newcastle West	Jan 2026	€370,000	128 m
16 Woodfield Park, Newcastle West, Limerick	Aug 2025	€260,000	155 m
31 Woodfield Grove, Newcastle West, Limerick	Oct 2025	€360,000	186 m
9 Woodfield Park, Newcastlewest, Limerick	Jul 2026	€350,000	193 m
27 Woodfield Drive, Killeline, Newcastle West	Aug 2025	€240,000	229 m
12b Woodfield Drive, Killeline, Newcastle West	Mar 2026	€245,000	279 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 received7 January 2026
Further information requested2 March 2026
Application withdrawn28 May 2026

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