GrantedApartmentsDecided 26 March 2026

Groody Road & Caisleán Na hAbhann, Kilbane Castletroy, Limerick

A large-scale development of 95 apartments, 22 houses, and a 309-bed student accommodation scheme.

2660089 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 30 January 2026

Reference: 2660089
Authority: Limerick County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 30 January 2026
Residential units: 22
Floor area: 2684.8 m²

Summary

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This Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) consists of 95 apartments across four 4.5-storey blocks, 22 two-storey houses, and a student accommodation scheme with 309 bedspaces across four 5-storey blocks. The project also includes a creche, car and bicycle parking, and associated infrastructure.

Apartmentslrdstudent housingcrecheapartments

Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

A large scale residential development (lrd) on land situated between the groody road and caisleán na habhann, in the townland of kilbane, castletroy, co. Limerick for a period of seven years. The development consists of 95 no. Apartments, 22 no. Houses and a purpose-built student accommodation (pbsa) scheme comprising 309 no. Student bedspaces. The apartment units are distributed across 4 no. Separate blocks of 4.5 storeys in height and comprise (a) 18 no. 1 bed units; (b) 74 no. 2 bed units; and (c) 3 no. 3 bed units. The houses comprise 2 storey units including (a) 8 no. 4 bed units and (b) 14 no. 3 bed units. The pbsa scheme is distributed across 4 no. Separate blocks of 5 storeys in height including provision of (a) 3 no. 7 bed apartments; (b) 36 no. 8 bed apartments; and (c) ancillary building service infrastructure at ground floor level in block 1 including communal space, laundry faciliities and a meeting room. The development also includes (a) provision of a creche and (b) ancillary site development works including (i) car and bicycle parking; (ii) bicycle stands; (iii) 2 no. Bicycle sheds; (iii) boundary treatments; (iv) public lighting; (v) water supply; foul and surface water drainage infrastructure;? (vi) esb substation; (vii) temporary construction access; and (viii) landscaping. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the site will be from the groody road and caisleán na habhann. Planning permission is also sought for use of the accommodation, outside of student term time, for short-term letting purposes.??

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New ResidentialR1

“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 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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
181 Caislean Na Habhainn, Castletroy, Limerick	Jun 2025	€440,000	90 m
175 Caislean Na Habhann, Brookfield, Limerick	Mar 2026	€420,000	117 m
104caislean Na Habhann, Castletroy, Limerick	Jun 2025	€410,000	127 m
163 Caislean Na, Habhainn, Castletroy	Nov 2025	€462,000	164 m
81 Caislean Na Habhann, Castletroy, Limerick	Oct 2025	€462,000	177 m
Apt 325 Brookfield Hall, Castletroy, Limerick	Apr 2025	€202,000	185 m
223 Brookfield Hall, Castletroy, Limerick	Oct 2025	€208,000	196 m
68 Caislean Na Habhann, Castletroy, Limericknot full market price	Apr 2025	€250,000	208 m

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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 received30 January 2026
Decision due26 March 2026
Decision issued26 March 2026
Appeal submitted10 April 2026

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