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Leahys and Corgrig (townlands), Foynes, Co. Limerick.

A 10-year permission for a new wastewater treatment plant, pumping station, and associated infrastructure.

2660559 · Limerick County Council · Lodged 19 May 2026

Reference
2660559
Authority
Limerick County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
PERMISSION
Received
19 May 2026

Summary

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The application seeks a 10-year planning permission for a comprehensive sewerage scheme. It includes constructing a new Wastewater Treatment Plant at Corgrig with solar panels, and decommissioning and replacing an existing pump house with a new Terminal Pump Station.

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Official record

Development description

A 10-year planning permission for development of a sewerage scheme including: (1) the construction of a wastewater treatment plant at corgrig, foynes, including rising mains discharge chamber, inlet works with screen, flow distribution chamber with flow monitoring, 2 no. Primary settlement tanks with splitter chamber, sludge pumping station and sludge holding tank, storm storage tank, tidal tank, control building, surface water drainage network including swale and surface water drainage interceptor, site lighting (both task lighting and road lighting), boundary fencing, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements, solar panels on block mounted frames, and entrance scheme signage. Access to the wastewater treatment plant will be provided via a proposed new entrance from the l6118 public road; (2) decommissioning of assets, demolition and replacement of the existing pump house at brandon cottages/woodvale road with new terminal pump station, to include storm and foul pump stations, storm tank, gantry, above ground valve kiosks, overflow chamber with screen, inlet and overflow manholes and interconnecting pipework, bauer connection, control building, vent stack, new access gate and footpath, landscaping and architectural design treatments of site, and all ancillary site development works on woodvale road (l6156); (3) demolition of existing assets and construction of a new combined discharge manhole with connecting pipework to existing marine outfall, a new rodding manhole chamber and a new marine outfall with extension to the existing outfall pipe at colleen point; (4) foul water rising main between the wastewater treatment plant site and terminal pump station comprising the laying of pipework within public roads (l6156, n69, l6118) and within private lands in corgrig, including stream and culvert crossings on l6118; (5) pumped storm overflow pipeline from the terminal pump station to the combined discharge manhole and into the shannon estuary through the existing / new marine outfall comprising the laying of pipework within public roads (l6156 and n69) and within the car park of foynes view point, including culvert and river (river glencorby) crossings on the n69 road; (6) construction of a new pumped treated effluent pipeline from the wastewater treatment plant to the combined discharge manhole and into the shannon estuary through the existing / new marine outfall comprising the laying of pipework within private lands in corgrig, public roads (l6156, n69, l6

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

AgricultureRU
“To protect and improve rural amenity and provide for the development of agricultural uses.”

National zoning type: Agriculture

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

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  1. Application received19 May 2026
  2. Further information requested10 July 2026

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