Colbert Station , Parnell Street , Limerick.

Planning details

Reference

197026

Local authority

Limerick City and County Council

Status

Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”

Received

21 Nov 2019

Observations close

6 Jan 2020 (closed 2447 days ago)

Decision due

24 Jan 2020 · decided 24 Jan 2020

Decision

Conditional on 24 Jan 2020

Proposed development

Extension of Permission Ref: 14/1029: 1. Development of a new public plaza, taxi rank and car set down area to the front of the station, existing car park area will be removed, the existing derelict petrol station and Council Depot will be demolished. The new plaza in front of the station consists of a limestone paved area of 3,350 sqm together with feature lighting, landscaping, bench seating, bicycle parking and associated street furniture/fittings. A new ramped and stepped entrance will be formed to access the proposed new bus station. The proposed taxi rank and car set down consist of an area of 1275 sqm of paving with tree planting, benches, shelters, bins and bicycle parking. The existing large billboard advertising in three locations at present, a total of six 48 sheet boards are to be replaced with one new commuter type advertising panel, two six sheet panels and one LCD advertising screen. A new ESB substation and switch room are proposed to the rear of the existing Council Depot area of the site. 2. A new bus station is proposed to the Northern side of the existing train station building. The existing toilet block will be demolished. The new bus station is linked internally to the existing train station concourse The proposed bus station consists of a double height public concourse with ground and first floor office areas. The offices link at first floor level to the existing train station building. New bus entrance and exit at Roxborough Road is proposed. The floor area of the proposed bus station is 700 sqm ground floor and 350 sqm at first floor. Toilet facilities in the proposed bus station are shared with the train station. New ticket offices are proposed for both bus and rail ticket sales. 3. Proposed alteration inside the existing train station to open the central entrance area to three bays in width, relocation of the ticket office, repositioned retail units and new stone flooring. Associated renovations and alterations also consist of improved links to the proposed southern side car park and the proposed bus station area. 4. New surface level car park is proposed to the south eastern area of the site in addition to new car parking adjacent to the train station building on the southern side. Total of 326 car spaces are proposed, 264 new bicycle parking spaces are to be located in the new near car park, new plaza and taxi rank/car set down area. Colbert Station is a Protected Structure

As published by the register.

Site area

3.67 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

Applicant

Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

• Commencement notice CN0089181LL
  16 May 2022Parnell Street, Limerick, v94h200matched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 412387). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/197026/0.

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