Thomond Weir & Browns Quay, Limerick
Approved in Jan 2023. No sign of building yet.
- 2 Dec 2021Received
- 20 Dec 2022Conditional
- 31 Jan 2023Final approval
- 30 Jan 2028Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 20 Dec 2022
- Council
- Limerick City and County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 4,609 m²
What’s proposed
a temporary period of up to 5 years for the development of 3no. hydrokinetic turbines, associated anchors and marker buoys upstream of Thomond Weir in the River Shannon, a junction box and cable carrying metal conduit along a section of Thomond Weir, connection of the cable to the ESB building on Brown's Quay, placement of power conditioning and power storage unit within the building and the placement of a portacabin in the grounds of the ESB building at Brown's Quay, Limerick City. The project will be for 24 months. A Foreshore Licence Application has been submitted for this development. An Environmental Impact Screening Report, an Ecological Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement accompanies this application
Planning details
- Reference
- 211669
- Local authority
- Limerick City and County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 2 Dec 2021
- Decision due
- 22 Dec 2022 · decided 20 Dec 2022
- Decision
- Conditional on 20 Dec 2022
- Site area
- 4,609 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
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Zoning
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Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
211669 is a planning application to Limerick City and County Council for a temporary period of up to 5 years for the development of 3no. hydrokinetic turbines, received on 2 Dec 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 20 Dec 2022.