Dromdarrig, Mungret, Co. Limerick

What’s proposed

development on circa 7.2 hectares of land zoned for development purposes within the Southern Environs Local Area Plan 2011 – 2017 (as extended). The proposed development seeks the construction of 253 no. residential units including 36 no. two bed houses; 110 no. three bed houses; 26 no. four bed houses; 2 no. six bed community dwellings; 37 no. two bed apartment units; and 42 no. one bed apartment units, with renewable energy design measures (which may be provided externally) for each housing unit. The residential units are structured such that (a) 146 no. houses and apartments are intended for private sale/rental; (b) 50 no. houses and apartments are affordable units intended for private sale/rental; (c) 2 no. detached units are intended as community dwellings; and (d) 55 no. apartments are intended as Independent Living for Older Persons of which 25 no. apartments intended as Social – Rental units, a crèche facility with capacity to accommodate 70 no. children, a community facility with ancillary café of 35 sqm net floor area, 2 no. local retail and retail service units, of 80 sqm net floor area situated fronting the public square and positioned within the Independent Living for Older Persons complex, public toilet, landscaping works including provision of playground/kick about areas, new pedestrian and cycle connections and public square, associated site and infrastructural works including provision for water services, foul and surface water drainage and associated connections and attenuation proposals including permeable paving and swales, 2 no. ESB substations, external plant and services, car/bicycle parking and all associated site development works. The development will be accessed from the proposed Mungret Link Road with 5 no units only, accessed from the existing Mungret Woods Housing Development. Part of the site is currently being used as a temporary school and that part of the development (crèche, community centre and 12 no. apartments) shall not progress until such time as the school vacates those lands and removes the portacabins in accordance with the terms of their permission (17/357). The development also necessitates demolition of an agricultural building. Part of the development proposal is located within the curtilage of a protected structure Mungret College Stables and Outbuildings (RPS No. 1658, 1660 & 1661) whilst repair works are proposed to the Observatory (Seismic Station) (RPS No. 1658) located within proposed open space