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Limerick City and County Council · 22950

Towlerton, Ballysimon, Limerick

Approved in Sept 2023. Built and signed off.

  1. 31 Aug 2022Received
  2. 1 Aug 2023Conditional
  3. 5 Sept 2023Final approval
  4. 15 Jul 2024Building started
  5. 20 Feb 2025Signed off
Status
Building started
Decision
Conditional · 1 Aug 2023
Council
Limerick City and County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
2.45 ha

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What’s proposed

a development that will consist of/consists of: Building A: The provision of a single storey discount foodstore including off license use with gross floor area of 2,205 sq.m as well as roof mounted plant and solar panels. (Net retail area: 1,408 sq.m). Building B: A single-storey café building with external seating area (gross floor area - 150 sq.m). Building C: A 3 no. storey building comprising 6 no. commercial units at ground floor area to accommodate Shop use (Class 1) or Office/Professional/Financial Services use (Class 2) or Office use (Class 3) or Medical use (Class 8) (gross floor area 625 sq.m). First and second floors consist of office floorspace including circulation space with entrance at ground floor (gross floor area 1,545 sq.m). Building D: A 6 no. storey building comprising 4 no. commercial units at ground floor to accommodate Shop use (Class 1) or Office/Professional/Financial Services use (Class 2) or Office use (Class 3) or Medical use (Class 8) (gross floor area of 786 sq.m). The upper five floors comprise 38 no. apartments, with entrance at ground floor, (gross floor area of 3,900 sq.m), as follows: (a) 10 no 1-bedroom apartments, (b) 26 no 2-bedroom apartments, (c) 2 no 3-bedroom apartments. Provision of signage for Buildings A, B, C & D (130.9 sq.m). Provision of pedestrian and vehicular access, 172 no. car parking spaces including 6 no. disabled bays, 6 no. family bays, 142 no. cycle spaces, public realm area with street furniture, residents' communal open space, site landscaping, public lighting, boundary treatments, EB substation (24 sq.m), external bin storage areas (56.5 sq.m) and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development

Planning details

Reference
22950
Local authority
Limerick City and County Council
Status
Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
31 Aug 2022
Observations close
5 Oct 2022 (closed 1477 days ago)
Decision due
1 Aug 2023 · decided 1 Aug 2023
Decision
Conditional on 1 Aug 2023
Site area
2.45 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Lidl Ireland GmbH council register

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Building started

  • 18 Sept 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0014809LL
  • 15 Jul 2024 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0010622LL

Zoning

G3 — High amenity

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

M1 — Metro / rail economic corridor

A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.

S5 — Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

Protections nearby 250 m

  • Recorded monument · 4
    Fulacht fia; Standing stone

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 DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Sept 2026, 15:44open
Summary

22950 is a planning application to Limerick City and County Council for a development that will consist of/consists of: Building A: The provision of a single, received on 31 Aug 2022; permission was granted with conditions on 1 Aug 2023.