Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council

Dock Road Ballykeeffe , Corcanree & Courtbrack , Limerick.

upgrades to Limerick Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP) and Corcanree Pumping Station (PS) which include an increase in the capacity of the existing WwTP, the provision of additional stormwater storage capacity at Corcanree PS and the upgrading of the existing Limerick Sludge Hub to a Regional Bioresource Centre (RBC). The proposed upgrades to the Corcanree PS include a new stormwater storage tank and return pumping station, tank cleaning system, overflow screen, and upgrades to stormwater and foul pumping infrastructure. The proposed upgrades to the Limerick WwTP consist of the construction of a new second parallel biological process stream which includes: new Aerobic Granular Sludge (AGS), influent buffer, sludge buffer and discharge tanks; new inlet works incorporating screens, grit traps, grit classifiers, air blowers, and odour control equipment; chemical dosing tank; transformer; Motor Control Centres (MCC) kiosks; upgrades to the existing final effluent pumps; and associated rising main and gravity outfall pipework connections and diversions. The proposed upgrading of the existing Limerick Sludge Hub to a Regional Bioresource Centre comprises of the following: reuse of existing primary sludge tanks for sludge imports; new sludge reception building and pipe bridge structure; MCC kiosk; new pre-Thermal Hydrolysis Plant (THP) silo; repurposing of the existing sludge building as a THP building to include the installation of THP unit(s) and ancillary equipment; sludge screening platform and skips (covered); repurposing of the existing pre-digester sludge tanks to pre-THP blending tanks; increasing height of the existing post-digester sludge tanks and new tank covers; new thickened sludge storage tank and cover; Combined Heat and Power (CHP) unit and associated plant; new anaerobic digester tank and biogas membrane cover; gas bell storage; new sludge dewatering building with thickeners, polymer dosing and biosolids dewatering installations; silo storage for biosolids cake export; an upgraded wash water system; Liquor Treatment Process (LTP) tank and LTP buffer tank; transformer; and replacement of existing thermal oxidiser with new odour control equipment. The proposed development also includes site lighting (both task and internal access road lighting); landscaping; surface water drainage measures to include Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS), internal roads, parking and hardstanding areas and all associated and ancillary site developmen

Observations close 23 Sept 2026 1 day left

5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 17 Feb 2027

The application

Reference: 26324584 · full record
Authority: Limerick City and County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 15.34 ha
Received: 19 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: 17 Feb 2027
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/26324584/0.
Write your observation.Quote 26324584 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Limerick City and County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 23 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Limerick City and County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
267045	Conditional	27 Aug 2026	278 m	construction of 371 residential units, proposed access road and two storey childcare facility. Original Planning Reference No. : 21/311588
2660307	Conditional	11 Aug 2026	0 m	amendments to an existing permitted commercial / enterprise park granted planning permission under P22/1280 at Dock Road, Corcanree, Limerick City. Amendments are proposed to Blocks A, B1 and H within the permitted development including (i) minor changes to the footprint of each block of development; (ii) a reduction in floor area of each block; (iii) an increase in height of each block; (iv) amalgamation of units within each block including (a) amalgamation of 14 no. units comprising Block A into one unit; (b) amalgamation of 6 no. units comprising Block B1 into one unit; and (c) amalgamation of 2 no. units comprising Block H into one unit; (v) provision of an additional 3 no. totem signs at the proposed entrances to the site; and (vi) all associated site works including (a) provision of a new ESB substation and (b) minor amendments to water services and landscaping
2660493	Conditional	23 Jun 2026	120 m	a new metal garage door to existing building
2561240	Conditional	5 May 2026	135 m	the construction of a ground floor retail area linked to the rear existing warehouse and a first-floor office space all at Unit A4, Corcanree Business Park, Dock Road, Limerick V94 HR2P. The proposed ground and first floor levels of Unit A4 are also to be linked to the adjoining floor levels of unit A5. Permission is also applied for a canopy and elevational changes to the rear of the existing Unit A4 warehouse. The proposed development is to include all ancillary works
2560809	Conditional	29 Jan 2026	135 m	the construction of an extension to the rear of existing Unit for storage purposes with minor internal and elevation adjustments to existing Unit and all ancillary site works
2461092	Conditional	21 Nov 2025	183 m	1. Demolition of existing unoccupied industrial buildings and associated site works, along with site clearance. 2. Construction of new light industrial warehousing building to include ancillary offices, staff area and circulation space. 3. Access provision with new entrance and exit arrangements, off N69 & R510. 4. The development also includes infrastructural works to accommodate development to include: footpaths, parking, public lighting, signage, solar panels to roof, landscaping, internal fencing, electric car charging points, storm water runoff petrol interceptors and attenuation system, connection to public foul sewer & drainage, and underground storage tanks for fire-fighting purposes. 5. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
2560620	Conditional	5 Nov 2025	412 m	development comprising amendments to an existing permitted warehouse unit granted planning permission under planning file 23/60623, at Alandale Road, Courtbrack, Limerick City. The amended development will comprise (i) a larger warehouse unit to accommodate operation of a Delivery Services Unit with ancillary office use at ground and first floor level; (ii) 139 no. electric vehicle charge stations (postal van delivery facilities) to the rear of the building; (iii) 1 no. waste management compound; (iv) 1 no. store; (v) external mechanical plant area; (vi) enlarged site area; and (vii) all associated site works including (a) raising of land; (c) car parking; (d) elevational signage;(e) PV panels; (f) landscaping; and (g) realignment works to existing rounadabout junction. Primary access to the site will be through the Alandale Road via the Alandale Roundabout, but access will also be possible via Courtbrack Avenue. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the planning application
2461255	Conditional	24 Jun 2025	300 m	a) Extension to the existing building to an accommodate additional CVRT Test Lane for Heavy Commercial Vehicles, b) alterations to existing building to include 2 no. new vehicular exits in South West (rear) elevation and c) relocation of existing car wash area to new location within existing yard and all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) is submitted with this application

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324584	—	pending	19 Aug 2026	0 m
501637	—	open	1 Jul 2026	120 m
313096	—	Refused	19 Jul 2023	492 m
312559	—	Granted with conditions	20 Sept 2022	47 m
311588	—	Granted with conditions	30 Mar 2022	278 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

19 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 23 Sept 2026
19 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Limerick City and County Council before relying on it.