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5 dwellings, Groody Road, Newcastle Castletroy, Limerick
a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) - development of a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme on land fronting the Groody Road and Dublin Road, Castletroy, in the townland of Newcastle, Limerick for a period of seven years. The development consisting of 196 no. Bed Clusters, is distributed across 5 no...
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Decision date 25 Sep 2025. / Confidence: LowDecision date 25 Sep 2025.
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Confirmed application scope
a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) - development of a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme on land fronting the Groody Road and Dublin Road, Castletroy, in the townland of Newcastle, Limerick for a period of seven years. The development consisting of 196 no. Bed Clusters, is distributed across 5 no. separate blocks, ranging in height from 5 - 8 storeys, with a total of 1,400 no. student bedspaces to be delivered in two phases of development including: (i) Block A comprising 8 storeys...
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Services / drainage scope
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Confidence & provenance 1 official source
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- Limerick City and County Council
- Exact reference
- 2560113
- Evidence reviewed
- 2 Jun 2026
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Temporary/event - 5 dwellings
The public application record identifies 5 dwellings in the submitted planning scope.
Roads and site-development scope
The public application description explicitly references roads and site-development scope.
Services / drainage scope
The public application description explicitly references services / drainage scope.
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a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) - development of a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme on land fronting the Groody Road and Dublin Road, Castletroy, in the townland of Newcastle, Limerick for a period of seven years. The development consisting of 196 no. Bed Clusters, is distributed across 5 no. separate blocks, ranging in height from 5 - 8 storeys, with a total of 1,400 no. student bedspaces to be delivered in two phases of development including: (i) Block A comprising 8 storeys providing for (a) 28 no. bed clusters and 224 no. bedspaces; (b) Student library; (c) Student union; (d) Plant room; (e) Bin store; (f) Bicycle store; (ii) Block B comprising 7 storeys providing for (a) 52 no. bed clusters and 400 no. bedspaces; (b) Reception & Office; (c) Post room; (d) Laundry room; (e) Student canteen; (f) Maintenance store; (g) Plant room; (h) ESB sub station & switch room; (i) Bin Storage; (j) and Bicycle store; (iii) Block C comprising 6 storeys providing for (a) 51 no. bed clusters and 355 no. bedspaces; (b) Student Gym; (c) Maintenance store; (d) Plant room; (e) ESB sub station & switch room; (f) Bin Storage; (g) and Bicycle store; (iv) Block D comprising 6 storeys providing for (a) 32 no. bed clusters and 211 no. bedspaces; (b) Reception & Office; (c) Post room; (d) Laundry room; (e) Student canteen; (f) Student supply retail unit (60 m²); (g) Plant room; (h) Maintenance store; (i) Bin Storage; and (k) Bicycle Storage; (v) Block E comprising 5 storeys providing for (a) 33 no. bed clusters and 210 no. bedspaces; (b) Reception & Office; (c) Laundry room; (d) Maintenance store; (e) Bicycle store; and (f) Plant room; and (vi) ancillary site development works including car and bicycle parking provision; boundary treatments; roof plant; public lighting; water supply; foul and surface water drainage infrastructure; signage; and a temporary construction access to facilitate Phase 2. Vehicular access to the site will be from the Groody Road with pedestrian access to the Dublin Road. Extensive landscaping proposals, including (a) landscaped courtyards; (b) pedestrian and cycle connections from the Groody Road to the Groody Green Wedge; (c) natural landscaping and public walkways within the Groody Green Wedge; and (d) a Wetland area adjacent to the Groody River are also proposed. Planning permission is also sought for use of the accommodation, outside of student term time, for short-term letting purposes. The planning application is
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Applied 12 Feb 2025 2560113
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Decision Conditional 25 Sep 2025
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Appeal No appeal indexed No public appeal record is indexed against this application.
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Commenced No commencement indexed No reliable public commencement record is indexed against this permission.
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Completed Completion not recorded No privacy-cleared exact completion certificate is linked to this permission. Absence is not evidence that the project is incomplete.
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Application description and scale 2560113
a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) - development of a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme on land fronting the Groody Road and Dublin Road, Castletroy, in the townland of Newcastle, Limerick for a period of seven years. The development consisting of 196 no. Bed Clusters, is distributed across 5 no. separate blocks, ranging in height from 5 - 8 storeys, with a total of 1,400 no. student bedspaces to be delivered in two phases of development including: (i) Block A comprising 8 storeys providing for (a) 28 no. bed clusters and 224 no. bedspaces; (b) Student library; (c) Student union; (d) Plant room; (e) Bin store; (f) Bicycle store; (ii) Block B comprising 7 storeys providing for (a) 52 no. bed clusters and 400 no. bedspaces; (b) Reception & Office; (c) Post room; (d) Laundry room; (e) Student canteen; (f) Maintenance store; (g) Plant room; (h) ESB sub station & switch room; (i) Bin Storage; (j) and Bicycle store; (iii) Block C comprising 6 storeys providing for (a) 51 no. bed clusters and 355 no. bedspaces; (b) Student Gym; (c) Maintenance store; (d) Plant room; (e) ESB sub station & switch room; (f) Bin Storage; (g) and Bicycle store; (iv) Block D comprising 6 storeys providing for (a) 32 no. bed clusters and 211 no. bedspaces; (b) Reception & Office; (c) Post room; (d) Laundry room; (e) Student canteen; (f) Student supply retail unit (60 m²); (g) Plant room; (h) Maintenance store; (i) Bin Storage; and (k) Bicycle Storage; (v) Block E comprising 5 storeys providing for (a) 33 no. bed clusters and 210 no. bedspaces; (b) Reception & Office; (c) Laundry room; (d) Maintenance store; (e) Bicycle store; and (f) Plant room; and (vi) ancillary site development works including car and bicycle parking provision; boundary treatments; roof plant; public lighting; water supply; foul and surface water drainage infrastructure; signage; and a temporary construction access to facilitate Phase 2. Vehicular access to the site will be from the Groody Road with pedestrian access to the Dublin Road. Extensive landscaping proposals, including (a) landscaped courtyards; (b) pedestrian and cycle connections from the Groody Road to the Groody Green Wedge; (c) natural landscaping and public walkways within the Groody Green Wedge; and (d) a Wetland area adjacent to the Groody River are also proposed. Planning permission is also sought for use of the accommodation, outside of student term time, for short-term letting purposes. The planning application is
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