Infrastructure, Prospect Hall, Jockeyhall, Crecora Co. Limerick

Promoter

Limerick Gaelic Grounds Ltd

Planning agent

Dianne McDonogh Town & Country Resources Ltd

Agent address

Hawthorn Breskamore Clarina Co. Limerick

a new Limerick GAA Training Centre consisting of demolition of 3 no. sheds, overground storage tank and ancillary structures associated with the abattoir and agricultural enterprise; demolition of extensions to the existing building ‘Prospect Hall’ and demolition of an outbuilding; construction of new sports training facilities comprising 6 no. floodlit natural grass pitches, 2 no. floodlit all-weather synthetic pitches, 1 no. sod replacement pitch, 1 no. indoor pitch, 2 no. three-sided precast concrete ball walls with netting, fencing, goal posts, goal post netting and dug-outs to all playing pitches; re-purposing of existing walled garden to incorporate all-weather synthetic training area; two-storey Pavilion Building 4,285m² approx. to include changing rooms, gym, first aid/physiotherapy rooms, meeting rooms, offices, multi-purpose hall, auditorium, kitchen and dining space, service courtyard, storage and plant including roof-mounted solar PV panels; refurbishment and change of use of ‘Prospect Hall’ from residential use to commercial use to include new link corridor to new Pavilion Building; maintenance shed, external storage compound, storage building, ESB substation compound comprising substation building and energy compound, bat roost building; new vehicular entrance on Local Road L8002 to the east of the existing entrance to provide vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access, new entrance walls and gate; agricultural access via existing vehicular entrance on L8002; internal roadways and footpaths to include amenity walking paths with associated landscaping and public lighting; surface car parking, bicycle parking, bus parking and vehicular set-down zone; removal of existing boundary hedgerow on L8002 local road for 690m west of the proposed access and 90m east of the proposed access to provide road widening; new proprietary wastewater treatment plant and associated constructed wetland, extension of existing 10kV/20kV overhead ESB lines, set back of existing Eircom poles; surface water drainage systems to include decommissioning of sections of existing drains and installation of 2 no. culverts at proposed footpath crossing points on existing drains being retained; extension of existing Uisce Éireann (Irish Water) watermain on Local Road L8002 to the proposed site entrance (460 metres approx.) and new watermain system within the development; the development will also include ancillary plant, storage areas, signage, public lighting, bin stores, boundar