Planning decided: construction of 76 apartments in total, including refurbishment and alterations to Nos. 35…

construction of 76 apartments in total, including refurbishment and alterations to Nos. 35 and 37 Catherine St. Limerick (protected structures), refurbishment of and alterations to No. 36 Catherine St. Limerick, their conversion to ground floor one- bedroom apartments with two-bedroom duplex apartments over. No. 34 will be demolished and replaced by two no. 1 bedroom apartments. The existing stone arch at No. 34 Catherine St. will be retained and repaired. The development will also consist of the demolition of Nos. 38, 39, 40 and 41 Catherine St. Limerick and replacement with a residential development comprising 38 No. 2 bedroom apartments and 30 No. one-bedroom apartments, over six floors, the construction of a new semi-basement level with 11 car-parking spaces and secure bicycle store, ESB room, attenuation tank and plant rooms. At fifth floor level, a communal roof terrace and at sixth floor level a screened plant area, solar panels and lift core with an overall maximum height not exceeding 24.55 metres from semi- basement floor; external landscaping, lighting, underground services including drainage and ancillary site works at and to the rear of Nos. 34-41 Catherine St, Limerick. The development is located within an Architectural Conservation Area. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with the aplication