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Planning near you · Limerick · Ref 2660559

A 10-year planning permission for development of a sewerage scheme including: (1)…

Leahys and Corgrig (townlands),, Foynes,, Co. Limerick.

New Application

Applicant
Uisce Éireann
Proposed use
See council description

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: received_date

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 3 June 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Leahys and Corgrig (townlands) , Foynes , Co. Limerick.. Proposal excerpt: “a 10-year planning permission for development of a sewerage scheme including: (1) The construction of a Wastewater Treatment Plant at Corgrig, Foynes, including rising mains discharge chamber, inlet works with screen, fl…” Demolition is included in the proposal description.

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

Location & nearby applications

Leahys and Corgrig (townlands) , Foynes , Co. Limerick.

No usable coordinates are available in the retained record, so a map pin is not shown.

Documents & sources

Limerick County Council · Reference 2660559

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Latest source observation retained: 2026-06-03T00:00:00+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file
a 10-year planning permission for development of a sewerage scheme including: (1) The construction of a Wastewater Treatment Plant at Corgrig, Foynes, including rising mains discharge chamber, inlet works with screen, flow distribution chamber with flow monitoring, 2 no. primary settlement tanks with splitter chamber, sludge pumping station and sludge holding tank, storm storage tank, tidal tank, control building, surface water drainage network including swale and surface water drainage interceptor, site lighting (both task lighting and road lighting), boundary fencing, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements, solar panels on block mounted frames, and entrance scheme signage. Access to the wastewater treatment plant will be provided via a proposed new entrance from the L6118 public road; (2) Decommissioning of assets, demolition and replacement of the existing pump house at Brandon Cottages/Woodvale Road with new Terminal Pump Station, to include storm and foul pump stations, storm tank, gantry, above ground valve kiosks, overflow chamber with screen, inlet and overflow manholes and interconnecting pipework, Bauer connection, control building, vent stack, new access gate and footpath, landscaping and architectural design treatments of site, and all ancillary site development works on Woodvale Road (L6156); (3) Demolition of existing assets and construction of a new combined discharge manhole with connecting pipework to existing marine outfall, a new rodding manhole chamber and a new marine outfall with extension to the existing outfall pipe at Colleen Point; (4) Foul water rising main between the Wastewater Treatment Plant site and Terminal Pump Station comprising the laying of pipework within public roads (L6156, N69, L6118) and within private lands in Corgrig, including stream and culvert crossings on L6118; (5) Pumped storm overflow pipeline from the Terminal Pump Station to the combined discharge manhole and into the Shannon Estuary through the existing / new marine outfall comprising the laying of pipework within public roads (L6156 and N69) and within the car park of Foynes View Point, including culvert and river (River Glencorby) crossings on the N69 road; (6) Construction of a new pumped treated effluent pipeline from the wastewater treatment plant to the combined discharge manhole and into the Shannon Estuary through the existing / new marine outfall comprising the laying of pipework within private lands in Corgrig, public roads (L6156, N69, L6118), and within the car park of Foynes View Point, including culvert, stream and river (River Glencorby) crossings on the L6156, N69, L6118 public roads; (7) all ancillary site development and site excavation works above and below ground. A Nature Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application
Application details
Reference
2660559
Applicant
Uisce Éireann
Site address
Leahys and Corgrig (townlands),, Foynes,, Co. Limerick.
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
New Application
Date received
May 19, 2026
Decision due
July 13, 2026
Authority
Limerick County Council

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