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7 Year Permission is sought for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising…

Lady's Lane and Hunts Lane, Off Dominick Street, Limerick

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Proposed use
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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 · source SHA-256: 9573db3cd90c06aae93f5f512c7800beb43d52f7bed707689a5e2d0b753bf59d · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Further information requested
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 9573db3cd90c06aae93f5f512c7800beb43d52f7bed707689a5e2d0b753bf59d · field: FIRequestDate

Record history

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Decision due date.

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Source status: NEW APPLICATION → FURTHER INFORMATION; Decision due date: 2026-09-22 → not supplied

Observed: 23 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Lady's Lane and Hunts Lane , Off Dominick Street , Limerick. Proposal excerpt: “7 Year Permission is sought for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising the construction of a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme at Dominick Street (Lady’s Lane / Hunts Lane), Limerick City.…”

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

Location & nearby applications

Lady's Lane and Hunts Lane , Off Dominick Street , Limerick

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Documents & sources

Limerick County Council · Reference 2660865

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: 9573db3cd90c06aae93f5f512c7800beb43d52f7bed707689a5e2d0b753bf59d

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 9573db3cd90c06aae93f5f512c7800beb43d52f7bed707689a5e2d0b753bf59d

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T08:47:28.401325+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-22.

Full description from the council file
7 Year Permission is sought for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising the construction of a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme at Dominick Street (Lady’s Lane / Hunts Lane), Limerick City. The proposed development will comprise the following: (a) permission to partially demolish the existing Tait Centre building, and (b) permission for the construction of a single multi-storey block ranging in height from six to eight storeys and providing 350 student bedspaces arranged across 51 no. Apartments/Clusters with shared kitchens and living rooms, with a Gross Internal Floor Area of 9,314 sqm. Communal facilities will include a café, gym, cinema, study rooms, laundry, and indoor and covered outdoor bicycle storage providing 129 no. spaces. A total of 1,204 sqm of amenity space will be provided, comprising 487 sqm of landscaped outdoor courtyards and rooftop terraces and 717 sqm of indoor communal areas. Rooftop photovoltaic solar panels, green roofs, blue roofs, and biodiversity enhancement measures including swift boxes, bat boxes, or other avian or bat roosting features will be incorporated into the development as required. Supporting infrastructure at ground floor level will include plant rooms, refuse storage and collection areas, service zones, and a dedicated ESB substation. The development will be accessed on a pedestrian and cycle priority basis, with zero car parking. Permission is also sought for use of the accommodation, outside of student term time, for short-term letting purposes. All ancillary and associated site development works, including footpaths, drainage, public lighting, water supply, and sustainable urban drainage systems, will be provided
Application details
Reference
2660865
Site address
Lady's Lane and Hunts Lane, Off Dominick Street, Limerick
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Further information requested
Date received
July 29, 2026
Authority
Limerick County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-09-23
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → FURTHER INFORMATION
    • decision due date: 2026-09-22 →

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