Arabica Coffee Shop, Unit 12 Block 12 City East Retail Park, Ballysimon Road Limerick
Proposed development
Enclosing the previously approved covered area under planning reference 26/60400 with a glazed screen to create the internal café seating area
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Limerick City and County Council
- Decision due
- 15 Sept 2026
Timeline
Application received
22 Jul 2026
Decision due
15 Sept 2026
Decision: conditional
11 Sept 2026
Grant issued
19 Oct 2026
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Planning history within 750 m
an existing fire escape door to the front elevation of light industrial warehouse and existing external modular unit toilet block facility located in the rear service yard of the property, together with all associated site works
(i) removal of existing vehicular entrance and creation of new vehicular entrance along northern site boundary to Old Ballysimon Road; (ii) construction of a commercial development comprising a single storey builders merchants building with ancillary staff and storage facilities at mezzanine level (632sq.m), a single storey warehouse building with additional storage facilities at mezzanine level (1,240sq.m) and an ancillary security hut (10sq.m); (iii) provision of 4 no. parking bays comprising a total of 20 no. public car parking spaces, 8 staff parking spaces and 11 no. van parking spaces; and, (iv) all associated site development works, including boundary treatments, concrete yard, bicycle parking area (5 no. spaces), SuDS drainage works, and provision of bin storage area necessary to facilitate the development
modifications to the permitted Building C under Application Register Reference 25/60219 (originally granted permission under Application Register Reference 22/950) to include the following: (i) the amalgamation of permitted Unit Nos. 4 and 5 and change of use to café at ground floor level to create new Unit No. 5 totalling 280.3sqm., (ii) the subdivision of permitted Unit No. 2 at ground floor level to create new Unit No. 2 totalling 116.2sqm. and Unit No. 3 totalling 141.8sqm., providing for 5no. ground floor units in total, (iii) internal modifications to floor plan layouts to include new mains water tank room at ground floor level and new toilet facilities at first and second floor level, (iv) the provision of additional plant to include cold water storage tank room and VRF units at roof level and, (v) a new ESB substation with associated switch room and the relocation of permitted bin store and all other associated site development works
extension to existing external covered area to rear of unit 12 and repositioning of existing side exit door from the rear of unit 14
the development of a site which adjoins the existing Northern Trust offices and comprises that area of land currently utilised for car parking purposes. It is proposed to modify the car parking layout and car parking numbers as part of the development proposal, including the removal of temporary car parking provided to facilitate construction on site, which shall be restored to green space. This proposed development will replace all un-built and incomplete elements of the development permitted under the planning permission Register Reference 16/693 (extended under Register Reference 21/7006) and planning permission Register Reference 18/1009. The un-built and incomplete elements to be replaced under permission 18/1009 comprise 1 no. 3 storey facility building (4,075sqm) comprising medical, meeting rooms and security facility. The unbuilt and incomplete elements under permission 16/693 extended under 21/7006 include (a) 1 no. 4 storey commercial office building of 9480sqm; (b)1 no. 5 storey commercial office building of 11,850sqm save for groundworks which were commenced; (c) 1 no. level of decked car parking; (d) 2 no. convenience service kiosks to accommodate retail and café uses; (e) 2 no. ESB substations; and (f) upgrade of existing pumping station. The proposed development seeks (i) construction of 3 no. 5 storey buildings each with a floor area of 7,208sqm, to be used for Class 3 office use and / or Class 8 Medical Use, with provision for screened roof top plant; (ii) modification of existing water, surface water and foul sewer infrastructure to facilitate construction of 3 no. buildings; (iii) reconfiguration of existing car parking provision resulting in an overall reduction in car parking numbers, incidental to the provision of commercial buildings, on site; (iv) modification to existing covered bicycle parking to result in increased provision on site with provision for 6 no. bicycle storage buildings with external bin storage facilities (v) provision of landscaping within the public realm and (vi) all associated site works including upgrade of an existing watermain for a distance of circa 900m. Existing access to the site shall be maintained. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies the planning application
construction of a sliding patio door on the west elevation of the house