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2685Awaiting decisionpermission

16 Springfield Drive, Dooradoyle, Limerick

Not open for objections: The 5-week submission period has ended.

Proposed development

Demolition of existing attached garage, store, utility, & conservatory at side of house; demolition of front porch, detached store at side of site, detached garden store at rear of site. Alterations to include new windows to replace existing windows new sliding door, new front entrance door & side screen; installation of external wall insulation with smooth render finish; new vehicular entrance, including new driveway, new front side [party] wall, & new rear boundary walls to enclose rear garden. [2] Construction of 1no. two storey semi-detached house to gable of existing detached house to form 2no semi-detached houses block; new end boundary wall to rear garden. Existing driveway & vehicular entrance to No.16 Springfield Drive, to service this proposed house. [3] Construction of 2no. semi-detached 3 storey houses at rear of site, including demolition of section of existing site boundary wall at rear, to public footpath, to form 2no. open plan driveways; including 2no bin store units; new party boundary fence at rear of proposed houses to form 2no. back gardens; new boundary railings section to replace section of existing site boundary wall [at public footpath]; Ancillary site works, including land-scaping; connections to existing mains sewerage system and public water supply

Applicant
Not published
Authority
Limerick City and County Council
Decision due
23 Nov 2026
Residential units
3
Floor area
410.77 m²
Official file, drawings & documents on the council portal

Timeline

  1. Application received

    2 Apr 2026

  2. Last day for public submissions (est.)

    Wed 6 May 2026

  3. Council asked for further information

    26 May 2026

  4. Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)

    27 Oct 2026

  5. Decision due

    23 Nov 2026

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2661204Open · 10 days left

a change of use of first floor function room / restaurant space to guest accommodation consisting of thirteen bedrooms. Elevational changes to accommodate new bedroom windows and all ancillary site works

Unicorn Bar and Restaurant, St Nessan's Road, Dooradoyle Co. Limerick. Limerick City and County Council Received 19 Oct 2026
2661201Open · 10 days left

the following works to the existing Gate Lodge, located at the main vehicle entrance to the hospital campus; 1.) demolition of an existing storage room, boiler room and external walled courtyard, 2.) the construction of a new single storey extension and 3.) Internal layout changes and associated elevational changes and 4.) all associated site works above and below ground. There is a Protected Structure on the hospital campus (RPS Reg. No. 1649). No works are proposed to the Protected Structure as part of this application

Gate Lodge University Hospital Limerick, St. Nessan's Road, Dooradoyle Co. Limerick. Limerick City and County Council Received 19 Oct 2026
2661147Awaiting decision

a low-rise, medium-density residential infill development ranging from one to three storeys in height, comprising 10 no. own-door apartment units arranged around a pedestrian mews. The proposed accommodation comprises 1 no. studio apartment, 2 no. one-bedroom apartments, 4 no. two-bedroom apartments and 3 no. two-bedroom duplex apartments. The development also includes a secure storage room accommodating 18 no. bicycles, including provision for cargo and electric bicycles; a communal bin storage room; 1 no. accessible parking space; hard and soft landscaping; drainage infrastructure; and all associated site development, road, engineering and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development

Plunkett House, Dooradoyle Road Dooradoyle, Limerick Limerick City and County Council Received 2 Oct 2026
2661150Withdrawn

a 1.2m high palisade fence present along the north eastern boundary, a 2.4m high gate across the car park entrance road within the campus along with associated fencing, and a Traffic Management system operated within the campus. Permission for the installation of active travel measures including 2 new pedestrian entrances from Springfield Drive, new internal footpath connections, replacement of existing internal steps with a sloped access path and the installation of new cycle parking, and the installation of a ball wall within an existing sports pitch

Saint Paul's National School, Springfield Drive, Dooradoyle Limerick City and County Council Received 2 Oct 2026
2660935Granted

the change of use of the permitted retail unit located in Unit 17, Crescent Shopping Centre, with a GFA of 139.4 sqm, to a café/restaurant unit use, and all associated works

Unit 17, Crescent Shopping Centre, Dooradoyle Co. Limerick Limerick City and County Council Received 14 Aug 2026
2660921Granted

alterations to previously approved permission ref No 18/591 to include reduction of glazing to the rear extension including associated elevational changes, alteration to roof profile on the rear extension to include velux rooflights, library space at first floor to the side of existing dwelling, pitched roof to front entrance canopy, enlargement of front window and all ancillary site works

No. 5 Springfield Drive, Dooradoyle, Limerick Limerick City and County Council Received 11 Aug 2026