Oaklawns, Castletroy

Area

148,315 m² (14.83 ha, 36.65 acres)

Buildings

11 buildings touch it, 6,428 m² on the ground

Zoning

C6 High Tech/Manufacturing Campus (Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
S1 University (Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective

Townland

Castletroy

Planning applications on this parcel

• 28 Sept 2023Conditional

  the redevelopment of an existing sports pitch to include 1 no. full size, grass rugby playing pitch, a smaller ‘training/warm up’ grassed area, an immediately adjacent changing rooms building, an additional surface water drainage system connecting to the existing campus system, a foul sewer connection from the changing rooms building to the adjacent existing campus system, a potable water connection, short lengths of ball catching nets, installation of a replacement ESB pylon to facilitate the undergrounding of overhead power lines, ground levels reconfiguration for sports field redevelopment and flood water compensation reasons, low level embankment screen populated with native hedge and woodland planting, bio-filtration, vegetated ponds and associated civil works, on UL campus grounds located in the townland of Castletroy, Co. Limerick, just to the east of Kilmurry Student Village and immediately north of the Troy Studio lands on the National Technology Park campus. The proposed development is located adjacent to a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and part of the lands are contained within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360712

• 12 May 2023Refused

  extension of permission for planning ref 17/666: a single storey administration and machinery storage building (545sqm), a single storey secure storage building (90sqm), open steel framed storage sheds for equipment storage, vehicle wash area, top dressing & green waste recycling storage bunkers, open storage bunkers, overground bunded fuel storage tanks and associated site works including access road bicycle parking, landscaping, a 2.2m high timber perimeter fence and car parking to replace existing displaced parking on Campus. The site is located circa 558 metres from Plassey House (a protected structure) and circa 1234 metres from Plassey Mill and Headrace (a protected structure). The University of Limerick campus falls within an architectural conservation area

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 237012

• 14 Aug 2020Conditional

  the signalisation of the Plassey Road/Plassey Park Road and Plassey Park Road/University Road junctions with the addition of dedicated pedestrian and cycle crossing facilities. It will also include the addition of bus lanes along both Plassey Park Road & Plassey Road to permit bus priority measures to be introduced at both junctions. The proposed works also include upgrades to the existing walking and cycling facilities on both Plassey Park Road & Plassey Road, in conjunction with upgrades to minor road junctions, bus stops, new road surfacing, installation of LED public lighting & surface water drainage works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 208003

• 11 Jul 2017Conditional

  the construction of a full sized natural grass GAA pitch, 2 full sized synthetic grass pitches, hurling practice area and adjoining 214m squared storage building. The storage building includes a substation room, switch room, plant room, sanitary facilities and storage spaces. Associated structures within the curtilage of the site include floodlighting for all pitches and the hurling practice wall area, a spectator terrace for the grass pitch and ball catch nets and boundary fences to all pitches. Site works include access road with ancillary parking to the south of the site and access road with bus set down/ parking to the north of the site, service roads/paths, perimeter walking/running path, ancillary lighting and associated landscaping all at the University of Limerick Campus, Castletroy, Co. Limerick. The site is located circa 800m from Plassey House (a protected structure) and circa 1500m from Plassey Mill and Headrace (a protected structure). The University of Limerick falls within an Architectural Conservation Area

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17665

• 11 Jul 2017Conditional

  a single storey administration and machinery storage building (545sqm), a single storey secure storage building (90sqm), open steel framed storage sheds for equipment storage, vehicle wash area, top dressing & green waste recycling storage bunkers, open storage bunkers, overground bunded fuel storage tanks and associated site works including access road bicycle parking, landscaping, a 2.2m high timber perimeter fence and car parking to replace existing displaced parking on Campus. The site is located circa 558 metres from Plassey House (a protected structure) and circa 1234 metres from Plassey Mill and Headrace (a protected structure). The University of Limerick campus falls within an architectural conservation area

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17666

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165

Recorded monuments around it

No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0.

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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.