Towlerton

34 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Towlerton, from 23 m² to 79,504 m² (7.95 ha, 19.65 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 19 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• M1Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Groody Valley Green Wedge (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 11 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 7 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Education and Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.2Retail Warehousing (Retail warehouse)
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 2 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• P1Agriculture
  Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 1 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 26 Jun 2026Conditional

  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

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660731

• 11 Mar 2026Conditional

  a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) Application Development of 212 no. Residential Units and a Creche, for a period of five years, at this site: Towlerton, Ballysimon Road, Limerick. The development comprises: (i) 102 no. 2 / 3 storey houses including (a) 8 no. 2 bed 1.5 storey houses; (b) 60 no. 3 bed 2 storey houses: (c) 34 no. 4 bed 2- 3 storey houses; (ii) 6 no. 3 storey apartment blocks comprising 100 no. units including (a) 49 no. 1 bed units; and (b) 51 no. 2 bed units; (iii) 5 no. 3 storey duplex units blocks comprising 10 no. units including (a) 5 no. 2 bed units and (b) 5 no. 3 bed units (iv) creche; and (v) all associated site works including (a) foul and surface drainage and water main connections to include (i) 2 no. foul pump stations and (ii) construction of a headwall at the outfall of the proposed surface water system to the existing watercourse; (b) bin and bicycle storage units; (c) landscaping and boundary treatments including retaining walls at the north east corner of the site; (d) car parking; and (e) public lighting. The site has three separate access junctions serving the site to the north and south from the recently constructed Towlerton Distributor Road, which subdivides the application site. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) accompany this application

  Permission, 111 homes · Limerick County Council, 2660275

• 12 Dec 2025Conditional

  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

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2561317

• 11 Apr 2025Conditional

  the minor alterations to development permitted under LCCC Reg. Ref. 21/1740 and amended under Reg. Ref. 24/60133, which allowed for the development of a 99 no. bed hospital (ranging in 2 to 4 no. storeys), with both in-patient and out-patient facilities and treatment facilities, with the site being under active construction. Retention works relate to minor changes to the north, east, south and west elevations of the Main Hospital Building permitted building parapet height (the increase in height ranging from 100 mm to 340 mm). The new maximum building height is 34.8 m OD; Retention works also relate to addition of louvres to curtain walling on north elevation of main hospital building. Retention works also relate to the north, east, south and west elevations of the Energy Centre Building as follows: Increase of permitted height from (increase in height ranging from 310 mm to 1,650 mm). The new maximum building height is 19.86 m OD. Retention works also relate to amendments to louvre scale and layout to all elevations of the Energy Centre Building. In addition, other retention works which relate to the site layout include reconfiguration of permitted car parking facilities (with no change to overall parking quantum), to facilitate traffic barrier installation; Omission of 3 no. front gates (1 no. vehicular and 2 no. pedestrian) and reorganisation of permitted pedestrian layouts and associated changes to the permitted landscaping plan; Relocation of parking pay station in carpark; Changes in Level; Revised layout to permitted Gas Skid and omission of traffic barriers to southern boundary

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2560324

• 19 Mar 2025Conditional

  revisions to the development permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 22/950, comprising of alterations to the permitted Building C, including internal modifications to the central vertical circulation, internal changes / amalgamation to the retail units at ground-floor level, and revisions to design of the elevations. The proposed works will replace the 9 retail units with 5 retail units

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560219

• 29 Jan 2025N/a

  revisions to the development as permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 22/950 (‘the parent permission’) comprising of Alterations to the permitted Building C, including internal modifications to the central vertical circulation, internal changes / amalgamation to the retail units at ground-floor level, and associated minor alterations to the elevations. The proposed works will replace the 9 retail units with 5 retail units.

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560064

• 29 Jan 2025Conditional

  revisions to the development permitted under Planning Reference No. 23/60740, which was a revision to Permission 22/950 (the "parent permission") comprising of Alterations to the permitted Building D at ground floor level, consisting of the omission of the ground floor commercial units and their replacement with 8No. additional residential units. This will result in a net increase in total number of units from 40 to 48 residential units. The proposed works also include minor alterations to the area immediately adjacent to the building such as the remodelling of pavements and the addition of landscaped strips and other such associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560063

• 19 Feb 2024Conditional

  amendments to the previously permitted development of a new hospital facility (LCCC Reg. Ref. 211740) at a 2.82 ha site located at Bloodmill Road and Groody Road, Towlerton, Ballysimon, Limerick. The proposed amendments consist of internal layout revisions on the third floor of the permitted hospital (c. 1,295 sq m), to allow for additional inpatient ward (with 20 no. associated beds), in place of the permitted administration area, with all associated site development works above and below ground. No changes are proposed to the permitted elevations

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2460133

• 10 Oct 2023Conditional

  revisions to the development permitted under Planning Register Reference Number 22/950 (‘the parent permission’) comprising: Alterations to the permitted Building D at fifth floor level only consisting of the omission of 2 no. 3 bed apartments and the provision of 4 no. 1 bed apartments

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360740

• 17 Feb 2023Conditional

  the construction of a new 5-storey (5,529sq.m. approx.) Medical Building with plant at roof level, accommodating Medical Diagnostics (including X-Ray Screening / Diagnostics and PET CT), Medical Consulting Rooms and Treatment Rooms, offices, service areas, circulation, storage, refuse management, ESB substation and switchroom. The development will also include staff and patient facilities, including car park at surface level providing 97 no. car parking spaces and 56 no. cycle parking spaces with secure, covered bicycle parking stands, EV charging facilities, car park access barrier, internal roads and paths including vehicle set down area; signage comprising building signage and 2 no. signage totems; public lighting, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, connection to existing water and waste-water services, new surface water outfall to existing drain and all related site development works and excavation works above and below ground. Vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access to and egress from the site will be via the newly constructed link road (Towlerton Distributor Road, permitted under Limerick City & County Council Register Reference No. 19/546). The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 23102

• 31 Aug 2022Conditional

  a development that will consist of/consists of: Building A: The provision of a single storey discount foodstore including off license use with gross floor area of 2,205 sq.m as well as roof mounted plant and solar panels. (Net retail area: 1,408 sq.m). Building B: A single-storey café building with external seating area (gross floor area - 150 sq.m). Building C: A 3 no. storey building comprising 6 no. commercial units at ground floor area to accommodate Shop use (Class 1) or Office/Professional/Financial Services use (Class 2) or Office use (Class 3) or Medical use (Class 8) (gross floor area 625 sq.m). First and second floors consist of office floorspace including circulation space with entrance at ground floor (gross floor area 1,545 sq.m). Building D: A 6 no. storey building comprising 4 no. commercial units at ground floor to accommodate Shop use (Class 1) or Office/Professional/Financial Services use (Class 2) or Office use (Class 3) or Medical use (Class 8) (gross floor area of 786 sq.m). The upper five floors comprise 38 no. apartments, with entrance at ground floor, (gross floor area of 3,900 sq.m), as follows: (a) 10 no 1-bedroom apartments, (b) 26 no 2-bedroom apartments, (c) 2 no 3-bedroom apartments. Provision of signage for Buildings A, B, C & D (130.9 sq.m). Provision of pedestrian and vehicular access, 172 no. car parking spaces including 6 no. disabled bays, 6 no. family bays, 142 no. cycle spaces, public realm area with street furniture, residents' communal open space, site landscaping, public lighting, boundary treatments, EB substation (24 sq.m), external bin storage areas (56.5 sq.m) and all other site development works and services ancillary to the proposed development

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 22950

• 15 Dec 2021Conditional

  development at this c.3.29ha site, located at Bloodmill Road and Groody Road. The site is bounded by Bloodmill Road to the south-west, the Garryglass Roundabout to the south, the newly constructed lin road(permitted under Limerick City & County Council Ref. 19/546) to the north-east and Groody Road to the south-east. The development will consist of a new c.19,405sqm hospital over 2 to 4 no. storeys, with plant(c.3,100sqm) at roof level and associated c.504sqm 2no. storey energy centre. The proposed development will provide a 79no. bed hospital, with both in-patient and out-patient facilities and treatment rooms. The principal access and egress to the site will be from Groody Road to the south-east. Service access is proposed from the newly constructed link road in the north-east corner of the site with associated service egress point to the south-west onto Bloodmill Road. Pedestrian and cyclist access is provided from Groody Road and from the new link road. The development will also include ancillary administration offices, laboratories, patient pharmacy, oratory, operating theatres, staff and patient facilities including a staff and patient restaurant, car park at surface level with motorbike and cycle parking spaces, EV charging facilities, payment kiosks and security barriers. The development will also include signage, including 3no. signage totems, internal wayfinding, c.13sqm security cabin, public lighting, plant and associated screening, including gas infrastructure tank and vacuum insulated evaporator compound, all piped infrastructure and ducting, 1no. ESB substation, 3no. attenuation tanks, rainwater harvesting tanks, SUDs including green roof provision, services provision, boundary treatments, waste marshalling compound storage area, hard and soft landscaping, changes in level, internal roads and paths including vehicle set down areas, and all associated site development works above and below ground

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211740

• 22 Jan 2021Conditional

  extension of duration for 16/693

  Extension of duration · Limerick County Council, 217006

• 25 Oct 2019Conditional

  construction of a part three storey, part two storey post primary school, (Roll No. 68309N) including PE hall, 4 classroom Special Educational Needs Unit and all ancillary site works. The proposed development also incorporates associated car parking, access road, drop off areas, pedestrian access, bicycle lane, construction of external ball courts, landscaping, connection to public services, ESB sub-station and all associated siteworks. The development also includes a section of public road, footpaths, cycle track, landscaping, public lighting, mains services and relocated bus stop

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 191061

• 6 Jun 2019Conditional

  a new public road, 637m in length, with footpaths and cycle tracks, public lighting, landscaping and ancillary main services within the roadway, from the City East Roandabout on Groody Road across the 'Towlerton Development Lands' to the north-western boundary of the lands; surface water drainage system for the new road consisting of 3 no. underground attenuation tanks and ancillary services, and disposal to 2 existing streams and to an existing surface water manhole adjacent to City East Roundabout; new foul gravity rising mains and new watermain along the length of the new road; abandonment of existing 800mm asbestos cement watermain on the development lands and provision of new watermain in lieu; demolition of existing buildings on the development lands comprising a two-storey house and associated sheds and out-buildings; relocation of an existing bus stop from the south to the north of City East roundabout on Groody Road and associated diversion of existing cyclepaths and footpaths; new cyclepaths and footpaths to accommodate future widening of Groody Road; widening of southern entrance to and northern exit of City East Roundabout on Groody Road and amendment of road markings at the roundabout. All works to occur on the public domain or on the ‘Towlerton Development Lands’ only. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19546

• 5 Mar 2019Conditional

  provision of powder-coated aluminium signage with LED halo backlight to the east elevation

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 19188

• 17 Oct 2018Conditional

  the construction of a facility building of 4,075 Sq. Meters of floor area to accommodate the following: The relocation of the existing convenience shops from existing location in Block 1. To accommodate conferencing, meeting rooms, leisure and gymnasium areas and healthcare clinic/services facility for use by employees at CityEast Plaza Business Park. To accommodate security office and associated site works (including additional car parking)

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 181009

• 23 Jun 2017Conditional

  the alteration of the Northern entrance to include the provision of new entrance railings, gates & posts to match existing and associated site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 17586

• 13 Feb 2017Conditional

  consist of modifications to a scheme previously granted planning permission Ref No 16/70, the modification provides for an increase in internal floor area, comprising internal circulation space only and which does not affect the external appearance, scale or size of the building.

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 17124

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

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Towlerton.

Recorded monuments

• LI005-073 Fulacht fia
  Description

  On level ground, at the base of a NE-facing slope, leading down to the floodplain of the Groody River, which is c. 220m to E. Standing stone (LI005-074----) located c. 160m to NW. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Discovered during monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the construction of the Castletroy distributor road (Cummins 2004). Described in 2004 as a roughly circular-shaped spread (9m E-W; 9m N-S; T 0.03m) of heat-shattered stone in a black soil matrix (ibid, 11). Visible as a dark oval-shaped cropmark on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 19/11/2019. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 24 June 2020

• LI005-074 Standing stone
  Description

  On level ground, at the base of a NE-facing slope, leading down to the floodplain of the Groody River, which is c. 110m to NE. Fulacht fiadh (LI005-073----) located c. 160m to SE. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. Discovered during monitoring of topsoil stripping associated with the construction of the Castletroy distributor road (Cummins 2004). Described in 2004 as an upright stone (H 1.1m; Wth 0.65m; T 0.2m) with its long axis N-S and having no visible traces of packing stones at the base (ibid, 11). Not clearly visible, although marked by a thorn tree evident on Google Earth orthoimage taken 19/11/2019. See attached Google Earth orthoimage 19/11/2019. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 24 June 2020

• LI005-091 Pit
  Description

  On gently sloping ground 300m SW of the Groody River, located 120m E of an excavated site (LI005-103----) and 80m N of a second excavated site (LI005-104----). The site was discovered prior to building within a road corridor and was completely excavated (Cummins 2004). It consisted of a simple pit cut into boulder clay (0.76m N-S, 0.6m E- W and 0.2m D). The subsoil around the pit was heavily oxidised suggesting in situ burning. The fill in the pit contained burnt stones and small fragments of iron slag. This suggested to the excavator that the feature is related to historic iron working. The excavator suggested a similar date to a site excavated close by in Crabbsland townland (LI005-081----) dating from the 11th /12th century AD. Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 14 July 2020

• LI005-103 Excavation - miscellaneous
  Description

  In flat undulating pasture 400m SW of the Groody River and 120m NW of Garryglass Roundabout. A layer of sterile blackish brown organic clay over the boulder clay was discovered in advance of road building (Hayes 2001). It was interpreted by the excavator as a ‘natural feature’ in ‘field 11’. No artefacts or dating material were retrieved from the fills and the function of the feature is unknown, it was interpreted as a thin deposit of naturally occurring soil. Compiled by: Edmond O’Donovan Date of upload: 23 July 2020

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Towlerton.

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).

Radon

About 1 in 5 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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_997 (ZIP).

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. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Towlerton with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Towlerton · Tamhlachtain

Area

492,045 m² (49.2 ha, 121.59 acres)

Civil parish

Kilmurray, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Ballysimon, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Ballysimon electoral division: 16,540 people in 5,566 households; 59% of households own their home; 52% of homes were built since 2001; 4% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Ballysimon, Crabb's-Land, Garryglass, Kilbane, Monaclinoe, Reboge Meadows, Singland

Placenames

Towlerton on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.