Monaclinoe
Townland in the civil parish of St. Lawrence's, barony of North Liberties, Co. Limerick; in Irish Móin an Chlaí Nua
Parcel 1657134
- Area
- 659 m²
- Buildings
- No building touches it.
- Zoning
- C2.1 Enterprise and Employment (Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective
N3.3 Utilities (Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028) The objective - Townland
- Monaclinoe
Planning applications on this parcel
16 Sept 2022Conditional
the construction of a light industrial unit complete with all ancillary office space and staff areas, site works to include connection to existing site services, extension of exisitng car parking including layout amendments to existing parking layout, construction of all new boundaries/walls and all associated site development works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 221009
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 this parcel.
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
- No susceptibility class on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_974 (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.
Download this parcel: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program; GeoJSON, in WGS 84, for a map; KML, for Google Earth.
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.
- Area
- 37.6 ha
- 93 acres
- Land parcels
- 179
- registered freehold, median 305 m²
- Zoning
- C2.1
- Enterprise and Employment
- Planning
- 29
- applications since 2010
Land parcels
Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann
179 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Monaclinoe, from 3 m² to 39,122 m² (3.91 ha, 9.67 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 27 neighbouring parcels touch it.
Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.
Zoning
Development plans, national zoning
- C2.1Enterprise and Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 171 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 - N3.3Utilities (Mixed/general gas and electricity uses)
Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.
Planning applications
Sites that touch the townland, newest first
20 Apr 2026Conditional
the construction of a full height entrance porch to front of office building, to be constructed using powder coated curtain walling and glazing system and all ancillary site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660435
9 Feb 2026Conditional
the change of use from Industrial warehousing to a gymnasium with all associated services, minor elevation changes to the existing building with the inclusion of proposed signage, construction of a new partial mezzanine floor at first floor level to serve as part of the gymnasium along with associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2660124
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
12 Sept 2025Conditional
a new totem sign to replace the existing totem sign and all ancillary site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560916
9 May 2025Conditional
construction of 1.no storage unit and 1 no. maintenance unit, vehicular accesses from an existing access road, parking, bin store, fences, signage, connections to existing services and all ancillary associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560428
19 Dec 2024Conditional
a high-power electric vehicle charging hub and associated infrastructure, consisting of the following: (i) installation of 8no. electric vehicle charging bays and 4no. charging points (ii) installation of new EV canopy with associated illuminated signage, (iii) new modular ESB Substation, (iv) new EV banner signage, (v) associated revisions to forecourt including new road markings, pedestrian crossing point and 2m high masonry blast wall along northern boundary and, (vi) all other associated site development and drainage works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2461283
4 Jul 2024Conditional
the following: a change of use of existing commercial unit to car wash & valeting centre, car wash area fronting the unit, shelter for free standing dog wash, 2 No. totem roadside signs, building signage together with all associated site works
Retention · Limerick County Council, 2460677
7 Jul 2023Conditional
the construction of 3 warehouse blocks with 1 block subdivided into 2 warehouses, 1 block subdivided into 3 warehouses and 1 standalone warehouse, new entrances, blocking up of existing entrance, internal access roadway and car parking, connection to necessary services and all associated site works and; Retention permission for existing as-constructed freestanding scaffolding storage building which is to be relocated within the existing site
Permission · Limerick County Council, 2360483
23 Jun 2023Conditional
the removal of the hedge and the erection of a 2.50m high steel fence along the Ballysimon Road, the installation of a roller shutter door to rear of unit no. 2 and all associated ancillary site development works and Permission to plant a landscape scheme along and to construct modifications to the existing 2.50m high steel fence along the Ballysimon Road, to construct 4 no. Kitchen Hub Unit (total area approx. 370sq.m.) and associated signage, and a vehicle access road, turning area and parking in the forecourt area to Ballysimon Road and all associated ancillary site development works.
Retention · Limerick County Council, 2360443
18 May 2023Conditional
signage as constructed to existing restaurant building and for signage as constructed within site boundary. To include all ancillary associated site works for the development
Retention · Limerick County Council, 23260
16 Sept 2022Conditional
the construction of a light industrial unit complete with all ancillary office space and staff areas, site works to include connection to existing site services, extension of exisitng car parking including layout amendments to existing parking layout, construction of all new boundaries/walls and all associated site development works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 221009
18 Feb 2022N/a
the construction of 2 warehouse blocks each consisting of 4 No warehouses to give a total of 8 warehouses, new entrance, internal access roadway and car parking, connection to necessary services and all associated site works and; Retention permission for existing as-constructed freestanding scaffolding storage building
Permission · Limerick County Council, 22186
25 Nov 2021Conditional
subdivision of existing ground floor unit to provide for Trade retail unit including provision of new front entrance door & associated internal works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 211626
17 Sept 2021Conditional
a single storey extension to an existing industrial warehouse. The extension will consist of a new storeroom with all associated works above and below ground
Permission · Limerick County Council, 211301
11 Aug 2021Refused
signage and the installation of rear access point for vehicles to industrial unit by means of warehouse door and rear window, including all ancillary works
Retention · Limerick County Council, 211149
18 Jun 2021Refused
replacement boundary with security fencing to rear of commercial units 1 to 6A including all ancillary works
Retention · Limerick County Council, 21870
17 Dec 2020Conditional
the construction of a 24 metre-high free standing communications structure with its associated antennae, communication dishes, ground equipment and all associated site development works. The development will form part of Eircom Ltd existing telecommunications and broadband network
Permission · Limerick County Council, 201364
24 Sept 2020N/a
subdivision of existing ground floor unit to provide for trade retail unit, including provision of new front entrance door and associated internal works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 20958
15 Nov 2019Conditional
extending existing car parking area at childcare facility into adjacent lands as a staff parking facility only and also to install a gated drop off area to the front of the existing childcare facility together with associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 191121
24 Sept 2019Conditional
1 no. single storey CNG (compressed natural gas) compressor installation with a floor area of 19sq.m, 1 no. covered shelter with a floor area of 38sq.m and 38m of 2.6m high boundary wall and associated ground works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 19947
12 Sept 2019N/a
extending existing car parking area at childcare facility into adjacent lands for staff parking only, together with associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 19908
14 Jan 2019N/a
extend existing car parking area at childcare facility into adjacent lands together with associated site works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 1923
21 May 2018Conditional
a change of use from Sports Injury Clinic as previously granted under planning ref P12/770090, back to Light Engineering/Industrial use, and also permission to alter existing building elevations
Permission · Limerick County Council, 18497
11 May 2018Conditional
a 2.1m high palisade security fence fronting the site
Retention · Limerick County Council, 18452
25 Apr 2018Conditional
1) removal of existing gas oil tank; and (2) provision of a new 360m cubed firewater storage tank with proprietary booster pump set, and associated on-site supply and distribution network, connection to public mains supply, and all associated site development works
Permission · Limerick County Council, 18394
The 25 most recent of 29 applications.
Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.
Nature and heritage
Designated sites and recorded monuments
Designated sites
No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Monaclinoe.
Recorded monuments
- LI005-032 Ritual site - holy well
Description
Ó Danachair (1955, 203) recorded the following details about this holy well; ‘St Nicholas' Well on 1840 map. A slow spring in a cupola of brick, with a slab "St Nicholas, pray for us". Rounds were made especially on Sundays, but devotion has died out. The well seems to have been in the ecclesiastical parish of St Nicholas'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 01 July 2019
Architectural heritage
No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Monaclinoe.
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, landslides, flooding
- 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.
- Terrain model
- LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_974 (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.
Homes sold
Property Price Register
No address of the register names Monaclinoe with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.
The townland
- Name
- Monaclinoe · Móin an Chlaí Nua
- Area
- 376,059 m² (37.61 ha, 92.93 acres)
- Civil parish
- St. Lawrence's, and its townlands
- Barony
- North Liberties
- Electoral division
- Singland B, the unit of the census
- Census 2022
- Singland B electoral division: 3,777 people in 1,363 households; 82% of households own their home; 14% of homes were built since 2001; 3% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.
- Neighbouring townlands
- Crabb's-Land, Crossagalla, Singland, Spital-Land, Towlerton
- Placenames
- Monaclinoe 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.