Planners give go-ahead to major new apartment complex in Limerick city

PLANNERS have given the go-ahead to a major new apartment complex opposite Limerick Colbert Station and it’s anticipated work could commence on the new homes in the next six months.

Cadima Holdings have been afforded planning permission to build a six-storey apartment complex at 47 to 50 Parnell Street.

Up until last year, a number of derelict units were on the site, before these were knocked. In their place will be a six-storey mixed-use development.

On the ground floor will be two commercial units, with the living spaces on the upper levels. Thirty-seven apartments are planned, the majority, 26, being single-bedroom homes. The remainder will be two bedroomed.

It’s not the first time development has been proposed on this site. In 2021, permission was given for 34 new apartments – meaning there are three extra living spaces this time around.

Adam Kearney, of AK Planning, who acted as the agent for Cadima Holdings, stated there is a “strong demand” for one-bedroom units in the city, something which was made clear to him at pre-planning meetings with council staff.

In documents provided to the local authority, he added that building apartments is now an “established response to the housing crisis and the shortage of residential accommodation.”

As part of the development, apartments at levels five and six will be set back from Parnell Street. “This site is a brownfield site in close proximity to Limerick city centre. The proposed mixed-use residential and commercial scheme put forward is a positive response to the ongoing need for public and private sector regeneration of the city and its environs,” added Mr Kearney.

Permission was given subject to 14 conditions.

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Planners give go-ahead to major new apartment complex in Limerick city

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