Revington Developments Ltd. intend to apply to An Bord Pleanála for a ten year permission for a strategic housing development at Canal Bank, Pa Healy Road, Limerick.

The development will consist of a mixed-use development of build-to-rent apartments, student apartments incorporating common areas, café and 3no retail units, creche and management facilities building, and dwelling houses at Canal Bank, Pa Healy Road, Limerick. The development will consist of a 4ha area bounded by City Canal to the north, Pa Healy Road to the south and Park Road to the east, Canal Bank, Limerick;

1. Demolition of existing 530m2 warehouse building on site.
2. Block 1 – Student accommodation building of 8,238m2 stepped from three to six storeys, with ground floor café of 144.60m2 and 3 no. retail units facing onto Pa Healy road of 86.59m2 each, with 9 no. two bedroom, 37 no. three bedroom, and 15 no. four bedroom student apartments, totalling 189 bed spaces, ancillary laundry, refuse and enclosed communal courtyard with landscaping and bicycle storage;
3. Block 2 – A residential apartment building of 6,013.25m2 with eight storeys and two penthouse storeys, total ten storeys containing 10 no. studio, 1 no. one bedroom and 52 no. two-bedroom apartments;
4. Block 3 – A residential apartment building of 8,107.10m2 with six storeys and two penthouse storeys, total eight storeys containing 16 no. studio, 10 no. one bedroom, and 62 no. two-bedroom apartments;
5. Block 4 – A residential apartment building of 3,869.18m2 with six storeys and one penthouse storey, total seven storeys containing 7 no. studio, 13 no. one bedroom and 25 no. two-bedroom apartments;
6. Block 5 – A residential apartment building of 5,849.40m2 with six storey and one penthouse storey total seven storeys containing 14 no. studio, 16 no. one bedroom and 36 no. two-bedroom apartments;
7. Block 6 a residential apartment building of 3,869.18m2 with six storeys and one penthouse storey, total seven storeys containing 7 no. studio, 13 no. one bedroom and 25 no. two-bedroom apartments;
8. Block 7 a residential apartment building of 4,962m2 with five storeys and one penthouse storey, total six storeys containing 12 no. studio, 14 no. one bedroom and 30 no. two-bedroom apartments;
9. Community facilities building of 1,336.90m2 and three storeys with creche, café, management offices and common accommodation for use by apartment dwellers;
10. 18 no. Executive Houses – Consisting of 2 no. detached four-bedroom houses of 194.62m2 each and 16 no. terraced four-bedroom houses of 177.82m2 each, with off street parking to front separate from communal parking;
11. 149 Car parking spaces throughout the development and 420 secured bicycle parking spaces throughout the development;
    1. Ancillary works comprising; new vehicular entrances onto Pa Healy Road, pedestrian and cycle links to Pa Healy road, Park road and City Canal, bin storage for all developments adjacent to all entrances, New public park of 0.5ha along city canal, communal open space and communal roof gardens for all apartments, all ancillary drainage, civil and landscape works, public lighting within estate and Electricity Sub-station to rear of Block 1.

The total number of units is as follows;

Build to rent apartments – 363 (66x studio, 67x one bedroom, 230x two bedroom); Student apartments – 61 (9x two-bedroom, 37x three bedroom and 15x four bedroom, totalling 189 student bed spaces); 18 Dwelling houses.

Overall total of residential units is 442. Overall Gross floor area of development proposed is 45,478.65m2 on a site of circa 4ha.

A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development

The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with objectives of the relevant development plan or local area plan.

An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development.