Part VIII Limerick Greenway Hub @Ardagh

Dúnta9 Sam, 2023, 9:00am - 21 Nol, 2023, 4:00pm

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LIMERICK CITY AND COUNTY COUNCIL

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000 (as amended)

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (as amended)

Part 8 Development

 

In accordance with Part XI of the Planning & Development Acts 2000 (as amended) and Part 8, Article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended), notice is hereby given that Limerick City & County Council proposes to carry out the development described hereunder at the following site: Limerick Greenway, Kilreash, Ardagh, County Limerick.

 

Development of the Limerick Greenway Hub @ Ardagh. The Ardagh Station House, Goods Shed, Railway Carriage and site will become one of the main Visitor Experiences and Service Centre Hubs on the Limerick Greenway.

Development to include: Refurbishment and renovation of the Ardagh Station House and Goods Shed (which is a protected structure, RPS 900) and change of use to commercial, community and tourism. Develop the buildings and site to include toilets, café, playground, interpretation and camper van facilities. The provision of on-site parking to include car and universal access parking spaces, electric vehicle charging point spaces and camper van parking bays. Installation of a railway carriage on the site for commercial, community, and tourism use, and all associated site works. Construction of extensions to the Station House and Goods Shed. Works to include all site development works for the buildings and site including utilities, drainage, landscaping and public realm. Widening of the existing entrance to accommodate 2-way traffic.

 

In accordance with Article 120(1)(b)(i) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, the Local Authority has carried out a screening for environmental impact assessment of the proposal. Having regard to the information specified under Schedule 7A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001, as amended, and based on an examination of the nature, size and location of the development, it is determined that there is no likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development.

Nonetheless, a person may within 4 weeks from the date of the notice, apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether this development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. Such a submission should be addressed to the Secretary, An Bord Pleanála, 64 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1.

 

Limerick City and County Council in accordance with the requirements of Article 250(1) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) has carried out an Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening and has determined that a full Appropriate Assessment is not required in respect of the proposed development.

 

Plans and particulars of the proposed development will be available for inspection and/or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, from the 9th November 2023 up to and including the 7th December 2023 at the Customer Services Desk, Newcastle West Municipal District Office, Aras William Smith O Brien, Limerick City and County Council, Gortboy, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick, V42 EH73, and at the Planning and Environmental Services Department, Limerick City & County Council Offices, Dooradoyle Road, Limerick, V94 WV78, between 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays). Plans and particulars of the proposed development will also be available for inspection online during the above timeframe at https://mypoint.limerick.ie

 

Submissions and observations in relation to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated may be made;

 

 

On or before 4p.m. on the 21st December 2023. 

 

Note: Only submissions made in the above manner will be considered as valid submissions for the purposes of the Chief Executive’s Report that will be presented to Council  

 

Signed: Gordon Daly - Director of Service

Limerick City & County Council

Merchants Quay, Limerick

DATE OF ERECTION OF SITE NOTICE: 9TH of November 2023

 

Themes

Part VIII
Greenway
Leisure
Cycling
Walking
Ardagh

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