Planning application 2660865
350-Bed Student Accommodation, Dominick Street
Lady's Lane and Hunts Lane, Off Dominick Street, Limerick
Current status
Further information received
Council status: NEW APPLICATION
Next key date
Decision due
3 December 2026
Application timeline
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Application received
Further information requested
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Why this application matters
Proposed scheme
A purpose-built student accommodation scheme is proposed at Lady’s Lane and Hunts Lane, off Dominick Street, with 350 bedspaces in 51 shared-living apartment clusters within a single six- to eight-storey building.
Site transformation
The development would partially demolish the existing Tait Centre building and replace it with 9,314 sq m of student accommodation and supporting facilities.
Amenities and access
Plans include 1,204 sq m of indoor and outdoor amenity space, including courtyards and roof terraces, alongside a café, gym, cinema, study rooms and laundry. The scheme is pedestrian- and cycle-priority, with 129 bicycle spaces and no car parking.
Environmental measures
The proposal includes rooftop solar panels, green and blue roofs, sustainable drainage and biodiversity features such as bird or bat roosting boxes.
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Application details
- Planning reference
- 2660865
- Council
- Limerick City and County Council
- Proposal description
- 7 Year Permission is sought for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising the construction of a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) scheme at Dominick Street (Lady’s Lane / Hunts Lane), Limerick City. The proposed development will comprise the following: (a) permission to partially demolish the existing Tait Centre building, and (b) permission for the construction of a single multi-storey block ranging in height from six to eight storeys and providing 350 student bedspaces arranged across 51 no. Apartments/Clusters with shared kitchens and living rooms, with a Gross Internal Floor Area of 9,314 sqm. Communal facilities will include a café, gym, cinema, study rooms, laundry, and indoor and covered outdoor bicycle storage providing 129 no. spaces. A total of 1,204 sqm of amenity space will be provided, comprising 487 sqm of landscaped outdoor courtyards and rooftop terraces and 717 sqm of indoor communal areas. Rooftop photovoltaic solar panels, green roofs, blue roofs, and biodiversity enhancement measures including swift boxes, bat boxes, or other avian or bat roosting features will be incorporated into the development as required. Supporting infrastructure at ground floor level will include plant rooms, refuse storage and collection areas, service zones, and a dedicated ESB substation. The development will be accessed on a pedestrian and cycle priority basis, with zero car parking. Permission is also sought for use of the accommodation, outside of student term time, for short-term letting purposes. All ancillary and associated site development works, including footpaths, drainage, public lighting, water supply, and sustainable urban drainage systems, will be provided
- Location / address
- Lady's Lane and Hunts Lane, Off Dominick Street, Limerick
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Received / registered
- 29 Jul 2026
- Valid date
- 29 Jul 2026
- Council status
- NEW APPLICATION
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