Masterplan and Land Use Zoning Limerick Diocesan Lands, Corbally, Limerick
The Diocese of Limerick are owners of some 20 hectares of land at Corbally, on the northern outskirts of Limerick City centre.
Client
Diocese of Limerick
Involvement
September 2019-October 2022
Architect
Healy Partners Architects
Location
Diocesan Lands, Corbally, Limerick
Role
Town & Country Resources Limited acted as acted as planning advisor to Healy Partners Architects and the client. This has entailed:
- Providing land use planning guidance and inputs to the architects on the Masterplan.
- Preparation of land use planning inputs to a re-zoning proposal to Limerick City Council to justify the re-zoning of 2.3 hectares within the overall property from Community & Education purposes to New Residential in the new Limerick Development Plan. Submissions were made at Pre-Draft and Draft Stages over the period August 2020-July 2022.
- Our role was to recommend the most suitable zonings for the lands having regard to Clients’ development strategy, land-use mix and residential density requirements, whilst also having regard to the site context of the property.
- Dianne McDonogh liaised closely with the Local Authority in their assessment of the re-zoning proposals.
Planning Outcome
The new Limerick Development Plan was adopted in August 2022, including a successful outcome in respect of the Diocesan lands submissions whereby 2.3 hectares of the property have been re-zoned to residential use.
