Raheen, Limerick

DW Raheen Developments Ltd. are seeking a ten year permission for a strategic housing development consisting of the provision of 384 residential house and apartment units on a ca. 10.44 hectare site located in Ballykeeffe, Raheen, Co. Limerick.

The site is greenfield land that is enclosed by existing residential development to the south and east, the R510 to the west and open land to the north. Access to the site is provided by an existing entrance off a roundabout on the R510 regional road.

The proposed development will provide as follows:

• 202 no. housing units, comprising a variety of forms to include bungalows, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses. A mix of house sizes are proposed to include 20 no. two bedroom houses, 156 no. three bedroom houses and 26 no. four bedroom houses.
• 182 apartment and duplex units across 25 small scale blocks, 2 to 4 storeys in heights, throughout the development. The apartments and duplexes provide a mix of one, two, three and four bed units, comprising of 10 no. four bedroom duplex units, 10 no. three bedroom duplex units, 6 no. two bedroom duplex units, 18 no. three bedroom apartments, 92 no. two bedroom apartments and 46 no. one bedroom apartments.

The proposed development also includes;

• A childcare facility measuring 761.75m², providing 79 childcare places (55 full time and 24 after school places), located at the south-western edge of the development.
• The provision of 377 no. car parking spaces and 311 secured bicycle parking spaces.
• The provision of 3 no. ESB sub-stations, ancillary services and infrastructure works including foul and surface water drainage, attenuation areas, landscaped public open spaces (approximately 29,500m², or 28.2% of the total site area), landscaping, lighting, internal roads, cycle paths, and footpaths.

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