Limerick City and County Council · Special Meeting of Limerick City and County Council · 12 May 2026
A vote on approving a material contravention of the Limerick Development Plan 2022 to 2028 so that four vacant and derelict cottages at 1 to 4 Toll Cottages, Verdant Place, Limerick, can be linked into one café and bar with an outdoor terrace.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
That, pursuant to Section 34(6) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) to approve a proposed material contravention of the Limerick Development Plan 2022 – 2028 for the change of use of 4 vacant and derelict cottages to be linked to form 1 café/bar with outdoor terrace, associated conservation and refurbishment of, and minor alterations to, existing one and two storey structures, single storey rear extension and all ancillary site works at 1-4 Toll Cottages, Verdant Place, Limerick. Planning Reference 25/60670 refers
Proposed by Councillor Butler; seconded by Councillor O'Hanlon.
The minutes record: A vote was taken and the result of the voting was as follows: ... Accordingly, the following resolution was adopted by the same voting:
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine Gael | 10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fianna Fáil | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Independent Ireland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sinn Féin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Social Democrats | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aontú | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
None
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.