UL wants to designate part of campus as Strategic Development Zone

The university, together with Clare County Council, has formally applied for the designation for roughly 100 acres of land on the Clare side of the campus

Pat Dowling, chief executive of Clare County Council, said the proposed SDZ 'will be an environment with high-quality placemaking providing for a full range of education, research, living, working, and recreational spaces integrated within the university campus environment'. Picture: True Media

The University of Limerick is formally seeking to designate the Clare side of its campus as an economic Strategic Development Zone (SDZ), which would see it develop further into the county.

The university, together with Clare County Council, has formally applied for the designation for roughly 100 acres of land through a new designated activity company, the UL and Clare Economic Development Agency.