Minister urged to force Limerick council to remove zoning for data centre

The planning regulator says no adequate  explanations have been provided by councillors for not accepting its recommendations

A33-hectare site in the Limerick city boundary was rezoned so it could accommodate a data centre.

The Minister for Local Government and Planning, Peter Burke, has been urged to use his statutory powers to direct Limerick City and County Council to remove the rezoning of a large, isolated site on the outskirts of the city for a data centre.

The Office of the Planning Regulator has also recommended to the minister that he should instruct the council to alter parts of its adopted Limerick Development Plan 2022-2028 which will facilitate the rezoning of high-risk flood areas for various types of development including housing.