Board approves cemetery on site of pitch and putt course in Limerick

Several objectors had opposed the 'Monaleen Memorial Park' development, with some claiming the lands should be used for homes given the current housing crisis

Planning conditions imposed by the commission include a limit on the number of burial plots to a maximum of 3,335. File picture: Larry Cummins

Planning permission has been granted for a large new, private burial ground with over 3,300 burial plots on the site of a pitch and putt course on the outskirts of Limerick.

An Coimisiún Pleanála has upheld the decision of Limerick City and County Council to approve a planning application to develop a “memorial park” with 3,335 burial plots on the Monaleen Pitch & Putt Course in Castletroy.