A PLANNING application is to be lodged for a massive new development on the banks of the River Shannon which could provide homes for up to 1,000 people.

Commenting on the announcement at the time, Mayor John Moran said: “It is great news to see the planning application for this disused site. Given the growing positivity about Limerick’s future, we need more anchors for enterprise and development. They really won’t come any bigger than Cleeve’s Riverside Quarter. This, by any city standards, especially with plans for the new pedestrian bridge, is a phenomenal site, located on the banks of the River Shannon, in what is effectively the city centre."