Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council
2 Church Road Lower , Raheen , Co. Limerick.
the conversion of attic into a habitable area and Full Planning Permission to demolish existing garage and to construct a new domestic garage which includes a basement structure and all associated site works
Observations close 19 Oct 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26208 · full record
- Authority
- Limerick City and County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 565 m²
- Received
- 14 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- 8 Nov 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/26208/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26208at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Limerick City and County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 19 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Limerick City and County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity. | LI-003:DP:limerick-development-plan-2022-2028 | 29 Jul 2022 → 1 Jun 2028 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: LIMERICK LI-003:DP:limerick-development-plan-2022-2028 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIMERICK LI-003:DP:limerick-development-plan-2022-2028 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660913 | Refused | 29 Sept 2026 | 0 | 435 m | (1) change of use from existing physiotherapy clinic use to current medical centre use (2) Permission for change of use from dwelling/residential use to overall building use as a medical centre, (3) permission for change of use of existing domestic shed to medical centre use including all necessary internal and external alterations (4) the construction of a rear extension to Acorn House including all internal and external alterations, (5) alterations to existing car parking including the provision of bicycle parking, the construction of a new front boundary (in part) (6) associated signage, including all associated site development works |
| 2660900 | Conditional | 28 Sept 2026 | 0 | 290 m | provision of a single storey bike, motorbike and seating shelter of 16.4m x 5.4m x 2.755m high and all ancillary works on a site within the existing carpark located off Lurraga Road to the front (northwest) of Building 1 on the Analog Campus in Raheen Business Park, Limerick. The site operates under an Industrial Emissions (IE) licence (P0224-05) |
| 2660741 | Conditional | 21 Aug 2026 | 0 | 312 m | construction of a Domestic Storage Shed/Hobby Room for private use and all associated site development works |
| 2660298 | Conditional | 26 May 2026 | 0 | 193 m | the installation of 857 sq. m. of solar panels on the roof of the existing building and all associated works. The application relates to 'relevant solar energy development' RED III development |
| 2660322 | Conditional | 8 May 2026 | 0 | 423 m | a first floor extension to the side of an existing two storey semi-detached dwelling, changes to existing bay window to front elevation and all ancillary site works |
| 25368 | Conditional | 22 Apr 2026 | 0 | 375 m | A) The demolition of i) the existing north west entrance & parking area, ii) the enclosed stairs on the south west side and iii) external plant and enclosures within the south eastern courtyard of the existing facility. B) The construction of i) a one storey extension to the north west of the facility for the reconfiguration of the building entrance. administration and welfare facilities, ii) a one storey utilities extension to the south west. iii) a one storey production circulation extension within the north western courtyard area, iv) a one storey production extension within the south eastern courtyard area, v) an electrical enclosure at roof level and vi) all associated external site works including the partial realignment of the existing internal circulation road and car park |
| 2660002 | Conditional | 16 Apr 2026 | 0 | 153 m | change of use and conversion of the existing attic space from offices to a residential apartment |
| 2660069 | Conditional | 18 Mar 2026 | 0 | 476 m | the construction of a new high purity liquid nitrogen (HPN) facility, including 2no. 24.4m high storage tanks, 1no. 17.4 m high vacuum tank 2no. 11.6m high vaporizer tanks and 2no. 6.7m high absorber vessel tanks, together with associated plant and equipment, including a 4.934m high electrical switchroom building, alterations to existing equipment, and all associated services, drainage and site works on site of c.1,333sqm located adjacent to the existing high purity liquid nitrogen (HPN) facility off Ballynoe Road (private road) within the existing Analog Devices Campus. This is an existing Lower Tier Seveso site, and the development consists of modifications to an establishment within the meaning of the European Communities Chemicals Act (Control of Major Accident Hazards Involving Dangerous Substances) Regulations. The site operates under an Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) licence |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501290 | — | Granted | 27 Aug 2026 | 375 m |
| 324255 | — | Other | 13 Aug 2026 | 475 m |
| 501114 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 Aug 2026 | 476 m |
| 501093 | — | Refused | 12 Aug 2026 | 380 m |
| 317106 | — | Refused | 20 Oct 2025 | 495 m |
| 323395 | — | Invalid | 2 Oct 2025 | 328 m |
| 320326 | — | Granted with conditions | 14 Apr 2025 | 113 m |
| 319328 | — | Granted with conditions | 4 Apr 2025 | 147 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 14 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 19 Oct 2026
- 14 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Limerick City and County Council before relying on it.