Lacka , Castleconnell , Co. Limerick
completion of a dormer type extension to the rear of my house
The application
- Reference
- 26234 · 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
- 910 m²
- Received
- 5 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- Decision due
- 29 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/26234/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26234at 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 9 Nov 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| G5 Open space and amenity | Open Space and Recreation: To protect, provide for and improve open space, active and passive recreational amenities. | castleconnell local area plan 2023 2029 | 29 May 2023 → 1 May 2029 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity. | castleconnell local area plan 2023 2029 | 29 May 2023 → 1 May 2029 |
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 City and County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick City and County Council development plan zoning | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25354 | Conditional | 16 Dec 2025 | 0 | 481 m | a new two storey clubhouse including a gymnasium and connections to both the public water and sewerage facilities |
| 2562 | Conditional | 30 Apr 2025 | 0 | 400 m | changing of boundary walls and entrance to existing houses |
| 2560005 | Conditional | 3 Mar 2025 | 0 | 398 m | construction of dwelling extensions to the side & rear of an existing dwelling with all ancillary site works |
| 2360821 | Conditional | 19 Dec 2023 | 0 | 279 m | a dwelling extension under construction consisting of 4.4 sqm extension to the ground floor of the property & for changes to fenestrations of the dwelling from that granted under planning ref 21-1493 & for permission for completion of the above works |
| 22663 | Refused | 4 Aug 2022 | 1 | 239 m | a new two storey house complete with a domestic garage, effluent treatment system and a new site entrance |
| 211794 | Conditional | 26 Apr 2022 | 0 | 231 m | construction of an extension to existing dwelling to comprise of garden room, front porch & dormer windows to both front and rear, along with minor elevational changes and the redesign of the internal layout and construction of a car port to the south side of existing garage including ancillary site works |
| 211493 | Conditional | 18 Feb 2022 | 1 | 279 m | the construction of a two-storey detached dwelling including all ancillary site works including connections to all available services and utilities |
| 211307 | Conditional | 11 Nov 2021 | 0 | 121 m | construction of a new vehicular entrance to my site |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321350 | — | Granted with conditions | 3 Nov 2025 | 375 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
- 5 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 9 Nov 2026
- 5 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Limerick City and County Council before relying on it.