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Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council

Bothar Bui , Newcastle West , Co. Limerick

change of use of the single-storey portion of the existing dwelling house to a veterinary surgery and associated site works, including car parking to the rear

Observations close 29 Sept 2026 3 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 19 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660979 · full record
Authority
Limerick City and County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
2,672 m²
Received
25 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
19 Oct 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660979/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660979 at 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 29 Sept 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.
  5. 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

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2561350Conditional9 Sept 20260320 mthe demolition of the rear extension, shed and out building and the construction of a two storey rear extension and a single storey bin, bicycle and general store building in the back garden and all ancillary site works
2660017Conditional26 Aug 2026040 mthe demolition of the existing rear extension, outbuilding and shed and Planning Permission for the construction of a new rear extension along with all associated site works
2561074Conditional30 Jul 20260340 mthe sub-division and change of use of existing 4 bed house to a coffee shop at ground floor level and a 2 bed apartment at ground and first floor level. Including provision of a balcony to the apartment on the first floor. Including elevational changes to include a new roof, new windows, a new front door to apartment and a new shop front to coffee shop and all associated site works at North Quay, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick. (This is a Protected Structure RPS Reg. No. 1495)
2660497Conditional16 Jun 20260179 mthe demolition of existing rear extensions and replace with new rear extension and all associated site works with existing connections to all public services
2660440Conditional10 Jun 20260332 mconstruction of a single and two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house and all ancillary site works
2660057Conditional20 Mar 20260375 mconstruction of first floor extension and modifications to the rear covered area. Retention of rear covered area, rear pergola and rear shed. All together with all associated site works
2660059Conditional20 Mar 20260424 ma veranda attached to the side and rear of existing dwelling house as constructed
2560396Conditional21 Jan 20260426 mretention for the demolition of two buildings as previously granted under Planning Reference 14/891 & planning permission to construct a new building to consist of Ground and First Floor retail area with 3 No apartments located between the first and second floor with all associated site works and existing connections to all public utility services

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500616—Granted with conditions15 Apr 2026222 m
316199—Refused22 Mar 2024219 m
316946—Other6 Sept 2023167 m
316986—Other6 Sept 2023167 m
311710—Granted with conditions28 Feb 2022144 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

  • 25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 Sept 2026
  • 25 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Limerick City and County Council before relying on it.