43/44 Main Street , Croom , Co Limerick
(a) part demolition of existing single storey and two storey buildings on site, (b) the construction of 3 no retail units on the ground floor and an apartment unit at first floor level, incorporating the existing remaining front façade of original building, (c) new shopfront and archway to roadside elevation, (d) provision of a pedestrian walkway to the southern side of the development, (e) provisions of shopfronts to southern and western sides of development, (f) the connections to existing mains services and all ancillary site works
The application
- Reference
- 2660987 · 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
- 300 m²
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 21 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660987/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660987at 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 1 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.
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
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2561356 | Conditional | 17 Jul 2026 | 0 | 11 m | partial demolition of rear annexes to adjoining unit No.25, & extension & internal alterations of main retail area, revisions to shopfront signage & all ancillary site works |
| 2660311 | Conditional | 11 Jun 2026 | 0 | 135 m | the change of use of the First Floor office area to commercial kitchen and all ancillary site works, in the two storey building complex. Croom Mills is a Protected Structure |
| 2560949 | Refused | 26 Mar 2026 | 10 | 371 m | construction of 10 no dwelling houses, including 7 no 2-storey and 3 no single storey houses, entrance to the public road, connection to the public sewer & all services together with associated site works, parking, green areas, walls and footpaths. There is a valid Planning Permission on this site for residential development under planning file reference P20/525 and ABP-309917-21 |
| 2560886 | Conditional | 28 Oct 2025 | 0 | 401 m | the construction of an entrance lobby with balcony over and all ancillary site works |
| 24343 | Conditional | 25 Jun 2025 | 0 | 88 m | the alteration of the front elevation, the demolition of an existing ground floor extension and the construction of a 2 storey extension |
| 24151 | Conditional | 4 Dec 2024 | 10 | 359 m | the construction of 10 dwelling units to include 2 no. detached 5 bedroom bungalow dwellings & 8 no. 3 bed semi-detached dwellings, all necessary ancillary site works including the provision of footpaths, the disposal of waste and storm water to public sewers and the provision of a potable water supply from a public main, boundary treatments and landscaping |
| 2460159 | Conditional | 30 Jul 2024 | 0 | 300 m | the development that consists of an extension to the existing facility consisting of additional light industrial manufacturing area, two storey ancillary office space for staff facilities resulting in additional gross floor area of 3050m2. Other works include a proposed new vehicular entrance to the southeast of the site, relocation of exiting football pitch, the construction of a new car park providing an additional 43no. parking spaces including accessible spaces, EV charging stations, and a set-down area. The provision of 1no. loading bay to the northern elevation, secure bicycle parking spaces, plant and photovoltaic units to the roof level, provision of SuDS measures including swale to northwestern end of site with all ancillary landscaping, associated site works and services. The development will also include works to the existing medical facility northern elevation to facilitate integration with the proposed extension |
| 2460522 | Conditional | 23 Jul 2024 | 0 | 102 m | the change of use of the ground floor from health/medical services suite (granted under planning permission ref. no. 18/535) to an apartment, to include changing the door on the front elevation to a window and to convert the existing outbuilding (to include constructing an extension) to an apartment and all ancillary site works. This building is a protected structure. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320652 | — | Granted with conditions | 26 Sept 2025 | 300 m |
| 309917 | — | Granted with conditions | 2 Dec 2021 | 343 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
- 27 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 1 Oct 2026
- 27 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.