4 O'Dwyer Villas , Thomondgate , Limerick.
front porch & vehicular access
The application
- Reference
- 2661019 · 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
- 177 m²
- Received
- 3 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 28 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/2661019/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661019at 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 8 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
| 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
- Recorded monument × 1R193113
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26138 | Conditional | 28 Jul 2026 | 0 | 146 m | vehicular entrance, front porch, rear extension and all associated site works |
| 2640 | Conditional | 2 Jul 2026 | 0 | 418 m | construction of 8 no. lighting columns for Star Rovers AstroTurf pitch and grass pitch and demolition and removal of 4 no. existing lighting columns |
| 2660484 | Conditional | 18 Jun 2026 | 0 | 362 m | the construction of a first floor extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, and for alterations to the existing extension permitted under Planning Permission 15650 to include changes to the roof pitch and height and profile, and changes to the fenestration of the extension including rooflights to the front elevation |
| 2561400 | Conditional | 29 May 2026 | 0 | 491 m | the construction of a single storey shed / garden room building at the rear of the property, and all ancillary site works |
| 2560670 | Conditional | 12 May 2026 | 0 | 235 m | change of use of 4 vacant and derelict cottages to be linked to form 1 café/bar with outdoor terrace, associated conservation and refurbishment of, and minor alterations to, existing one and two storey structures, single storey rear extension and all ancillary site works |
| 2642 | Refused | 17 Apr 2026 | 0 | 286 m | alterations to existing front boundary to form vehicular entrance and alterations to front garden to provide car parking and associated site works |
| 2660155 | Conditional | 9 Apr 2026 | 0 | 342 m | thermal upgrades to the existing dwelling, replacement of the roof covering to the existing dwelling, the demolition of an existing single storey rear extension, the demolition of an existing single storey garden shed, the construction of a single storey rear extension, the construction of a two storey side extension and ancillary site works |
| 2561209 | Conditional | 24 Mar 2026 | 0 | 483 m | the extension and alterations to dwelling, demolition of existing structurally unsound garage and construction of new garage, replacement of structurally unsound boundary wall and all ancillary works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500913 | — | Granted | 22 Jun 2026 | 294 m |
| 318257 | — | Granted with conditions | 26 Jul 2024 | 350 m |
| 312559 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Sept 2022 | 77 m |
| 311116 | — | Refused | 4 Mar 2022 | 341 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
- 3 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 8 Oct 2026
- 3 Sept 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.