Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council

Augustinian Lane , Roches Street , Limerick

change of development Granted permission under Planning Ref. 25/60904 for the following : the conversion of existing ground floor car parking area to 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments with associated site works to elevations and site works

Observations close 8 Oct 2026 18 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 28 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2661020 · 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: 147 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/2661020/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661020 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.
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.

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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660839	Conditional	14 Sept 2026	0	203 m	1. Amendments to the retail unit previously permitted under Planning Permissions Ref. 25/60356, comprising a reduction in gross floor area from 910sq.m to 890 sq.m. 2. Alterations to the existing elevation onto Sarsfield Street to provide new glazed entrance doors with glazed screening and proposed signage locations with all associated site works. It is noted that Nos. 134-135 O'Connell Street are a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. 3484 / NIAH Ref. 21513002). The proposed development is located within the later single-storey rear extension and does not include any works to the Protected Structure or its historic fabric
2660786	Conditional	3 Sept 2026	0	123 m	(i) a change of use from retail to restaurant use at ground and first floor levels with ancillary take away service, as previously granted under expired planning permission 17/552; (ii) refurbishment of shopfront and associated signage; (iii) ancillary plant at second floor and roof level; and (iv) all associated site works
2660800	Conditional	2 Sept 2026	1	278 m	the conversion and complete refurbishment of an existing two-storey mews building to a two-bedroom residential dwelling including elevational changes and all ancillary site works
26154	Conditional	18 Aug 2026	0	433 m	a change of use from educational and training facilities to office use and all associated site works
2660470	Conditional	17 Aug 2026	0	216 m	the alterations to the existing building to provide toilets and kitchenette at Ground and Second Floor levels and all ancillary site works at 28 Glentworth Street, Limerick, a protected structure. Limerick City & County Council Ref: RPS 4012 NIAH 21517239 (28 Glentworth Street).
2660592	Conditional	15 Jul 2026	1	388 m	the Change of Use of the mews building to the rear of the main building from Office to Residential, internal layout changes, elevational alterations including the removal of doors and window to the laneway and replacing with new, the relocation of an existing rooflight and all associated site works above and below ground. The application site contains a protected structure - RPS No. 3140, NIAH Ref No 21517225
267041	Conditional	7 Jul 2026	0	107 m	Extension of Duration for Planning Ref. No. 20/1137: completion of extensions and alterations to properties permitted under planning reference 09/770075 as amended by alterations permitted under planning reference 10/770080; change of use of completed development to offices, toilets in the basement of 46. The previous permitted use of these properties was for a tourist accommodation hostel under planning reference 09/770075
2561119	Conditional	3 Jul 2026	0	249 m	(a) a change of use of the First Floor from office use to use as a residential apartment and (b) a change of use of the Second Floor from office use to use as a residential apartment and (c) a change of use of the Third Floor from office use to use as a residential apartment and (d) internal alterations to facilitate (a) & (b) & (c) and (e) all associated site works. The Building in which the proposed development shall take place is a protected structure and is listed on the register of protected structures. The RPS No. is 3519 (NIAH Reference No. 21517234)

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
323472	—	Other	31 Jul 2026	245 m
323474	—	Other	31 Jul 2026	245 m
500956	—	Refused	22 Jun 2026	224 m
500247	—	Granted	16 Jun 2026	286 m
500749	—	Granted with conditions	11 Jun 2026	362 m
501218	—	pending	23 Apr 2026	253 m
323653	—	Refused	27 Jan 2026	408 m
322325	—	Refused	12 Aug 2025	111 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.