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Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council

Newline , Rathkeale , Co Limerick

alterations to the existing dwelling house previously granted under Ref. No. 13/261, comprising changes to the front bay window, provision of stone finish to the front external elevation, and reconfiguration of the front of the site to improve car parking provision, together with all ancillary site works

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 16 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 1 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2661027 · 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
222 m²
Received
7 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
1 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661027/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661027 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 12 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.
  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
2660646Conditional29 Jul 20260279 mthe demolition of existing party wall to combine two existing properties into a single dwelling, the demolition of existing rear extensions and the construction of a two storey extension to the rear of the existing properties. Planning Permission is also being sought for the continuation of works already commenced along with the change of use of ground floor to one of the existing properties from retail to residential and all associated site works
2660647Conditional28 Jul 20261443 merection of a proposed new bungalow dwelling and domestic shed with proposed new connections to mains water and public sewer and all associated site works
2660496Refused25 Jun 20263463 mthe completion of works as previously granted under planning ref number 10/40 namely the construction of dwelling nos. 1, 10 & 11 the completion of internal roadways, road markings, signage and all other associated site works
2669Refused12 May 20261314 munauthorised works to existing dwelling, namely the demolition of gable to the existing dwelling for which there is no record of permission/permission for the demolition of the existing dwelling and for the construction of a new replacement dwelling house with all associated site works
2660255Conditional30 Apr 20260408 mthe construction of a pedestrian entrance to the existing boundary wall and all associated site works
2561270Refused6 Feb 20262287 mthe construction of 2 no. detached two storey houses, connection to public foul sewer and all associated site works
2561216Conditional23 Jan 20261373 mthe demolition of the corrugated iron covered barrel roofed auditorium that has fallen into disrepair and the retention of part of the protected structure including the Art Deco front façade along with the ground floor lobby and first floor projection room and ancillary spaces. It is proposed to extend the partly retained 2 storey structure to form a new 2 storey, 4 bed room dwelling with rear private garden all associated works. This is a protected structure
2561032Refused4 Dec 20251309 mthe demolition of two former dwelling houses and shop units and permission for the construction of a dwelling house of historic form and detail designed to restore the original street elevations, building profile and material quality, with enhancements and adaptations to include natural roof slate with heritage clay ridge tiles, lime scored plaster, historic form timber sliding sash windows with historic glass, historic form timber front entrance door and surround, hand tooled limestone cills to the street elevation, harled lime plaster and heritage form timber casement windows to the rear elevations, and heritage form cast half round gutters and round downpipes throughout, together with all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
321907—Refused3 Jun 2025309 m
321388—Refused27 Mar 2025409 m
321351—Invalid2 Dec 2024409 m
321098—Granted15 Nov 2024429 m
319801—Granted with conditions12 Nov 2024301 m
317869—Refused9 Jul 202458 m
316337—Granted with conditions22 Apr 2024181 m
314683—Refused8 Jan 2024407 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

  • 7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
  • 7 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.