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Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council

Rathkeale Road , Adare , Co. Limerick

the change of use from restaurant and guest house accommodation to retail and ancillary offices above. Omission of the rear fire escape. Partial roof alteration to the rear return from a hipped roof to a gable ended roof to house a goods lift. Creation of two painted timber shopfronts including signage and lighting. Replacement of PVC casement windows at first floor with traditional double-glazed sliding two over two timber sash windows. Painting of the external elevation with a heritage colour

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 19 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
2661038 · 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
212 m²
Received
7 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
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/2661038/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661038 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
2660018Conditional15 Sept 2026194 mconstruction of a dormer bungalow house and associated siteworks, including connections to public services, at Limetree Avenue, Adare. The site is on the rear of the property at no. 4 The Back Avenue, Adare which is a protected structure RPS 1684 and on the NIAH (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) Schedule, Ref No. 21824017, and it is proposed that the house will be accessed from Limetree Avenue, Adare
2660185Refused9 Sept 20260274 mconstruction of extensions to their existing premises to include (a) Enclosing Existing Ground Floor storage area to serve existing supermarket (b)Ground floor office / commercial unit with independent access (c) 3 No. First Floor apartments with existing connections to all existing public utility services and all associated site works
2660777Conditional2 Sept 20260146 malterations to an existing boutique/shop comprising an increase/extension of shop floor area with the installation of a new glazed shop front screen, associated signage and all associated site works
2660128Conditional29 Jul 2026045 mthe renovation and extension of an existing mid-terrace dwelling to include the demolition of the existing rear extension, garage and outbuilding; the construction of a new two-storey rear extension; re-roofing of the original house; installation of new heritage-style windows; construction of a new detached garage; formation of a private rear garden with new boundary walls; and all associated ancillary site works. The proposed development is located within an Architectural Conservation Area (ACA). These works are within an Architectural Conservation Area.
2660346Conditional14 Jul 20260138 mdemolition of an existing rear annex and to carry out alterations and extensions to front and rear of existing dwelling, construct a rear garden store and all associated site development works
2660367Conditional17 Jun 20260238 man extension to the existing Garage at the rear of his dwelling Including widening the existing Garage Door
2660288Conditional6 May 20261248 m(a) demolition of single storey detached dwelling, (b) construction of replacement storey and a half detached dwelling, (c) new connection to public waste water sewer, (d) alterations to existing vehicular entrance and front boundary walls and forming new pedestrian entrance to front and (e) all associated site works
2660268Conditional1 May 20260217 melevational changes to include changing a door to a window, creating a gable on the porch roof, to change a window to a door on the rear elevation and install new doors and windows throughout the dwelling and all associated works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
318890Granted with conditions21 Mar 2025446 m
319995Granted with conditions21 Mar 2025406 m
320022Granted with conditions3 Mar 202565 m
317476Granted with conditions25 Feb 2025444 m
310863Granted with conditions16 Dec 202274 m
309042Invalid2 Feb 2022159 m
310474Granted with conditions13 Dec 2021121 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 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Limerick City and County Council before relying on it.