Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council

37 Shelbourne Ave , Shelbourne Road , Limerick

the construction of a single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, including demolition of existing flat roof extension to rear and minor internal layout alterations and all associated site works

Observations close 13 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Nov 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: 2661044 · 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: 408 m²
Received: 8 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 2 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661044/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661044 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 13 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

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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660947	Conditional	9 Oct 2026	0	411 m	demolition of garage and kitchen/utility areas to side of dwelling including rear single storey element, construct a two storey side extension with a single storey element to the rear, external insulation to existing dwelling with fenestration changes to the rear, and widen vehicular access with all associated site works
2660769	Conditional	28 Aug 2026	0	402 m	extension of ridgeline and hip roof to accommodate stairs to allow conversion of attic as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front roof & roof window to hip side roof, all with associated ancillary works
2660609	Conditional	20 Jul 2026	0	258 m	the following development at Boroughville, Shelbourne Road, Limerick: (a) to remove the existing garage to the side of the existing dwelling house; (b) to remove the existing single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling house; (c) to remove the existing boundary hedge within the Boroughville site rear garden where necessary, and replace with a block wall; (d) to construct a new 2 storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house.(e) to construct a new single storey conservatory to the rear of the dwelling house; (f) to construct a new single storey garden office/ gym with services in the rear garden of the dwellinghouse; (g) to provide a new garden gate for access from the rear laneway; (h) all associated site works and services
2660484	Conditional	18 Jun 2026	0	247 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
2660278	Conditional	3 Jun 2026	0	279 m	the demolition of garage to side of dwelling, porch to front of dwelling; and kitchen and sunroom to rear of dwelling; and planning permission for the construction of a two storey extension to side of dwelling and single storey extension to rear of dwelling with elevational alterations and the widening of existing vehicular entrance with all ancillary site works
2561400	Conditional	29 May 2026	0	451 m	the construction of a single storey shed / garden room building at the rear of the property, and all ancillary site works
2660172	Conditional	27 May 2026	2	170 m	a change of use from offices to 2 no. dwelling houses, to include the removal of part of the boundary wall on Shelbourne Avenue and provision of an off-road car parking space and all ancillary site works
2660319	Conditional	12 May 2026	0	38 m	the construction of a dormer window on the rear elevation and the conversion of the attic, together with all associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500913	—	Granted	22 Jun 2026	425 m
500733	—	Other	20 May 2026	409 m
322696	—	Refused	8 Oct 2025	133 m
321176	—	Granted with conditions	4 Feb 2025	445 m
318485	—	Granted with conditions	19 Dec 2024	238 m
320565	—	Refused	6 Dec 2024	75 m
319784	—	Granted with conditions	8 Oct 2024	274 m
319441	—	Granted with conditions	10 Sept 2024	339 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

8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 Oct 2026
8 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.