Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council
Riverview 4 The Trossachs , Clancy Strand , Limerick
the demolition of the existing rear ground-floor kitchen, boiler house/WC annex, and front attic dormer window. Permission is also sought for the construction of a new single-storey rear kitchen extension and a new front attic dormer window; external alterations and upgrades to the existing garage; and all associated site development works
Observations close 16 Oct 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661058 · 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
- 546 m²
- Received
- 11 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 5 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/2661058/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661058at 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 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | City Centre: To protect, consolidate and facilitate the development of the City Centre commercial, retail, educational, leisure, residential, social and community uses and facilities. | 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 5Northfield · Ard Lui · Strand Barracks
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660839 | Conditional | 14 Sept 2026 | 0 | 312 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 | 363 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 |
| 2660484 | Conditional | 18 Jun 2026 | 0 | 263 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 |
| 2560879 | Conditional | 2 Jun 2026 | 0 | 485 m | the change of use of existing storage building on Mary Street at to an education and research facility including demolition of existing storage facility 736 sqm and replacement with two storey education and research facility 697 sqm including office space, computer workstations, learning spaces and associated WC and changing facilities, a new entrance to Mary Street and new signage to Mary street. Associated landscape works and improved public access to Fanning’s Castle from Mary Street are proposed with upgrading of existing Mary Street gates and boundary. The proposed building is within the curtilage of the National Monument No. 383 known as Fanning’s Castle and the following protected structures: 21513070 |
| 2561400 | Conditional | 29 May 2026 | 0 | 21 m | the construction of a single storey shed / garden room building at the rear of the property, and all ancillary site works |
| 2660319 | Conditional | 12 May 2026 | 0 | 482 m | the construction of a dormer window on the rear elevation and the conversion of the attic, together with all associated site works |
| 2560670 | Conditional | 12 May 2026 | 0 | 424 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 |
| 2560771 | Conditional | 1 May 2026 | 0 | 470 m | the construction of a mixed-use residential development at this site (c. 0.05766 ha) located on Michael Street, Limerick City. The proposed development, c. 2,178.3 sq. m., gross internal floor area (GIA), will consist of the following: 1. The demolition of the existing structure on site (c. 184 sq. m). 2. Construction of a seven-storey building comprising of: a. 22 no. apartment units (16 no. one-bed and 6 no. two-bed) across c. 1,247.3 sq. m. GIA; b. Commercial space at ground floor level c. 130.9 sq. m.; and c. Communal area including a communal room c. 109 sq. m 3. Provision of cycle parking and storage (c. 60.5 sq. m. GIA), bin storage, services areas, plant room, external and internal lighting and heating system. 4. The provision of foul and surface water drainage, attenuation, and green roof. 5. All other associated and ancillary site works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500913 | — | Granted | 22 Jun 2026 | 161 m |
| 500956 | — | Refused | 22 Jun 2026 | 280 m |
| 501218 | — | pending | 23 Apr 2026 | 383 m |
| 322696 | — | Refused | 8 Oct 2025 | 376 m |
| 320913 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 Apr 2025 | 473 m |
| 321176 | — | Granted with conditions | 4 Feb 2025 | 76 m |
| 320565 | — | Refused | 6 Dec 2024 | 417 m |
| 319784 | — | Granted with conditions | 8 Oct 2024 | 467 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
- 11 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 16 Oct 2026
- 11 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.