Unit 2 Blackberry Business Park , Dock Road , Limerick
the construction of a ground and first floor extension to the existing office/workshop building at Unit 2, construction of a first floor office area to the existing building together with all associated incidental and ancillary works, and Retention Permission for the change of use of the previously permitted retail warehousing use of the ground floor of Unit 2 to its current use as office space
The application
- Reference
- 2661092 · 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
- 5,864 m²
- Received
- 18 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- 12 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/2661092/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661092at 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 23 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | Enterprise and Employment: To provide for and improve general enterprise, employment, business and commercial activities. | LI-003:DP:limerick-development-plan-2022-2028 | 29 Jul 2022 → 1 Jun 2028 |
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | Enterprise and Employment: To provide for and improve general enterprise, employment, business and commercial activities. | LI-003:DP:limerick-development-plan-2022-2028 | 29 Jul 2022 → 1 Jun 2028 |
| P1 Rural | Agriculture: To protect and improve rural amenity and provide for the development of agricultural uses. | 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.
Sources: LIMERICK LI-003:DP:limerick-development-plan-2022-2028, LIMERICK LI-003:DP:limerick-development-plan-2022-2028, 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 |
| LIMERICK LI-003:DP:limerick-development-plan-2022-2028 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660693 | Conditional | 25 Sept 2026 | 0 | 0 m | the change of use of the previously permitted retail warehouse (Planning Permission 02/1288 refers) to current use as a commercial and personal training gym facility, the addition of a glazed porch to the north-eastern elevation, the provision of a first floor, together with all associated incidental and ancillary works |
| 2660493 | Conditional | 23 Jun 2026 | 0 | 145 m | a new metal garage door to existing building |
| 2461092 | Conditional | 21 Nov 2025 | 0 | 425 m | 1. Demolition of existing unoccupied industrial buildings and associated site works, along with site clearance. 2. Construction of new light industrial warehousing building to include ancillary offices, staff area and circulation space. 3. Access provision with new entrance and exit arrangements, off N69 & R510. 4. The development also includes infrastructural works to accommodate development to include: footpaths, parking, public lighting, signage, solar panels to roof, landscaping, internal fencing, electric car charging points, storm water runoff petrol interceptors and attenuation system, connection to public foul sewer & drainage, and underground storage tanks for fire-fighting purposes. 5. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application |
| 2461255 | Conditional | 24 Jun 2025 | 0 | 123 m | a) Extension to the existing building to an accommodate additional CVRT Test Lane for Heavy Commercial Vehicles, b) alterations to existing building to include 2 no. new vehicular exits in South West (rear) elevation and c) relocation of existing car wash area to new location within existing yard and all associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) is submitted with this application |
| 2460452 | Conditional | 17 Sept 2024 | 0 | 453 m | a change of use of the dwelling to a community dwelling to provide care, the construction of an extension to the side of the community dwelling to provide an independent living unit and care and all associated site works. |
| 2360697 | Conditional | 10 May 2024 | 0 | 225 m | for changes to the front facade including material changes, changes to the windows, addition of new signage and all necessary ancillary works to Unit 2, Riverside Retail Park, Ballykeeffe, Dock Road, Co. Limerick. Also, permission for retention of the existing signage to the front facade, external free standing signage including flag poles within the forecourt of the retail park, as well as retention of the use of Unit 2 as a showroom. |
| 247 | Conditional | 28 Mar 2024 | 0 | 429 m | c.440m2(c.100kWp) of roof mounted solar PV panels and all ancillary site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324584 | — | pending | 19 Aug 2026 | 159 m |
| 501637 | — | open | 1 Jul 2026 | 145 m |
| 312559 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Sept 2022 | 315 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
- 18 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 23 Oct 2026
- 18 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Limerick City and County Council before relying on it.