Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council

Bridge Street , Newcastle West , Co. Limerick.

the demolition of an existing two-storey extension to the rear of an existing building known as Bridge Street Flowers, together with alterations and extensions to the existing building. The development will incorporate a change of use of the existing retail unit at ground floor level and adjoining private residential accommodation at first and second floor levels to form a third apartment block, providing 6 no. apartments, increasing the overall development to 15 no. apartments, the installation of an interim pre-treatment wastewater tank prior to discharge to the main sewage network. The development also includes revision of the site boundary and relocation of bicycle and bin storage areas previously permitted under Planning Reference 23/60378, together with all associated site works, at Bridge Street, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick. The property is located within an Architectural Conservation Area

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 14 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2661101 · 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: 670 m²
Received: 21 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due: 15 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/2661101/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661101 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 27 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	Town Centre: To provide for the development and enhancement of town/village centre core uses including a mix of retail, residential, commercial, civic and other uses.	LI-004:LAP:newcastle-west-local-area-plan-2023-2029	25 Jan 2024 → 1 Jan 2030

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-004:LAP:newcastle-west-local-area-plan-2023-2029 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
LIMERICK LI-004:LAP:newcastle-west-local-area-plan-2023-2029	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 14
house · house · house
Recorded monument × 3
Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castle · Church · R184989

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
2561350	Conditional	9 Sept 2026	239 m	the demolition of the rear extension, shed and out building and the construction of a two storey rear extension and a single storey bin, bicycle and general store building in the back garden and all ancillary site works
2660017	Conditional	26 Aug 2026	326 m	the demolition of the existing rear extension, outbuilding and shed and Planning Permission for the construction of a new rear extension along with all associated site works
2561074	Conditional	30 Jul 2026	15 m	the sub-division and change of use of existing 4 bed house to a coffee shop at ground floor level and a 2 bed apartment at ground and first floor level. Including provision of a balcony to the apartment on the first floor. Including elevational changes to include a new roof, new windows, a new front door to apartment and a new shop front to coffee shop and all associated site works at North Quay, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick. (This is a Protected Structure RPS Reg. No. 1495)
2660491	Conditional	23 Jun 2026	498 m	(A) Demolition existing foyer /reception area serving existing building. (b) Relocate existing prefabricated storage shed on site (C) Construct new extensions to existing building consisting of a new replacement foyer/reception area and a rear extension to extend existing meeting room with all associated site works
2660497	Conditional	16 Jun 2026	280 m	the demolition of existing rear extensions and replace with new rear extension and all associated site works with existing connections to all public services
2660209	Conditional	15 Jun 2026	196 m	demolition of the existing 2 storey dwelling on the eastern side of Dooley’s Supervalu Supermarket and to construct a new 2 storey building consisting of 1 No. Cafe Unit at ground floor level, 1 No. 4 bedroom apartment at first floor level, shopfront with signage on the South Eastern Elevation, bin storage area on the North Western Elevation and associated site works
2660440	Conditional	10 Jun 2026	265 m	construction of a single and two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house and all ancillary site works
25387	Conditional	26 Feb 2026	266 m	an existing rear extension and permission for the construction of a first floor rear extension and all ancillary site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
316199	—	Refused	22 Mar 2024	192 m
316382	—	Other	6 Sept 2023	349 m
316946	—	Other	6 Sept 2023	263 m
316986	—	Other	6 Sept 2023	263 m
312509	—	Other	6 Sept 2022	295 m
311443	—	Granted with conditions	3 May 2022	209 m
311710	—	Granted with conditions	28 Feb 2022	217 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

21 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026
21 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Limerick City and County Council before relying on it.