Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council
The Old Girls' School , Baunacloka , Mungret Co. Limerick.
the change of use from a childcare facility to a single dwelling, minor internal alterations and all associated works. The school is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref. No 1653)
Observations close 30 Oct 2026 6 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 19 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661117 · 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
- 1
- Floor area
- 403 m²
- Site area
- 2,424 m²
- Received
- 25 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
- Decision due
- 19 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/2661117/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661117at 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 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G5 Open space and amenity | Open Space and Recreation: To protect, provide for and improve open space, active and passive recreational amenities. | limerick development plan 2022 2028 | 29 Jul 2022 → 1 Jun 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity. | 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 City and County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick City and County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- NIAH-recorded building × 2school · Mungret College
- Recorded monument × 1R180645
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267023 | Conditional | 17 Apr 2026 | 0 | 129 m | modification of planning permission reg. ref. 06/1577 as extended by reg. ref. 12/7132 and reg. ref. 18/7001 with the provision of 29 no. residential units consisting of (i)13 no. two storey, 3 bedroom terraced houses, (ii)3 no. two storey, 3 bed semi-detached houses, (iii)1 no. two storey, four bed semi-detached house, (iv)12 no. two bed apartments within 2 no. two storey blocks and associated bicycle shelter an refuse area, (v)relocation and reconfiguration of a creche(363 sqm) with associated set-down and play areas, (vi)landscaping, site services, carparking and all associated development and site works. The 29 no. residential units and creche replace the permitted 24 no. apartments and creche(930 sqm). Original Planning Ref. No. 20/467 |
| 267014 | Conditional | 19 Mar 2026 | 0 | 482 m | a 5 year permission for the construction of 384no. residential units (202no. houses, 182no. apartments), creche and associated site works. Original Planning Ref. No. 22/313124 |
| 257026 | Conditional | 26 Nov 2025 | 0 | 21 m | Extension of Duration for Planning Ref. 24/60017: modifications to the permitted scheme under Reg. Ref. 20/1115. Modifications consist of: replace Blocks 2, 3 and 4 with 19no. 3-bed and 2no. 4-bed houses; reconfiguration of permitted houses (1-20) including change of house types to now include 17no. 3-bed and 3no. 4-bed houses; adjustments to parking and landscaping; all associated development and site works. No changes are proposed to the permitted entrance, Block 1 apartment block, the creche and associated areas. The modification results in a total of 69 units on the wider site as permitted under ref. no. 20/1115 |
| 257025 | Conditional | 26 Nov 2025 | 0 | 22 m | Extension of Duration for Planning ref. 20/1115: construction on SITE 2 of 96no. residential units: 1no. 4 bedroom detached unit, 2no. 4 bedroom semi-detached units, 2no. 3 bedroom semi-detached units, 14no. 3 bedroom terraced units, 3no. 2 bedroom terraced units, 4no. 3 bedroom apartments, 19no. 2 bedroom apartments, 1 no. 1 bed apartments, 2no. 3 bed duplex apartments, 48no. 2 bed duplex apartments. Provision of Creche and Community Building including external play area(Gross Floor Area - 787 sq.m, Creche 610 sq.m & Community Building 177 sq.m). Provision of shared communal and private open space, car parking, bicycle parking store(64 sq.m) and racks, bin storage, vehicular and pedestrian access, public lighting, site landscaping, services, signage, ESB substation and all associated site development works. Development to include access onto the Mungret Road(R859). The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement |
| 2460868 | Conditional | 25 Mar 2025 | 9 | 492 m | the demolition of sheds and offices and the construction of 9 dwellings including roads, services and associated works. The development is within the curtilage of Mount Mungret a protected structure RPS no. 1663 |
| 2460704 | Conditional | 20 Feb 2025 | 0 | 400 m | the modification to the permitted development under Planning Ref: 21/1217 and Appeal Ref: ABP-314355-22 to provide for an addition of 18 No. residential units, which is to consist of: the construction of an additional 2 No. storeys on the permitted 4-storey [16 No. 2-bed units] apartment block permitted, to provide for a 5-Storey [20 No. 2-bed units] apartment block providing an additional 4 No. units; the construction of 10 No. additional two-storey, 2-bed dwellings; alteration to the locations of permitted units No. 47-50; Provision of 4 No. foul water connections to the site boundary to facilitate the future connection of the 4 No. existing dwellings to the west of the public foul drainage system; modifications to permitted road layout; the development of associated car parking and all ancillary drainage, landscape, boundary and site development works |
| 2461257 | Conditional | 14 Feb 2025 | 0 | 257 m | a single storey extension to the side of the dwelling house and all ancillary site works |
| 2460578 | Conditional | 8 Oct 2024 | 7 | 334 m | the construction of a two storey crèche (587 sqm) to accommodate 102 no. children and to replace the crèche (320 sqm) permitted under Planning Ref: 16/1196, Appeal Ref: PL91.249186, which was to accommodate 38 no. children, the construction 7 no. dwellings, which were omitted under Condition No. 3 of Planning Ref: 21/1217 and Appeal Ref: ABP-314355-22, and which will result in the removal of said condition, the development of associated car parking and all ancillary drainage, landscape, boundary and site development works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322101 | — | Withdrawn | 31 Mar 2025 | 400 m |
| 316407 | — | Other | 6 Sept 2023 | 268 m |
| 314356 | — | Granted with conditions | 28 Jul 2023 | 428 m |
| 314355 | — | pending | 15 Aug 2022 | 314 m |
| 313124 | — | Granted with conditions | 30 Jun 2022 | 482 m |
| 312322 | — | Invalid | 21 Dec 2021 | 355 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
- 25 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 30 Oct 2026
- 25 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.