Observation pack · Limerick City and County Council

Peppard's Lane , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick

existing works to the North Gable of my property, namely the demolition of existing gable end. I also wish to apply for Planning Permission to demolish my existing building and replace it with a proposed new house and to include all associated site works

Observations close 12 Nov 2026 6 days left

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

The application

Reference: 2661167 · 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: 114 m²
Site area: 202 m²
Received: 8 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: 2 Dec 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/2661167/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661167 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 12 Nov 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.	rathkeale local area plan 2023 2029	21 Feb 2023 → 1 Feb 2029
R2 Existing residential	Existing Residential: To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.	rathkeale local area plan 2023 2029	21 Feb 2023 → 1 Feb 2029

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 × 9
The Deel · house · house
Recorded monument × 1
R184985

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2661027	Conditional	30 Oct 2026	0	313 m	permission granted to retain the dwelling as constructed with the stone
2660743	Conditional	28 Sept 2026	1	327 m	construction of a residential dwelling, with entrance onto Deel Court Estate Road, connection to public services, and all associated site and ancillary works
2660646	Conditional	29 Jul 2026	0	34 m	the demolition of existing party wall to combine two existing properties into a single dwelling, the demolition of existing rear extensions and the construction of a two storey extension to the rear of the existing properties. Planning Permission is also being sought for the continuation of works already commenced along with the change of use of ground floor to one of the existing properties from retail to residential and all associated site works
2660647	Conditional	28 Jul 2026	1	108 m	erection of a proposed new bungalow dwelling and domestic shed with proposed new connections to mains water and public sewer and all associated site works
2660496	Refused	25 Jun 2026	3	397 m	the completion of works as previously granted under planning ref number 10/40 namely the construction of dwelling nos. 1, 10 & 11 the completion of internal roadways, road markings, signage and all other associated site works
2669	Refused	12 May 2026	1	0 m	unauthorised works to existing dwelling, namely the demolition of gable to the existing dwelling for which there is no record of permission/permission for the demolition of the existing dwelling and for the construction of a new replacement dwelling house with all associated site works
2660255	Conditional	30 Apr 2026	0	334 m	the construction of a pedestrian entrance to the existing boundary wall and all associated site works
2660082	Conditional	24 Mar 2026	1	389 m	a change of house type from that previously approved under planning application reference 24/61057

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
321907	—	Refused	3 Jun 2025	64 m
321686	—	Granted with conditions	8 Apr 2025	281 m
321388	—	Refused	27 Mar 2025	171 m
321351	—	Invalid	2 Dec 2024	171 m
321098	—	Granted	15 Nov 2024	95 m
319801	—	Granted with conditions	12 Nov 2024	39 m
317869	—	Refused	9 Jul 2024	378 m
316337	—	Granted with conditions	22 Apr 2024	90 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 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 12 Nov 2026
8 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Limerick City and County Council before relying on it.