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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 28 Oct 2026, 02:23

Abbeyfeale ED, The Municipal District of Newcastle West, County Limerick, Munster, Éire / Ireland

52.36702, -9.30418

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 68 homes approved 1.7 km away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Limerick City and County Council: council consultations.

54 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 52–554open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–16 Nov68homes approved nearby, not startednearest 1.7 km · 21594

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 54 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 2001–2010.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Boher Ash Pig Breeders Limited (770 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings4Reverend William Casey Monument; public house
Monuments15Ringfort - rath; Children's burial ground
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 37 on the draft 2027 map; 37 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

A new house in a garden is harder: 89% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site9 decided · more info asked 33%
89% · council 91%
Approved nearbyLimerick City And overall

Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.

CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 9 nearby, 1,576 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:49
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 54 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 54 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 54 days, middle half 52–55 (n=10)54 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off100% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated12 decided home extensions, 1 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    0 became permissions
    Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other

    Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.

    CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Abbeyfeale ED, The Municipal District of Newcastle West, County Limerick, Munster, Éire / Ireland with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1The Square, Abbeyfeale 2661141No decision yet · 1.9 km
    2. 2Pond Lane, Abbeyfeale 2661126No decision yet · 1.9 km
    3. 3The Square, Abbeyfeale 2661175No decision yet · 1.9 km
    4. 4The Square, Abbeyfeale 2661174No decision yet · 1.9 km
    5. 5The Square, Abbeyfeale 2661030Approved with conditions · 2.0 km
    6. 6Saint Ita's Road 21594Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 1.7 km
    7. 70.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 696 m
    8. 81.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 730 m
    9. 90.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 774 m
    10. 100.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 803 m
    11. 110.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 821 m
    12. 121.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 837 m
    13. 13Killarney Road, Abbeyfeale West 2660504No decision yet · 762 m
    14. 14Abbeyfeale East, Abbeyfeale 2660447Approved with conditions · 956 m
    15. 15Abbeyfeale West, Abbeyfeale 2660858No decision yet · 964 m
    Figure 5

    The next 30 days

    5 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

    5 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 2661126: application received — (A) Install a traditional style timber shop front to the existing building (B) elevational changes with all associated s; 2026-11-03 2661141: application received — elevational changes including replacement of existing external doors and windows to the front and side facades of the Ce; 2026-11-16 2661175: application received — replacement of front façade ground, first and second floor windows and repairs to existing shop front with associated wo; 2026-11-16 2661174: application received — elevational changes to existing front façade of existing building including replacement of existing external doors and w; 2026-11-19 2661030: CONDITIONAL — elevational changes to the front façade of the existing building with all associated workstoday2 Nov7 Nov12 Nov17 Nov22 Nov27 Nov2661126: application received — (A) Install a traditional style timber shop front to the existing building (B) elevational changes with all associated s · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-022661141: application received — elevational changes including replacement of existing external doors and windows to the front and side facades of the Ce · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-032661175: application received — replacement of front façade ground, first and second floor windows and repairs to existing shop front with associated wo · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-162661174: application received — elevational changes to existing front façade of existing building including replacement of existing external doors and w · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-162661030: CONDITIONAL — elevational changes to the front façade of the existing building with all associated works · 2 km away · 2026-11-19
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20265 days left
      22661126 · application received — (A) Install a traditional style timber shop front to the existing building (B) elevational…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 3 Nov 20266 days left
      12661141 · application received — elevational changes including replacement of existing external doors and windows to the front…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202619 days left
      32661175 · application received — replacement of front façade ground, first and second floor windows and repairs to existing shop…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202619 days left
      42661174 · application received — elevational changes to existing front façade of existing building including replacement of…
      €20 to the council · 1.9 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202622 days left
      52661030 · CONDITIONAL — elevational changes to the front façade of the existing building with all associated works
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 2.0 km away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 6

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    68 homes 1.7 km away were approved Mar 2022 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2027.

    Saint Ita's Road · 68 homes: 68 homes approved, not started; runs out Sep 20272022202320242025202620272028Saint Ita's Road · 68 homes1.7 km · 2159468 homes approved, not started; runs out Sep 202768 homes approved, not started; runs out Sep 2027today

    Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

    Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

    Sites that could change 11 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 70.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 696 m
    • 81.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 730 m
    • 90.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 774 m
    • 100.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 803 m
    • 110.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 821 m
    • 121.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 837 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 869 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 910 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 911 m
    • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 931 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    • 2Pond Lane , Abbeyfeale , Co. Limerick comments close 2 Nov 2026
      (A) Install a traditional style timber shop front to the existing building (B) elevational changes with all…
      266112626 Sept 20261.9 km
    • 1The Square , Abbeyfeale , Co. Limerick comments close 3 Nov 2026
      elevational changes including replacement of existing external doors and windows to the front and side…
      266114129 Sept 20261.9 km
    • 3The Square , Abbeyfeale , Co. Limerick comments close 16 Nov 2026
      replacement of front façade ground, first and second floor windows and repairs to existing shop front with…
      266117510 Oct 20261.9 km
    • 4The Square , Abbeyfeale , Co. Limerick comments close 16 Nov 2026
      elevational changes to existing front façade of existing building including replacement of existing external…
      266117410 Oct 20261.9 km
    Every application within 2.0 km 21 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    How we work this out
    Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    2 no sign-off needed
    • Abbeyfeale East, Abbeyfeale, Limerick · 1 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560769 · 979 m
    • Kilkinlea Upper, Abbeyfeale, Limerick · 27 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 211206 · 372 m
    How we work this out
    Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
    Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    Homes coming 68 not started
    • 6Saint Ita's Road · 68 homes · runs out soon · runs out 5 Sept 2027 · 1.7 km
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Limerick City and County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here2
    Council middle2
    How we work this out
    Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 02:21
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.028 Oct 2026, 01:49open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 7

    This street block against the council

    87% owner-occupied (council 65%).

    Homes built before 1971
    23% · council 31%
    Homes built since 2001
    39% · council 29%
    Owner-occupied
    87% · council 65%
    Rented
    7% · council 27%
    Children under 15
    20% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    18% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    53% · council 41%
    Work mainly from home
    17% · council 10%
    This small area (172 people)Limerick City And

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 127001002

    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    None nearby.

      Stops 2

        Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 02:10
        SourceLicenceFetchedLink
        Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
        Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
        Council consultation portalsPublic28 Oct 2026, 00:59open
        Council meetings (ModernGov)Public28 Oct 2026, 02:10open
        Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
        cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
        National Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.0——
        Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
        dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0——
        EPA strategic noise mapsCC BY 4.0——
        Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
        Question 6

        What to ask, and who

        1. Application 1.9 km away open for comments until 3 Nov 2026: comment?
          Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
          Council
        2. Any work done without planning permission?
          Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
          Seller · solicitor
        Reference

        Where this is, the terms, the sources

        Townland
        Abbeyfeale West
        Electoral division
        Abbeyfeale
        Electoral area
        Newcastle West
        Council
        Limerick City And County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • No vacant land tax.
        • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
        • 4 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 3 Nov 2026.
        • 68 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 68 at Saint Ita's Road.
        • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
        • Here (2022 census): 87% owner-occupied (council 65%); 11% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 65% drive to work (council 60%); population up 3% since 2016.
        • The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
        • 21 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 88% approved (council 89%); 19% for work already built (council 20%).
        What the terms mean 8 terms
        • Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
        • Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
        • Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
        • Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
        • Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
        • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
        • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
        • What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
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        Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
        Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
        National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
        services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.023 Oct 2026
        data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.028 Oct 2026
        data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
        services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
        services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
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        www2.courts.ie—© the publisher27 Oct 2026
        cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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        transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
        lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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        Measured
        counted from a public register
        Calculated
        a rate or median we worked out from those counts
        Our classification
        we sorted it by reading each description
        Estimate
        inferred from another source (census, map data)
        Rule summary
        the law, simplified: check before relying on it
        How we work this out
        Generated 28 Oct 2026, 02:23 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.