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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 21:04

Abbeyfeale

52.38417, -9.30154

Homes here mostly date from 1919–1945. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026. 68 homes approved 343 m away haven't started.

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

2planning files on this houselatest 202655 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 53–626open for comments nearbyclose 2 Nov–16 Nov68homes approved nearby, not startednearest 343 m · 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 55 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 1919–45, before planning permission was needed. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

Timeline from 1915: 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 1919–1945. 2 planning files on this house.19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of Abbeyfeale WestBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1919–1945 (census estimate)most built2026: 2661141 · elevational changes including, undecided2023: 211811 · existing external seating, approved2021: 1 file on Abbeyfeale West2022: 3 files on Abbeyfeale West2023: 1 file on Abbeyfeale West2024: 2 files on Abbeyfeale West7 files

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

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

  1. 2026
    2661141 · elevational changes including · no decision yet
    approved?started?signed off?
  2. 2023
    211811 · existing external seating · approved 2023 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
Yes
Protected or listed · a building in the national heritage inventory (21833011)
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

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.

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

abbeyfeale local area plan 2023 2029 · 15 Nov 2023 – 1 Nov 2029

Heritage inventoryOn this site public house

Not on this site: protected building, 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: Abbeyfeale (820 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings28school; house
Monuments3Church; Graveyard
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: 43 on the draft 2027 map; 39 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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
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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
Question 2

Could you extend?

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

Figure 2

Abbeyfeale West, file by file since 2021

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

7 planning files on Abbeyfeale West since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2022 · two-storey rear · approved · 221309No number · 2024 · first-floor · approved · 2460980Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21594No. 7 · 2022 · other work · approved · 228021No. 8 · 2023 · other work · approved · 238011No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460606New house in a side gardenNo number · 2022 · new house · approved · 221149
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

7 files with "Abbeyfeale West" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.

MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026

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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 55 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 55 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 55 days, middle half 53–62 (n=11)55 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off33% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated16 decided home extensions, 3 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    0 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed2 decided
    0 became permissions
    Approvals appealed2 decided
    1 reversed
    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 with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yet
    1. 1The Square, Abbeyfeale 2661175No decision yet · 20 m
    2. 2Pond Lane, Abbeyfeale 2661126No decision yet · 22 m
    3. 3The Square, Abbeyfeale 2661174No decision yet · 25 m
    4. 4' Little Neros', The Square 2661125No decision yet · 90 m
    5. 5Main Street, Abbeyfeale 2661124No decision yet · 162 m
    6. 6The Square, Abbeyfeale 2661141No decision yet · 0 m
    7. 7The Square, Abbeyfeale 2661030Approved with conditions · 80 m
    8. 8Saint Ita's Road 21594Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 343 m
    9. 90.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 78 m
    10. 101.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 83 m
    11. 110.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 145 m
    12. 120.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 192 m
    13. 130.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 223 m
    14. 144.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 234 m
    15. 15Pond Lane, Abbeyfeale 2561290No decision yet · 25 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 28 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    29 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 29 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 28 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 23 with no start notice found, 0 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT29: lodged → approved28: approved → approved1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal23: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off29 lodged29 lodged29 approved29 approved28 approved28 approved1 refused1 refused23 no start notice found23 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off

    Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.

    Measured29 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    7 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 2 Nov 2026.

    7 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-02 2661125: application received — (a) Remove existing shop front and install a traditional timber style shop front to existing building, (b) undertake ele; 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; 2026-11-02 2661124: application received — (a) Install a traditional timber style shop front to existing building, (b) elevational changes with all associated work; 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 2661174: application received — elevational changes to existing front façade of existing building including replacement of existing external doors and w; 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; 2026-11-19 2661030: CONDITIONAL — elevational changes to the front façade of the existing building with all associated workstoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2661125: application received — (a) Remove existing shop front and install a traditional timber style shop front to existing building, (b) undertake ele · 90 m away · 2026-11-022661126: application received — (A) Install a traditional style timber shop front to the existing building (B) elevational changes with all associated s · 22 m away · 2026-11-022661124: application received — (a) Install a traditional timber style shop front to existing building, (b) elevational changes with all associated work · 162 m 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 · 0 m away · 2026-11-032661174: application received — elevational changes to existing front façade of existing building including replacement of existing external doors and w · 25 m away · 2026-11-162661175: application received — replacement of front façade ground, first and second floor windows and repairs to existing shop front with associated wo · 20 m away · 2026-11-162661030: CONDITIONAL — elevational changes to the front façade of the existing building with all associated works · 80 m away · 2026-11-19
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20262 days left
      42661125 · application received — (a) Remove existing shop front and install a traditional timber style shop front to existing…
      €20 to the council · 90 m away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20262 days left
      22661126 · application received — (A) Install a traditional style timber shop front to the existing building (B) elevational…
      €20 to the council · 22 m away
    • Comments close 2 Nov 20262 days left
      52661124 · application received — (a) Install a traditional timber style shop front to existing building, (b) elevational changes…
      €20 to the council · 162 m away
    • Comments close 3 Nov 20263 days left
      62661141 · application received — elevational changes including replacement of existing external doors and windows to the front…
      €20 to the council · 0 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202616 days left
      32661174 · application received — elevational changes to existing front façade of existing building including replacement of…
      €20 to the council · 25 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202616 days left
      12661175 · application received — replacement of front façade ground, first and second floor windows and repairs to existing shop…
      €20 to the council · 20 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 19 Nov 202619 days left
      72661030 · CONDITIONAL — elevational changes to the front façade of the existing building with all associated works
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 80 m away

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

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    68 homes 343 m 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 homes343 m · 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 500 m

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 90.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 78 m
    • 101.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 83 m
    • 110.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 145 m
    • 120.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 192 m
    • 130.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 223 m
    • 144.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 234 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 235 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 243 m
    • 1.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 245 m
    • 4.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 269 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 7 a year; busiest 2025. 100% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 4, 2022: 4, 2023: 5, 2024: 5, 2025: 7, 2026: 405102021: 4 approved4’21*2022: 4 approved4’222023: 5 approved5’232024: 5 approved5’242025: 7 approved7’252026: 4 approved4’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 500 m 27 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 3 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • New Street, Abbeyfeale, Limerick · 15 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2561105 · 394 m
    • New Street, Abbeyfeale, Limerick · 5 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 26/60062 · 447 m
    • 8 Convent Street, Abbeyfeale, Limerick, V94 E167 · 19 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2561162 · 356 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 68 not started
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
    How busy is this area About as busy as most of Limerick City and County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here0
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here9
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    62% of homes built before 1971 (council 31%). 66% owner-occupied (council 65%).

    Homes built before 1971
    62% · council 31%
    Homes built since 2001
    3% · council 29%
    Owner-occupied
    66% · council 65%
    Rented
    24% · council 27%
    Children under 15
    10% · council 19%
    Aged 65 and over
    33% · council 16%
    Households with 2+ cars
    25% · council 41%
    Work mainly from home
    6% · council 10%
    This small area (154 people)Limerick City And

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 127001009

    Road noise
    70–74 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    496 m
    Abbeyfeale · 13, 14, 300 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    208 m
    Abbeyfeale B NS 1, 97 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Abbeyfeale B NS 1 · primary · 97 pupils · 208 m
    • ColáIste íDe Agus Iosaef · postprimary · 669 pupils · 477 m
    • Convent Of Mercy NS · primary · 110 pupils · 516 m

    Stops 4

    • Abbeyfeale · 13, 14, 300, 722 · 2/hour at peak · 496 m
    • Abbeyfeale · 13, 14, 271, 300, 722 · 1/hour at peak · 512 m
    • Abbeyfeale West · 14, 271 · 0/hour at peak · 757 m

    Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

    • Abbeyfeale B NS 1 · 208 m-1% pupils (97)
    • ColáIste íDe Agus Iosaef · 477 m-3.3% pupils (669)
    • Convent Of Mercy NS · 516 m+5.8% pupils (110)
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    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
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. Elevational changes including (2661141) awaits a decision: what is planned?
      Ask for: The application on the council's website.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. Existing external seating (211811): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. Application 20 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. Decision 80 m away can be appealed until 19 Nov 2026: appeal?
      Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
      Council
    5. Mapped at 70–74 dB from road traffic: will you hear it inside?
      Ask for: A visit at rush hour (and at night), and the windows' glazing specification.
      Visit at rush hour
    6. 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
    • 2 applications on this site; latest 2661141, no decision yet.
    • Zoned M2 (major town centre); heritage-listed; no vacant land tax.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 6 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
    • 68 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 68 at Saint Ita's Road.
    • Abbeyfeale (bus 13, 14) 496 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak.
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 70–74 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 66% owner-occupied (council 65%); 30% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1919–1945; 58% drive to work (council 60%); population up 3% since 2016.
    What the terms mean 9 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.
    • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
    • 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.
    Sources and licences 26
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    EPA strategic noise maps—CC BY 4.0—
    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 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.031 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
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public31 Oct 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher30 Oct 2026
    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
    dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0)—CC BY 4.0—
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 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 31 Oct 2026, 21:04 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.