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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 15 Oct 2026, 23:55

Kilmallock

52.39498, -8.57782

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s.

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

50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–540open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

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 50 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 houseAll of GortboyBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2017: 1 file on Gortboy2019: 1 file on Gortboy2020: 1 file on Gortboy2025: 2 files on Gortboy2026: 1 file on Gortboy6 files

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
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
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.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings5house; Gortboy House
Monuments14Earthwork; Bawn
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 13 on the draft 2027 map; 13 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 12 Oct 2026, 00:14
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:18open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
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: 60% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site5 decided · more info asked 60%
60% · council 92%
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 · 5 nearby, 2,578 council-wide

Figure 3

Gortboy, file by file since 2017

1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.

6 planning files on Gortboy since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo. 18 · 2020 · other extension · approved · 20507Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2017 · other work · approved · 17926No number · 2019 · other work · approved · 19879No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 25350No number · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560173No. 1 · 2026 · other work · approved · 26150New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

6 files with "Gortboy" 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 · 2017–2026

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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 84 days.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; If more info asked (1 in 2): 134 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 50 days, middle half 49–54 (n=10)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 2)With further information: median 134 days (n=8)134 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksSigned off50% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated18 decided home extensions, 6 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    0 of 3 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Approvals appealed3 decided
    0 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 Kilmallock with 10 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 13.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 18 m
    2. 21.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 90 m
    3. 31.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 94 m
    4. 40.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 162 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 200 m
    6. 60.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 215 m
    7. 7Ash Hill, Kilmallock 2660969No decision yet · 228 m
    8. 8New Road, Gortboy 25350Approved with conditions · 268 m
    9. 9Emmet Street, Kilmallock 2660486Approved with conditions · 366 m
    10. 10No. 1 Gortboy, Kilmallock 26150Approved with conditions · 420 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 14 permissions since 2016, 4 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate.

    14 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 14 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 14 approved. Of those: 1 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 2 started, 7 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT14: lodged → approved14: approved → approved7: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → started, not signed off1: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out14 lodged14 lodged14 approved14 approved14 approved14 approved7 no start notice found7 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out2 started, not signed off2 started, not signed off1 signed off1 signed off3 ran out3 ran out

    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.

    Measured14 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.

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

      Sites that could change 10 within 500 m

      Empty land zoned for homes 10

      • 13.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 18 m
      • 21.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 90 m
      • 31.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 94 m
      • 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 162 m
      • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 200 m
      • 60.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 215 m
      • 3.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 267 m
      • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 279 m
      • 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 380 m
      • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
      Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 23:08open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
      Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.012 Oct 2026, 00:14open
      Figure 8

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2024. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 2, 2018: 1, 2019: 1, 2020: 1, 2022: 1, 2023: 1, 2024: 3, 2025: 2, 2026: 205102017: 2 approved2’17*2018: 1 approved1’182019: 1 approved1’192020: 1 approved1’202022: 1 approved1’222023: 1 approved1’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 2 approved2’252026: 2 approved2’26*
      ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

      2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

      Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

      Every application within 500 m 4 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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 not signed off
      • Ash Hill,, Kilmallock, Limerick, V35 · 6 Apr 2026 · 28 homes · start notice not signed off · 24/60788 · 274 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 15 Oct 2026, 00:44
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
      Homes coming 0 not started
      • Ash Hill · 42 homes · building started · 279 m
      • Gortboy · 33 homes · building started · 169 m
      How we work this out
      Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
      Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

      Named places estate, developments, inspections

      Crèches and schools inspected

      NameLatest inspectionDistance
      Boro Buddies Preschool · Crèche3 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 699 m
      Castle Kids Creche · Crèche5 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 699 m
      Herberstown Community Childcare · Crèche16 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 699 m
      Kilmallock Community Childcare Services Limited by Guarantee T/A Abbey Kids · Crèche9 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 699 m
      Mol An Oige Pre- school · Crèche30 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 699 m
      Dromin & Athlacca Community Childcare Ltd · Crèche4 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 699 m
      Caherelly Kids · Crèche11 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 699 m
      Bizzi Kids Limited · Crèche4 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 699 m
      How we work this out
      Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
      Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 23:20
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      Tusla early years registerPublic register14 Oct 2026, 23:20open
      How busy is this area Busier than most of Limerick City and County Council.
      Homes approved
      Here70
      Council middle0
      Homes started
      Here37
      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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.09 Oct 2026, 23:03open
      Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 00:44open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 9

      This street block against the council

      57% owner-occupied (council 65%).

      Homes built before 1971
      27% · council 31%
      Homes built since 2001
      55% · council 29%
      Owner-occupied
      57% · council 65%
      Rented
      28% · council 27%
      Children under 15
      24% · council 19%
      Aged 65 and over
      12% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      41% · council 41%
      Work mainly from home
      7% · council 10%
      This small area (315 people)Limerick City And

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 127094004

      Bus
      543 m
      Kilmallock · 327, 329
      Nearest school
      782 m
      Scoil MocheallóG, 281 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • Scoil MocheallóG · primary · 281 pupils · 782 m

      Stops 2

      • Kilmallock · 327, 329 · 0/hour at peak · 543 m
      • Kilmallock · 327, 329 · 1/hour at peak · 551 m

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

      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 15 Oct 2026, 02:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026, 23:43open
      Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
      National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.015 Oct 2026, 02:04open
      Council consultation portalsPublic15 Oct 2026, 01:32open
      Council meetings (ModernGov)Public15 Oct 2026, 01:32open
      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. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
        Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
        Solicitor
      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
      Gortboy
      Electoral division
      Kilmallock
      Electoral area
      Cappamore-Kilmallock
      Council
      Limerick City And County Council
      Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
      • On the vacant land tax map.
      • 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
      • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Kilmallock, 543 m away (8 a day).
      • Here (2022 census): 57% owner-occupied (council 65%); 10% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 68% drive to work (council 60%).
      • The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
      • Homes started within 1 km: 29 in the last year, 0 three years before.
      • 4 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
      • Scoil Mocheallóg, 782 m away: a pitch or play area refused (2024).
      What the terms mean 5 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.
      • 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 4.09 Oct 2026
      data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.014 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)Public15 Oct 2026
      www2.courts.ie—© the publisher15 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 4.012 Oct 2026
      transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
      lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
      meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public15 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.015 Oct 2026
      services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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      tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register14 Oct 2026
      services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.011 Oct 2026
      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 15 Oct 2026, 23:55 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.