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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 9 Oct 2026, 12:53

Main Street

52.40366, -8.78352

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2019.

See on the mapWatch this area
Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.

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
  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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2019.

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 1981–1990. 2 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of BallyagranBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2019: 19213 · extension, approved2018: 171221 · extension, approved2017: 1 file on Ballyagran2018: 1 file on Ballyagran2019: 2 files on Ballyagran2020: 2 files on Ballyagran2022: 1 file on Ballyagran2025: 3 files on Ballyagran10 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. 2019
    19213 · extension · approved 2019 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2018
    171221 · extension · approved 2018 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
  • 18 May 2020 · notice that building work was starting · owner opted out of official sign-off: no completion certificate expected
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, 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: Ballyagran (739 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings3presbytery/parochial/curate's house; Saint Michael's Catholic Church
Monuments5Ringfort - rath; R120414
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.
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:11open
constraints.niahCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
epa_leapCC-BY-4.05 Oct 2026, 23:09open
rzltCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 23:59open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open
constraints.smrCC-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: bcms, npad · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 06:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
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: 100% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 50%
100% · 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 · 8 nearby, 2,578 council-wide

Figure 3

Ballyagran, file by file since 2017

4 of 4 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 3.

10 planning files on Ballyagran since 2017, by kind and decision.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2017 · two-storey rear · approved · 171221No number · 2019 · rear · approved · 19213No number · 2025 · single-storey rear · approved · 25109No number · 2025 · side · approved · 2560548Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2020 · other work · approved · 20363No number · 2020 · other work · approved · 20812No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22680New house in a side gardenNo number · 2018 · new house · approved · 181033No. 7 · 2019 · new house · approved · 1911647No number · 2025 · new house · approved · 2561379
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

10 files with "Ballyagran" 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: npad, acp · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 01:41
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
    npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Main Street with 1 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseApproved
    1. 1Ballyagran, Kilmallock 2561379Approved with conditions · 321 m
    Figure 4

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 11 permissions since 2016, 2 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.

    11 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 11 approved, 0 refused. After appeals: 11 approved. Of those: 0 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 4 with no start notice found, 5 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT11: lodged → approved11: approved → approved4: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off5: approved → ran out11 lodged11 lodged11 approved11 approved11 approved11 approved4 no start notice found4 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off5 ran out5 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.

    Measured11 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 5

    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

      Figure 6

      Applications within 500 m, by year

      Between 1 and 3 a year; busiest 2020. 100% of decisions were approvals.

      2017: 1, 2018: 1, 2019: 2, 2020: 3, 2022: 1, 2025: 305102017: 1 approved1’17*2018: 1 approved1’182019: 2 approved2’192020: 3 approved3’202022: 1 approved1’222025: 3 approved3’25
      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 1 in the last 12 months

      See every application on the map

      • 1Ballyagran , Kilmallock , Co Limerick Approved with conditions
        construction of a new dwelling house, entrance walls, wastewater treatment system with percolation area and…
        256137917 Apr 20261 homes321 m
      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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 9 Oct 2026, 01:41
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
      acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
      Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
      1 no sign-off needed
      • ballyagran, kilmallock, Limerick · 18 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61379 · 380 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: bcms · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 06:04
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
      0
      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
      Here6
      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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
      SourceLicenceFetchedLink
      acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
      bcmsCC-BY-4.08 Oct 2026, 06:04open
      npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
      Question 5

      What's the area like?

      Figure 7

      This street block against the council

      67% owner-occupied (council 65%).

      Homes built before 1971
      35% · council 31%
      Homes built since 2001
      18% · council 29%
      Owner-occupied
      67% · council 65%
      Rented
      29% · council 27%
      Children under 15
      18% · council 19%
      Aged 65 and over
      21% · council 16%
      Households with 2+ cars
      44% · council 41%
      Work mainly from home
      4% · council 10%
      This small area (166 people)Limerick City And

      MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 127015002

      Nearest school
      149 m
      S N Beal Atha Grean, 109 pupils
      Schools, stops and the council

      Schools

      • S N Beal Atha Grean · primary · 109 pupils · 149 m

      Stops 0

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

        • S N Beal Atha Grean · 149 m+2.8% pupils (109)
        Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 4 Oct 2026, 23:41
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        schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
        npadCC-BY-4.09 Oct 2026, 01:41open
        consultpublic9 Oct 2026, 01:21open
        moderngovpublic9 Oct 2026, 01:22open
        lda_landsCC-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. Extension (19213) ran out unbuilt in 2024: built anyway?
          Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
          Seller · solicitor
        2. Extension (171221) ran out unbuilt in 2023: built anyway?
          Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
          Seller · solicitor
        3. 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
        Ballyagran
        Electoral division
        Ballyagran
        Electoral area
        Newcastle West
        Council
        Limerick City And County Council
        Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
        • 2 applications on this site; latest 19213, approved 2019, ran out unbuilt.
        • No vacant land tax.
        • Nothing nearby looks set to change.
        • No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
        • Here (2022 census): 67% owner-occupied (council 65%); 4% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1981–1990; 84% drive to work (council 60%); population up 2% since 2016.
        • The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
        • 1 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
        • 6 homes started within 1 km in 3 years (council middle 2).
        What the terms mean 6 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.
        • 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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        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 9 Oct 2026, 12:53 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.