Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 22:13
L1203, Rathkeale
52.52484, -8.93356
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022. 1 application nearby open for comments.
Not held yet for Limerick City and County Council: council consultations.
1planning file on this houselatest 202253 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 51–551open for comments nearbyclose 12 Nov
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202222261 · new house · approved 2022 · started, no sign-off neededapprovedstartedsigned off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
Yes
Protected or listed · inside the zone around a recorded monument (LI029-031011-)
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says
Existing Residential: To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
rathkeale local area plan 2023 2029 · 21 Feb 2023 – 1 Feb 2029
Monument zoneOn this site Graveyard, Abbeylands; Religious house - Augustinian canons, Abbeylands
Not on this site: protected building, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Anglo Beef Processors Ireland t/a ABP Rathkeale (906 m)
Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 25 | Central Cinema; house |
| Monuments | 5 | Standing stone; Religious house - Augustinian canons |
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: 49 on the draft 2027 map; 49 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, SMR zones of notification, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| SMR zones of notification | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:21 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 70% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
New house in a garden or site23 decided · more info asked 52%
70% · 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 · 23 nearby, 1,581 council-wide
Rathkeale, file by file since 2021
14 of 18 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 15 of 22.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
92 files with "Rathkeale" 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 · 1 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 1 in the last 12 months
- 2561270 · new house · refused 6 Feb 2026 · 61 m
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: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 2 is asked for more information, which adds about 108 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated24 decided home extensions, 3 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
4 of 12 appealed refusals became permissions.
Refusals appealed12 decided
4 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
What's changing around you?
- 1Peppard's Lane, Rathkeale 2661167
- 2Chapel Lane, Rathkeale 2561270
- 30.8 ha zoned for homes
- 41.1 ha zoned for homes
- 50.8 ha zoned for homes
- 60.9 ha zoned for homes
- 71.6 ha zoned for homes
- 80.7 ha zoned for homes
- 9Upper Main St, Rathkeale 2660646
- 10Pound Lane, Rathkeale 2660647
- 11Newline, Rathkeale 2661027
- 12adjacent to Deel Court, Rathkeale 2660743
- 13Main St, Englishtenemants 2561216
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 58 permissions since 2016, 12 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-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.
Measured82 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 12 Nov 2026.
Comments close
- Comments close 12 Nov 202612 days left12661167 · application received — existing works to the North Gable of my property, namely the demolition of existing gable end. I…€20 to the council · 167 m away
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
- 30.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 19 m
- 41.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 28 m
- 50.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 80 m
- 60.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 102 m
- 71.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 134 m
- 80.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 148 m
- 2.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 153 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 154 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 159 m
- 1.2 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 9 and 20 a year; busiest 2022. 66% of decisions were approvals.
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
- 1Peppard's Lane , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick comments close 12 Nov 2026existing works to the North Gable of my property, namely the demolition of existing gable end. I also wish to…
Every application within 500 m 10 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 11Newline , Rathkeale , Co Limerick No decision yetalterations to the existing dwelling house previously granted under Ref. No. 13/261, comprising changes to…
- Off existing Public Car Park , in the English tenements area located to the south main street , Rathkeale Co. Limerick. Withdrawn or not validvehicular entrance with permission to relocate the entrance northwards and permission for the construction of…
- 12adjacent to Deel Court , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick. Approved with conditionsconstruction of a residential dwelling, with entrance onto Deel Court Estate Road, connection to public…
- 9Upper Main St , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick Approved with conditionsthe demolition of existing party wall to combine two existing properties into a single dwelling, the…
- 10Pound Lane , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick Approved with conditionserection of a proposed new bungalow dwelling and domestic shed with proposed new connections to mains water…
- Peppards Lane , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick. Refusedunauthorised works to existing dwelling, namely the demolition of gable to the existing dwelling for which…
- 2Chapel Lane , Rathkeale , Co. Limerick. Refusedthe construction of 2 no. detached two storey houses, connection to public foul sewer and all associated site…
- The Roundhouse , Main Street , Rathkeale Co. Limerick. Withdrawn or not validthe change of use of existing ground floor public house to residential area to be used in association with…
- 13Main St , Englishtenemants , Rathkeale Co. Limerick. Approved with conditionsthe demolition of the corrugated iron covered barrel roofed auditorium that has fallen into disrepair and the…
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| St Anne's Montessori · Crèche | 6 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 376 m |
| The Beehive Play Learn Grow Ltd. · Crèche | 9 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 393 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.
How busy is this area About as busy as most of Limerick City and County Council.
Homes approved
Here0
Council middle0
Homes started
Here12
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 02:56 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
62% owner-occupied (council 65%).
Homes built before 1971
22% · council 31%
Homes built since 2001
30% · council 29%
Owner-occupied
62% · council 65%
Rented
30% · council 27%
Children under 15
20% · council 19%
Aged 65 and over
19% · council 16%
Households with 2+ cars
23% · council 41%
Work mainly from home
3% · council 10%
This small area (535 people)Limerick City And
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 127123002
Road noise
55–59 dB
day–night average (EPA 2022)
Bus
689 m
Rathkeale · 13, 14, 321
Nearest school
391 m
Scoil Naomh Iosef, 86 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Scoil Naomh Iosef · primary · 86 pupils · 391 m
- Scoil Aine Naofa · primary · 224 pupils · 427 m
- Colaiste na Trocaire (Mercy Community College) · postprimary · 537 pupils · 545 m
Stops 2
- Rathkeale · 13, 14, 321 · 0/hour at peak · 689 m
- Rathkeale · 13, 14, 321 · 1/hour at peak · 711 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Scoil Naomh Iosef · 391 m-3.4% pupils (86)
- Scoil Aine Naofa · 426 m0% pupils (224)
- Colaiste na Trocaire (Mercy Community College) · 545 m+0.8% pupils (537)
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026, 05:04 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 01:06 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 31 Oct 2026, 02:21 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC 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 maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- New house (22261) built without official sign-off: built properly?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Application 167 m away open for comments until 12 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Rathkeale
- Electoral division
- Rathkeale Urban
- Electoral area
- Adare-Rathkeale
- Council
- Limerick City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 application on this site; latest 22261, approved 2022, started, no sign-off needed.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); monument zone; on the vacant land tax map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 12 Nov 2026.
- 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest a new house (2026).
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Rathkeale, 689 m away (12 a day).
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 62% owner-occupied (council 65%); 39% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 55% drive to work (council 60%); population up 3% since 2016.
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.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- 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 28
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR zones) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 30 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 31 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 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 31 Oct 2026, 22:13 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.