Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 9 Oct 2026, 10:54
Ballinacurra A ED
52.64747, -8.65166
Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 233 homes approved 244 m away haven't started.
Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=195 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–551open for comments nearbyclose 19 Oct359homes approved nearby, not startednearest 123 m · 211222
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 52 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
- 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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 10 Oct 2017 · notice that building work was starting · signed off as finished apr 2019
On this site
R1
Zoning · New residential
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR1 · New residential
What it says
New Residential: To provide for new residential development in tandem with the provision of social and physical infrastructure.
Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.
limerick development plan 2022 2028 · 29 Jul 2022 – 1 Jun 2028
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: J.H. Roche and Sons Limited (570 m)
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 1 | Ballinacurra House |
| Monuments | 2 | Castle - unclassified; R188467 |
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: 14 on the draft 2027 map; 14 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, epa_leap, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| epa_leap | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| constraints.smr | 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.
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 83% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
Single-storey rear38 decided · more info asked 32%
95% · council 98%
Two-storey rear13 decided · more info asked 38%
92% · council 99%
Attic or dormer28 decided · more info asked 39%
100% · council 95%
First-floor15 decided · more info asked 33%
100% · council 96%
Porch or front10 decided · more info asked 20%
100% · council 97%
New house in a garden or site12 decided · more info asked 58%
83% · 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 · 116 nearby, 4,098 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 75 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated195 decided home extensions, 35 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 5 appealed refusals became permissions. 2 of 17 appealed approvals were reversed.
Refusals appealed5 decided
1 became permissions
Approvals appealed17 decided
2 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
What's changing around you?
- 1Ballinacurra Close, Ballinacurra 2661064
- 2South-Eastern part of the former Greenpark Racecourse 211222
- 3Greenpark Racecourse 21311588
- 44.8 ha zoned for homes
- 5Greenpark Road, Limerick 2560162
- 62.8 ha zoned for homes
- 70.3 ha zoned for homes
- 80.6 ha zoned for homes
- 91.5 ha zoned for homes
- 100.8 ha zoned for homes
- 1127 Log na gCapall, South Circular Road 2660833
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 21 permissions since 2016, 1 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate.
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.
Measured23 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 19 Oct 2026.
Comments close
- Comments close 19 Oct 202610 days left12661064 · application received — the construction of an infill two storey dwelling house and associated landscaping and siteworks€20 to the council · 430 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
233 homes 244 m away were approved May 2022 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2030.
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 12 within 500 m
Approved, not started 2
- South-Eastern part of the former Greenpark Racecourse · 126 homes approved Sep 2022, not started · 123 m
- Greenpark Racecourse · 233 homes approved May 2022, not started · 244 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 44.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 15 m
- 62.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 167 m
- 70.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 195 m
- 80.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 247 m
- 91.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 313 m
- 100.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 326 m
- 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 381 m
- 1.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 414 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 417 m
- 4.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 426 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2021. 91% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1Ballinacurra Close , Ballinacurra , Limerick comments close 19 Oct 2026the construction of an infill two storey dwelling house and associated landscaping and siteworks
Every application within 500 m 3 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1127 Log na gCapall , South Circular Road , Limerick Approved with conditionsa loft conversion room in the existing roof space together with stairs access from the first floor and three…
- Former Greenpark Racecourse , Dock Road , Limerick Approved with conditionsconstruction of 371 residential units, proposed access road and two storey childcare facility. Original…
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.
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- 5Greenpark Road, Limerick · 22 Jul 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560162 · 41 m
- Greenpark Development, Greenpark Road, Limerick · 16 Feb 2026 · 8 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-311599-21 · 192 m
- Greenpark Development, Greenpark Road, Limerick · 5 Jan 2026 · 11 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-311599-21 · 192 m
- Greenpark Development, Greenpark Road, Limerick · 28 Nov 2025 · 5 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP-311599-21 · 192 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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 8 Oct 2026, 06:04 | open |
Homes coming 359 not started
- 3Greenpark Racecourse · 233 homes · not started · runs out 13 May 2030 · 244 m
- 2South-Eastern part of the former Greenpark Racecourse · 126 homes · not started · runs out 15 May 2029 · 123 m
- Greenpark Avenue · 31 homes · ran out · runs out 4 Nov 2023 · 399 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).
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Future Heroes Childcare · Crèche | 28 Feb 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 11 m |
| Rainbows End Montessori School · Crèche | 18 Jun 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 960 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 Busier than most of Limerick City and County Council.
Homes approved
Here14
Council middle0
Homes started
Here127
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.
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
83% of homes built before 1971 (council 31%). 74% owner-occupied (council 65%).
Homes built before 1971
83% · council 31%
Homes built since 2001
10% · council 29%
Owner-occupied
74% · council 65%
Rented
20% · council 27%
Children under 15
15% · council 19%
Aged 65 and over
21% · council 16%
Households with 2+ cars
44% · council 41%
Work mainly from home
15% · council 10%
This small area (173 people)Limerick City And
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 128005007
Road noise
55–59 dB
day–night average (EPA 2022)
Bus
538 m
Ballinacurra Hse · 301, 304, 304A
Nearest school
686 m
Catherine Mc Auley Sp S, 278 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Catherine Mc Auley Sp S · primary · 278 pupils · 686 m
Stops 12
- Ballinacurra Hse · 301, 304, 304A · 9/hour at peak · 538 m
- Ballinacurra Hse · 301, 304, 304A · 9/hour at peak · 547 m
- Crescent SC · 13, 14, 301, 304, 304A, 314 · 9/hour at peak · 653 m
- Lifford Gardens · 301, 304, 304A · 9/hour at peak · 669 m
- Crescent SC · 13, 14, 301, 304, 304A, 314 · 10/hour at peak · 676 m
- Lifford Gardens · 301, 304, 304A · 9/hour at peak · 730 m
- Ashbourne Avenue · UL06 · 778 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Catherine Mc Auley Sp S · 686 m+3% pupils (278)
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:41 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 01:41 | open |
| consult | public | 9 Oct 2026, 01:21 | open |
| moderngov | public | 9 Oct 2026, 01:22 | open |
| lda_lands | 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
- 126 homes approved 123 m away (South-Eastern part of the…), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 211222.
- 233 homes approved 244 m away (Greenpark Racecourse), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 21311588.
- Application 430 m away open for comments until 19 Oct 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Building work started 41 m away: for how long?Agent · councilAsk for: The planning conditions for 2560162.
- 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
- Ballinacurra (Hart)
- Electoral division
- Ballinacurra A
- Electoral area
- Limerick City West
- Council
- Limerick City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R1 (new residential); no vacant land tax.
- 12 sites nearby could change: 2 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 19 Oct 2026.
- 359 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 233 at Greenpark Racecourse.
- No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Ballinacurra Hse, 538 m away (9 an hour).
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 74% owner-occupied (council 65%); 10% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 48% drive to work (council 60%); population up 21% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 43% are asked for more information.
What the terms mean 7 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.
- 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 27
| 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 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 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 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 9 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 9 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 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC-BY-4.0 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 9 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 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) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 9 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 25 Sept 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | public (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 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 9 Oct 2026, 10:54 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.