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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 03:56

28 Wolfe Tone Street, Dock B

52.65614, -8.63070

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (93%). 111 homes approved 457 m away haven't started.

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

93%of home extensions approved nearbyn=180 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 50–553open for comments nearbyclose 16 Nov–17 Nov299homes approved nearby, not startednearest 347 m · 228016

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 52 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
  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 before 1919, before planning permission was needed.

Timeline from 1896: 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 1900–1918.1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1900–1918 (census estimate)most built

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
M2
Zoning · Major town centre
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningM2 · Major town centre
What it says

City Centre: To protect, consolidate and facilitate the development of the City Centre commercial, retail, educational, leisure, residential, social and community uses and facilities.

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

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: Limerick Gasworks (515 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings317gasworks; The Sailors' Home
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: 60 on the draft 2027 map; 60 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
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

Extensions are almost always approved here: 87–94% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 81% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear39 decided · more info asked 44%
87% · council 97%
Two-storey rear23 decided · more info asked 48%
91% · council 97%
Attic or dormer33 decided · more info asked 39%
94% · council 93%
First-floor11 decided · more info asked 27%
91% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site16 decided · more info asked 44%
81% · 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 · 122 nearby, 2,374 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 4 within 250 m · 1 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 4 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved2 refused1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic211
Single-storey rear10—
Two-storey rear101

Refused within 100 m 1 in the last 12 months

  • 2660673 · dormer or attic conversion · refused 10 Aug 2026 · 92 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: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 68 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 52 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 124 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 153 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 52 days, middle half 50–55 (n=111)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 124 days (n=69)124 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 153 days after permission (n=53)153 days after permissionSigned off504 days after the start, for the few who file. 49% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

Calculated180 decided home extensions, 53 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

2 of 12 appealed refusals became permissions. 4 of 27 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed12 decided
2 became permissions
Approvals appealed27 decided
4 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

Appeals nearby 4 in the last 12 months
  • 502031 Pending · No.5 Parkview Terrace , St. Joseph's Street , Limerick · 100 m
  • 500893 Granted with conditions · Naughton's Place , Henry Street , Limerick · 271 m
  • 324025 Refused · The Former Limerick Gasworks Site, Dock Road, Limerick. · 462 m
  • 324011 Invalid · The Former Limerick Gasworks Site, Dock Road, Limerick. · 462 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 02:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher31 Oct 2026, 23:12open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around 28 Wolfe Tone Street, Dock B with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedRefusedAppealEmpty land zoned for homes
  1. 1Sarsfield Barracks, Lord Edward Street Ballinacurra (Bowman) 2661188No decision yet · 243 m
  2. 2No. 11 & 12 Clontarf place and No. 1-4 Wellesley Place, Limerick. 2661183No decision yet · 287 m
  3. 3134 Hyde Road, Prospect 2661176No decision yet · 370 m
  4. 4Alphonsus Street 2560540Approved, no sign building has started · 367 m
  5. 5No. 1–4 James Street and 6 and 7 Upper Mallow Street 2360345Approved, no sign building has started · 409 m
  6. 637 Windmill Street 211454Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 451 m
  7. 734-41 Catherine St. 2561242Approved, no sign building has started · 457 m
  8. 8McEnery's Shop and Railway Hotel 221172Approved, no sign building has started · 457 m
  9. 9Windmill Street and Cogan Street 221003Approved, no sign building has started · 479 m
  10. 1024 Saint Joseph Street, Limerick 2660673Refused · 92 m
  11. 11No.5 Parkview Terrace, St. Joseph's Street 502031Appeal: no decision yet · 100 m
  12. 120.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 16 m
  13. 130.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 107 m
  14. 140.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 142 m
  15. 150.3 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 168 m
Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 103 permissions since 2016, 22 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

113 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 103 approved, 10 refused. After appeals: 103 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 13 started, 77 with no start notice found, 4 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT103: lodged → approved10: lodged → refused103: approved → approved10: refused → refused77: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out13: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → signed off4: approved → ran out113 lodged113 lodged103 approved103 approved10 refused10 refused103 approved103 approved10 refused10 refused77 no start notice found77 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out13 started, not signed off13 started, not signed off6 signed off6 signed off4 ran out4 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.

Measured113 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 16 Nov 2026.

3 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-16 2661176: application received — the car parking area and ancillary works connected to the parking area in the front garden of the house; 2026-11-16 2661183: application received — amendments to development permitted under Planning Ref. No. 24/60075 comprising: (a) the demolition of former derelict ; 2026-11-17 2661188: application received — the change of use of an existing early 20th c. two storey building to a 7-bedroom residential facility for retired vetertoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2661176: application received — the car parking area and ancillary works connected to the parking area in the front garden of the house · 370 m away · 2026-11-162661183: application received — amendments to development permitted under Planning Ref. No. 24/60075 comprising: (a) the demolition of former derelict · 287 m away · 2026-11-162661188: application received — the change of use of an existing early 20th c. two storey building to a 7-bedroom residential facility for retired veter · 243 m away · 2026-11-17
Comments close
  • Comments close 16 Nov 202615 days left
    32661176 · application received — the car parking area and ancillary works connected to the parking area in the front garden of…
    €20 to the council · 370 m away
  • Comments close 16 Nov 202615 days left
    22661183 · application received — amendments to development permitted under Planning Ref. No. 24/60075 comprising: (a) the…
    €20 to the council · 287 m away
  • Comments close 17 Nov 202616 days left
    12661188 · application received — the change of use of an existing early 20th c. two storey building to a 7-bedroom residential…
    €20 to the council · 243 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

111 homes 457 m away were approved Jun 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2029.

McEnery's Shop and… · 111 homes: 111 homes approved Jun 2023, not started; 34-41 Catherine St. · 76 homes: 76 homes approved Jun 2026, not started; Alphonsus Street · 48 homes: 48 homes approved Nov 2025, not started; Windmill Street and Cogan… · 29 homes: 29 homes approved Jul 2023, not started2023202420252026202720282029203020312032McEnery's Shop and… · 111 homes457 m · 221172111 homes approved Jun 2023, not started111 homes approved Jun 2023, not started34-41 Catherine St. · 76 homes457 m · 256124276 homes approved Jun 2026, not started76 homes approved Jun 2026, not startedAlphonsus Street · 48 homes367 m · 256054048 homes approved Nov 2025, not started48 homes approved Nov 2025, not startedWindmill Street and Cogan… · 29 homes479 m · 22100329 homes approved Jul 2023, not started29 homes approved Jul 2023, not startedtoday

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 16 within 500 m

Approved, not started, approval running out 1

Approved, not started 5

Empty land zoned for homes 10

  • 120.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 16 m
  • 130.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 107 m
  • 140.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 142 m
  • 150.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 168 m
  • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 169 m
  • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 178 m
  • 1.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 178 m
  • 1.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 199 m
  • 1.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 205 m
  • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 218 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 14 and 24 a year; busiest 2023. 91% of decisions were approvals.

2021: 17, 2022: 19, 2023: 24, 2024: 14, 2025: 23, 2026: 1601020302021: 17 approved17’21*2022: 19 approved19’222023: 21 approved2023: 3 refused24’232024: 12 approved2024: 2 refused14’242025: 20 approved2025: 3 refused23’252026: 14 approved2026: 2 refused16’26*
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 32 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
Building work nearby 6 in the last 12 months
3 not signed off3 no sign-off needed
  • 7 Quin Street, Limerick, V94 VK29 · 10 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460288 · 296 m
  • 3 Swanson Terrace, O'Connell Ave, Limerick · 31 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660189 · 389 m
  • 2 Swanson Terrace, Limerick, V94 V58Y · 6 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560717 · 377 m
  • 66 O'Connell Street, Limerick, v94 XK2R · 24 Apr 2026 · 9 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/60151 · 411 m
  • Barrington Street, Limerick, V94P2P1 · 7 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 31769423 23/88 · 248 m
  • 21A Barrington Street, Limerick, V94 RX33 · 1 Dec 2025 · 24 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360150 · 233 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
Homes coming 299 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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

NameLatest inspectionDistance
Nursery Times · Crèche31 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate406 m
OneWorld Pre- School · Crèche5 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate537 m
Limerick Social Service Council Early Years Service · Crèche25 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate537 m
Presentation Pre- School · Crèche22 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate667 m
Riocht na Si · Crèche16 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate811 m
Coolmine Mid-West Early Years Service · Crèche29 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate891 m
Poppins's Pre- School Professionals · Crèche27 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate945 m
Our Lady Queen of Peace Pre School · Crèche8 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate991 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 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
How busy is this area Busier than most of Limerick City and County Council.
Homes approved
Here468
Council middle0
Homes started
Here149
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 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

86% of homes built before 1971 (council 31%). 49% owner-occupied (council 65%).

Homes built before 1971
86% · council 31%
Homes built since 2001
1% · council 29%
Owner-occupied
49% · council 65%
Rented
35% · council 27%
Children under 15
12% · council 19%
Aged 65 and over
16% · council 16%
Households with 2+ cars
12% · council 41%
Work mainly from home
13% · council 10%
This small area (258 people)Limerick City And

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 128015001

Bus
162 m
Lrd Edward St · 306 · busiest stop within 500 m: 8 an hour at peak
Nearest school
173 m
St Michaels, 116 pupils
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • St Michaels · primary · 116 pupils · 173 m
  • Limerick School Project · primary · 203 pupils · 236 m
  • An Mhodh Scoil · primary · 578 pupils · 237 m
  • St Clements College · postprimary · 411 pupils · 512 m
  • Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ · postprimary · 315 pupils · 553 m
  • Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ · postprimary · 746 pupils · 609 m
  • St Michaels Ns · primary · 126 pupils · 643 m
  • Scoil Iosagain · primary · 222 pupils · 643 m

Stops 56

  • Lrd Edward St · 306 · 1/hour at peak · 162 m
  • O'Connell Avenue · 301, 304, 304A, 314, 320 · 7/hour at peak · 246 m
  • The Crescent · 304A, 314, 320, 321 · 3/hour at peak · 251 m
  • The Crescent · 301, 304A, 320, 321 · 2/hour at peak · 255 m
  • O'Connell Avenue · 301, 304, 304A, 314, 320, 321 · 8/hour at peak · 271 m
  • Quin's Cottages · 306 · 1/hour at peak · 282 m
  • The Crescent · 304 · 5/hour at peak · 312 m
  • The Crescent · 301, 304 · 4/hour at peak · 330 m

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

  • St Michaels · 173 m+2.7% pupils (116)
  • Limerick School Project · 236 m-3.3% pupils (203)
  • An Mhodh Scoil · 237 m0% pupils (578) · a sports hall 2026, approved with conditions
  • St Clements College · 512 m0% pupils (411) · 3 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
  • Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ · 553 m-8.2% pupils (315) · 3 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
  • Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ · 609 m+2.9% pupils (746)
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 1 Nov 2026, 02:24
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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 4.01 Nov 2026, 02:01open
Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
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. A dormer or attic conversion 92 m away was refused in 2026: could yours be?
    Ask for: The refusal reasons on the council's file for 2660673.
    Council
  2. Application 243 m away open for comments until 17 Nov 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
    Council
  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
Ballinacurra (Bowman)
Electoral division
Dock B
Electoral area
Limerick City West
Council
Limerick City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
  • Zoned M2 (major town centre); no vacant land tax.
  • 16 sites nearby could change: 6 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
  • 3 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 17 Nov 2026.
  • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest a dormer or attic conversion (2026).
  • 299 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 111 at McEnery's Shop and Railway Hotel.
  • Limerick Colbert (bus 301, 303) 440 m away: 9 an hour at morning peak; 74 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 49% owner-occupied (council 65%); 9% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 19% drive to work (council 60%); population up 16% since 2016.
  • 4 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions. 1 dormer or attic conversion refused.
What the terms mean 8 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.
  • 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
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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 1 Nov 2026, 03:56 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.