Bloodmill Road, Singland B
Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (95%).
Not held yet for Limerick City and County Council: council consultations.
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. Here about 3 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2025.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20252560151 · garden room · approved 2025 · started, not signed offapprovedstartedsigned off
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
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: Galvotech lreland Limited (663 m); Heiton Buckley Limited (763 m)
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Monuments | 2 | Well; R124577 |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), 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 |
| 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
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
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: 100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 71% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
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 · 31 nearby, 2,151 council-wide
Singland, file by file since 2022
1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved.
7 files with "Singland" 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 · 2022–2026
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
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 76 days. Building starts about 3 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated63 decided home extensions, 13 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
2 of 11 appealed refusals became permissions. 0 of 8 appealed approvals were reversed.
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 1 in the last 12 months
- 324580 Pending · Site known as "Parkway Valley", Dublin Road (R445), Singland,… · 214 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Towlerton, Ballysimon 2660275
- 21.9 ha zoned for homes
- 3Sandybrook House, Bloodmill Road 25/60151
- 42.2 ha zoned for homes
- 55.0 ha zoned for homes
- 60.6 ha zoned for homes
- 70.4 ha zoned for homes
- 80.2 ha zoned for homes
- 9Site known as "Parkway Valley", Dublin Road (R445) 2660603
- 1053 Glendale Lawn, Old Singland Road 2660660
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 20 permissions since 2016, 2 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.
Measured24 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
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
- 21.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 9 m
- 42.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 47 m
- 55.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 54 m
- 60.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 55 m
- 70.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 59 m
- 80.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 81 m
- 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 84 m
- 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 120 m
- 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 124 m
- 0.5 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 3 and 6 a year; busiest 2025. 83% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 3 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1053 Glendale Lawn , Old Singland Road , Co. Limerick Approved with conditionsmodification of existing roof, replacing the hipped end with a gable end to facilitate conversion of the…
- 9Site known as "Parkway Valley" , Dublin Road (R445) , Singland Limerick. Approved with conditionsa 10 year planning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) that will consist of: A) 403…
- 1Towlerton , Ballysimon , Limerick Approved with conditionsa Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) Application Development of 212 no. Residential Units and a…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months
- 3Sandybrook House, Bloodmill Road, Limerick · 16 Sept 2026 · 31 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60151 · 21 m
- Springfield Centre Old Singland Road, Limerick, V94 P237 · 16 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560488 · 308 m
- Sandybrook House, Bloodmill Road, Limerick, Limerick · 19 Aug 2026 · 31 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60151 · 21 m
- 8 Childers Road, Limerick · 6 Aug 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 356 m
- Sandybrook House, Bloodmill Road, Limerick, Limerick · 12 May 2026 · 31 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60151 · 25 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- 9Site known as "Parkway Valley" · 403 homes · under appeal · runs out 22 Jul 2036 · 459 m
- Sandybrook House · 31 homes · building started · 4 m
How we work this out
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, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tall Trees Childcare Springfield · Crèche | 23 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 241 m |
| Castletroy View Montessori · Crèche | 25 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 396 m |
| Park Childcare · Crèche | 1 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 845 m |
| Starting Small Standing Tall · Crèche | 11 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 849 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Limerick City and County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
1% of homes built before 1971 (council 31%). 75% owner-occupied (council 65%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 128036014
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St Brigids Ns · primary · 457 pupils · 605 m
Stops 19
- Amharc Muileann · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 165 m
- Springfield · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 197 m
- Amharc Muileann · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 222 m
- Springfield · 310 · 2/hour at peak · 359 m
- Limerick One SP · 304, 309, 310, 72 · 6/hour at peak · 496 m
- Claughaun GAA · 304 · 4/hour at peak · 515 m
- Limerick One SP · 304, 309, 310, 72 · 6/hour at peak · 529 m
- Parkway RP · 304, 304A, 323, 323X, 332 · 6/hour at peak · 588 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St Brigids Ns · 604 m-1.7% pupils (457) · an extension 2024, approved with conditions
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, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | 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
- Garden room (2560151) started May 2026, never signed off: is it finished?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Building work started 21 m away: for how long?Agent · councilAsk for: The planning conditions for 25/60151.
- 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
- Singland
- Electoral division
- Singland B
- Electoral area
- Limerick City East
- Council
- Limerick City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 1 job on this site started but never signed off as finished.
- Zoned R1 (new residential); on the vacant land tax map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- Limerick One SP (bus 304, 309) 496 m away: 6 an hour at morning peak; 14 from all stops within 500 m.
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 75% owner-occupied (council 65%); 0% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 66% drive to work (council 60%); population down 2% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 42% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 37 in the last year, 0 three years before.
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.
- 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
| 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 | 1 Nov 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 Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 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 | 1 Nov 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 |