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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 21:41

9 Saint Joseph's Street, Dock B

52.65736, -8.63131

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 285 homes approved 428 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.

94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=201 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs52 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–554open for comments nearbyclose 5 Nov–17 Nov640homes approved nearby, not startednearest 291 m · 2560540

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 4 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

Heritage inventory27 within 100 m Saint Joseph's Catholic Church; house

Not on this site: protected building, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.

Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Limerick Gasworks (410 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings370gasworks; Inver House
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: 49 on the draft 2027 map; 48 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
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
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
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 86–95% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 82% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear46 decided · more info asked 41%
89% · council 97%
Two-storey rear23 decided · more info asked 48%
91% · council 97%
Attic or dormer38 decided · more info asked 42%
95% · council 93%
First-floor14 decided · more info asked 21%
86% · council 93%
New house in a garden or site17 decided · more info asked 41%
82% · 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 · 138 nearby, 2,374 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 5 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 5 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved2 refused2 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic211
Other10—
Single-storey rear10—
Two-storey rear101

Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months

Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.

    How we work this out
    Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 4 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: 136 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 49–55 (n=124)52 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 124 days (n=77)124 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 136 days after permission (n=58)136 days after permissionSigned off504 days after the start, for the few who file. 48% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated201 decided home extensions, 58 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. 5 of 28 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed12 decided
    2 became permissions
    Approvals appealed28 decided
    5 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 · 162 m
    • 500893 Granted with conditions · Naughton's Place , Henry Street , Limerick · 200 m
    • 324025 Refused · The Former Limerick Gasworks Site, Dock Road, Limerick. · 349 m
    • 324011 Invalid · The Former Limerick Gasworks Site, Dock Road, Limerick. · 349 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher30 Oct 2026, 23:12open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 9 Saint Joseph's Street, Dock B with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsApproved, not startedRefusedAppeal
    1. 1No. 11 & 12 Clontarf place and No. 1-4 Wellesley Place, Limerick. 2661183No decision yet · 185 m
    2. 2Sarsfield Barracks, Lord Edward Street Ballinacurra (Bowman) 2661188No decision yet · 374 m
    3. 3134 Hyde Road, Prospect 2661176No decision yet · 470 m
    4. 4No.35 Cecil Street, Limerick 2661144No decision yet · 484 m
    5. 5Alphonsus Street 2560540Approved, no sign building has started · 291 m
    6. 637 Windmill Street 211454Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year · 321 m
    7. 734-41 Catherine St. 2561242Approved, no sign building has started · 341 m
    8. 8No. 1–4 James Street and 6 and 7 Upper Mallow Street 2360345Approved, no sign building has started · 346 m
    9. 9Windmill Street and Cogan Street 221003Approved, no sign building has started · 356 m
    10. 1094 O'Connell Street 221367Approved, no sign building has started · 412 m
    11. 11McEnery's Shop and Railway Hotel 221172Approved, no sign building has started · 412 m
    12. 12Dock Road 2560780Approved, no sign building has started · 428 m
    13. 1348 - 50 Parnell Street 2660134Approved, no sign building has started · 489 m
    14. 1424 Saint Joseph Street, Limerick 2660673Refused · 113 m
    15. 15No.5 Parkview Terrace, St. Joseph's Street 502031Appeal: no decision yet · 162 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 124 permissions since 2016, 29 show a start notice and 7 have a completion certificate.

    132 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 124 approved, 8 refused. After appeals: 124 approved. Of those: 7 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 19 started, 91 with no start notice found, 4 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT124: lodged → approved8: lodged → refused124: approved → approved8: refused → refused91: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out19: approved → started, not signed off7: approved → signed off4: approved → ran out132 lodged132 lodged124 approved124 approved8 refused8 refused124 approved124 approved8 refused8 refused91 no start notice found91 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out19 started, not signed off19 started, not signed off7 signed off7 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.

    Measured132 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    4 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 5 Nov 2026.

    4 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-05 2661144: application received — a) the change of use of the ground floor from commercial use to residential use, b) the change of use of the first, seco; 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 vetertoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2661144: application received — a) the change of use of the ground floor from commercial use to residential use, b) the change of use of the first, seco · 484 m away · 2026-11-052661176: application received — the car parking area and ancillary works connected to the parking area in the front garden of the house · 470 m away · 2026-11-162661183: application received — amendments to development permitted under Planning Ref. No. 24/60075 comprising: (a) the demolition of former derelict · 185 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 · 374 m away · 2026-11-17
    Comments close
    • Comments close 5 Nov 20265 days left
      42661144 · application received — a) the change of use of the ground floor from commercial use to residential use, b) the change…
      €20 to the council · 484 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202616 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 · 470 m away
    • Comments close 16 Nov 202616 days left
      12661183 · application received — amendments to development permitted under Planning Ref. No. 24/60075 comprising: (a) the…
      €20 to the council · 185 m away
    • Comments close 17 Nov 202617 days left
      22661188 · application received — the change of use of an existing early 20th c. two storey building to a 7-bedroom residential…
      €20 to the council · 374 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

    285 homes 428 m away were approved Feb 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Feb 2031.

    Dock Road · 285 homes: 285 homes approved Feb 2026, not started; 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 started2023202420252026202720282029203020312032Dock Road · 285 homes428 m · 2560780285 homes approved Feb 2026, not started285 homes approved Feb 2026, not startedMcEnery's Shop and… · 111 homes412 m · 221172111 homes approved Jun 2023, not started111 homes approved Jun 2023, not started34-41 Catherine St. · 76 homes341 m · 256124276 homes approved Jun 2026, not started76 homes approved Jun 2026, not startedAlphonsus Street · 48 homes291 m · 256054048 homes approved Nov 2025, not started48 homes approved Nov 2025, 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 19 within 500 m

    Approved, not started, approval running out 1

    Approved, not started 8

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 139 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 146 m
    • 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 151 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 159 m
    • 0.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 187 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 256 m
    • 1.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 272 m
    • 1.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 274 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 275 m
    • 3.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 301 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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 20 and 31 a year; busiest 2025. 94% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 18, 2022: 22, 2023: 26, 2024: 20, 2025: 31, 2026: 150102030402021: 18 approved18’21*2022: 22 approved22’222023: 24 approved2023: 2 refused26’232024: 18 approved2024: 2 refused20’242025: 29 approved2025: 2 refused31’252026: 13 approved2026: 2 refused15’26*
    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 38 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
    5 not signed off3 no sign-off needed
    • The Bishops Quay, Limerick · 30 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 468 m
    • 7 Quin Street, Limerick, V94 VK29 · 10 Sept 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 2460288 · 289 m
    • 3 Swanson Terrace, O'Connell Ave, Limerick · 31 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2660189 · 433 m
    • 2 Swanson Terrace, Limerick, V94 V58Y · 6 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560717 · 431 m
    • 66 O'Connell Street, Limerick, v94 XK2R · 24 Apr 2026 · 9 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/60151 · 281 m
    • 11 Glentworth Street, Limerick, V94 X3C7 · 20 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/282 · 414 m
    • Barrington Street, Limerick, V94P2P1 · 7 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 31769423 23/88 · 113 m
    • 21A Barrington Street, Limerick, V94 RX33 · 1 Dec 2025 · 24 homes · start notice not signed off · 2360150 · 94 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 640 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 Inspectorate285 m
    OneWorld Pre- School · Crèche5 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate397 m
    Limerick Social Service Council Early Years Service · Crèche25 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate397 m
    Presentation Pre- School · Crèche22 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate646 m
    Riocht na Si · Crèche16 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate714 m
    Coolmine Mid-West Early Years Service · Crèche29 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate830 m
    Poppins's Pre- School Professionals · Crèche27 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate886 m
    Clanmaurice Preschool · Crèche31 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate953 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
    Here147
    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
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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
    109 m
    The Crescent · 304A, 314, 320 · busiest stop within 500 m: 8 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    110 m
    St Michaels, 116 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St Michaels · primary · 116 pupils · 110 m
    • Limerick School Project · primary · 203 pupils · 162 m
    • An Mhodh Scoil · primary · 578 pupils · 296 m
    • St Clements College · postprimary · 411 pupils · 499 m
    • Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ · postprimary · 315 pupils · 559 m
    • Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ · postprimary · 746 pupils · 614 m
    • St Augustines Spec Sch · primary · 24 pupils · 623 m
    • Scoil Iosagain · primary · 222 pupils · 632 m

    Stops 56

    • The Crescent · 304A, 314, 320, 321 · 3/hour at peak · 109 m
    • The Crescent · 301, 304A, 320, 321 · 2/hour at peak · 113 m
    • The Crescent · 304 · 5/hour at peak · 170 m
    • The Crescent · 301, 304 · 4/hour at peak · 190 m
    • O'Connell Avenue · 301, 304, 304A, 314, 320 · 7/hour at peak · 255 m
    • Lrd Edward St · 306 · 1/hour at peak · 271 m
    • Mallow Street · 301, 306 · 3/hour at peak · 295 m
    • O'Connell Avenue · 301, 304, 304A, 314, 320, 321 · 8/hour at peak · 306 m

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

    • St Michaels · 110 m+2.7% pupils (116)
    • Limerick School Project · 162 m-3.3% pupils (203)
    • An Mhodh Scoil · 296 m0% pupils (578) · a sports hall 2026, approved with conditions
    • St Clements College · 499 m0% pupils (411) · 3 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • Laurel Hill Coláiste FCJ · 559 m-8.2% pupils (315) · 3 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • Laurel Hill Secondary School FCJ · 614 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
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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 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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. Application 185 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. 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.
    • 19 sites nearby could change: 9 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 4 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
    • 640 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 285 at Dock Road.
    • Limerick Colbert (bus 301, 303) 428 m away: 9 an hour at morning peak; 81 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.
    • 5 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions. 1 dormer or attic conversion refused.
    • The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 42% are asked for more information.
    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.
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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 31 Oct 2026, 21:41 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.