Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 11:32

Augustinian Lane, Shannon B

52.66237, -8.62737

Homes here mostly date from before 1919. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 111 homes approved 389 m away haven't started.

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Distance

250 m 500 m 1 km 2 km

Time

12 months 2 years 5 years

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

4planning files on this houselatest 2026 94%of home extensions approved nearbyn=197 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs 53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–55 2open for comments nearbyclose 4 Nov–5 Nov 313homes approved nearby, not startednearest 247 m · 221367

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 5 months after
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. 4 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

2026
2661020 · apartments · approved 2026 · not started, runs out 2031
approvedstartedsigned off
2026
2560904 · garden room · approved 2026 · started, not signed off
approvedstartedsigned off
2025
2560482 · garden room · withdrawn
approved?started?signed off?
2022
221037 · work already done · approved 2022 · work already done
approvedstartedsigned off?

On this site

Zoning · Major town centre

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 inventory26 within 100 m shop/retail outlet; Saint Augustine's Catholic Church

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 (749 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map

Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m

Within 500 m	Count	For example
Heritage inventory buildings	310	store/warehouse; The Old Maternity Hospital
Monuments	5	Excavation - miscellaneous; Sheela-na-gig (present location)

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: 25 on the draft 2027 map; 22 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), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Development plan zoning (councils)	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:06	open
National Inventory of Architectural Heritage	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:35	open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)	CC BY 4.0	26 Oct 2026, 23:21	open
Residential Zoned Land Tax maps	CC BY 4.0	25 Oct 2026, 23:43	open
Constraint layers (bundle)	CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
Sites and Monuments Record	CC BY 4.0	27 Sept 2026, 19:29	open

How we work this out

Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 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

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: 88–95% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 81% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear44 decided · more info asked 43%

93% · council 97%

Two-storey rear20 decided · more info asked 50%

90% · council 97%

Attic or dormer39 decided · more info asked 44%

95% · council 93%

First-floor16 decided · more info asked 25%

88% · 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 · 135 nearby, 2,374 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.

Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · 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

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

Question 3

How long, and what if someone objects?

Figure 3

A home extension's journey here

A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 71 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.

Calculated197 decided home extensions, 55 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

Figure 4

What appeals changed

2 of 8 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 29 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed8 decided

2 became permissions

Approvals appealed29 decided

3 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 5 in the last 12 months

501218 Refused · Whitewater Boutique , Denmark Street , Limerick. · 260 m
500956 Refused · 23 Sarsfield Street , Limerick · 232 m
500247 Granted · 3-4 Robert Street , Prior's Land , Limerick · 294 m
500749 Granted with conditions · 4 Lower Gerald Griffin Street, Limerick, Limerick · 371 m
323849 Other · 'Cleeves Riverside Quarter' in the townland of Farranshone More in… · 449 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

Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Augustinian Lane, Shannon B with 15 numbered planning items — ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedEmpty land zoned for homes

1No.35 Cecil Street, Limerick 2661144No decision yet · 117 m
228 & 29 William Street Upper, Limerick. 268461No decision yet · 457 m
316 Thomas St., Limerick. 26156Approved with conditions · 123 m
4Augustinian Lane, Roches Street 2661020Approved with conditions · 0 m
594 O'Connell Street 221367Approved, no sign building has started · 247 m
634-41 Catherine St. 2561242Approved, no sign building has started · 277 m
73-4 Robert Street 2560365Approved, no sign building has started · 304 m
848 - 50 Parnell Street 2660134Approved, no sign building has started · 308 m
9High Street 2460633Approved, no sign building has started · 354 m
10No. 1–4 James Street and 6 and 7 Upper Mallow Street 2360345Approved, no sign building has started · 370 m
11McEnery's Shop and Railway Hotel 221172Approved, no sign building has started · 389 m
12Michael Street 2560771Approved, no sign building has started · 468 m
130.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 181 m
140.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 206 m
151.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 341 m

Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 138 permissions since 2016, 35 show a start notice and 7 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.

Measured151 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

Figure 6

The next 30 days

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

Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends

Comments close 4 Nov 20263 days left
2268461 · application received — demolition of an existing single-storey derelict former dwelling, including rear ancillary…
€20 to the council · 457 m away
Comments close 5 Nov 20264 days left
12661144 · application received — a) the change of use of the ground floor from commercial use to residential use, b) the change…
€20 to the council · 117 m away
Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20265 days left
326156 · CONDITIONAL — a change of use of the existing apartments at first, second and third floor levels into student…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 123 m away
Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 12 Nov 202611 days left
Refuse permission
260 m away
Time to appeal ends 18 Nov 202617 days left
42661020 · CONDITIONAL — change of development Granted permission under Planning Ref. 25/60904 for the following : the conversion…
€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 0 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 389 m away were approved Jun 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to May 2029.

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 13 within 500 m

Approved, not started 8

94 O'Connell Street · 24 homes approved Sep 2023, not started · 247 m
34-41 Catherine St. · 76 homes approved Jun 2026, not started · 277 m
3-4 Robert Street · 12 homes approved Oct 2025, not started · 304 m
48 - 50 Parnell Street · 32 homes approved May 2026, not started · 308 m
High Street · 15 homes approved Apr 2025, not started · 354 m
No. 1–4 James Street and 6 and 7 Upper Mallow Street · 21 homes approved Jul 2023, not started · 370 m
McEnery's Shop and Railway Hotel · 111 homes approved Jun 2023, not started · 389 m
Michael Street · 22 homes approved Jun 2026, not started · 468 m

Empty land zoned for homes 5

130.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 181 m
140.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 206 m
151.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 341 m
2.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 474 m
3.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 479 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

Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 28 and 34 a year; busiest 2025. 93% of decisions were approvals.

ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

Open for comments €20 to comment

228 & 29 William Street Upper , Limerick. comments close 4 Nov 2026
demolition of an existing single-storey derelict former dwelling, including rear ancillary extension and…
26846130 Sept 2026457 m
1No.35 Cecil Street , Limerick comments close 5 Nov 2026
a) the change of use of the ground floor from commercial use to residential use, b) the change of use of the…
26611441 Oct 2026117 m

Every application within 500 m 37 in the last 12 months

See every application on the map

No. 4 Bedford Row No. 5 Bedford Row No. 6 Bedford Row & , No. 7 Bedford Row/Henry Street No. 8 Henry Street and No. 9 Henry Street , Limerick. No decision yet
amalgamation of No. 8 Henry Street and No. 9 Henry Street at ground floor level; Creation of a new connection…
266110824 Sept 2026121 m
17-19 Patrick St. , Limerick No decision yet
material change of use and material alterations of existing office building into thirty five (35) short stay…
266111324 Sept 2026261 m
Corner of 19 Henry Street / Lower Glentworth Street , Limerick No decision yet
the erection of retractable canopies with signage, fixed seating and all associated site works
266109821 Sept 2026246 m
27/28 , Upper Gerald Griffin Street , Limerick No decision yet
a change of use from Residential to Commercial permission for the alterations to the first floor plan from 2…
2621617 Sept 2026315 m
Quimper Square , Cruises Street , Limerick. No decision yet
the construction of a new feature canopy within Quimper Square, Cruises Street, Limerick City. The…
2684514 Sept 2026209 m
4Augustinian Lane , Roches Street , Limerick Approved with conditions
change of development Granted permission under Planning Ref. 25/60904 for the following : the conversion of…
266102021 Oct 20260 m
Lady's Lane and Hunts Lane , Off Dominick Street , Limerick No decision yet
7 Year Permission is sought for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising the construction of a…
266086529 Jul 2026214 m
Existing single-storey rear extension to Former Debenhams/ Roches Stores building , Sarsfield St. , Limerick Approved with conditions
1. Amendments to the retail unit previously permitted under Planning Permissions Ref. 25/60356, comprising a…
266083914 Sept 2026211 m
The Mews a lane off Mallow Street , To the rear of no. 3 and 4 Mallow Street , Limerick Approved with conditions
the conversion and complete refurbishment of an existing two-storey mews building to a two-bedroom…
26608002 Sept 20261 homes285 m
Shannon Rowing Club , Sarsfield Bridge , Limerick No decision yet
the temporary (5 years) placement of a purpose-built prefabricated sauna structure on the curtilage of the…
266080214 Jul 2026336 m
Top Food Market , Mungret Street , Limerick No decision yet
modifications to the existing internal floor layout at ground floor level to incorporate a new food offer,…
266078910 Jul 2026493 m
129/130 O'Connell Street , Limerick , Limerick Approved with conditions
(i) a change of use from retail to restaurant use at ground and first floor levels with ancillary take away…
26607863 Sept 2026131 m
1-3 The Crescent O'Connell Street , and rear extension to 1 The Crescent (unit 1A Hartstonge Street) , Limerick No decision yet
a) The change of use of the ground floor of No. 1 The Crescent from commercial use to residential use; the…
266078710 Jul 2026437 m
316 Thomas St. , Limerick. Approved with conditions
a change of use of the existing apartments at first, second and third floor levels into student accommodation…
261569 Oct 20261 homes123 m
31/32 Upper William St. , Limerick. Approved with conditions
a change of use from educational and training facilities to office use and all associated site works
2615418 Aug 2026441 m
50 Roches Street , Limerick No decision yet
change of use of the existing two-storey building from retail (ground floor) and storage/office (first floor)…
266072125 Jun 202639 m
1-4 Parnell Street , Limerick No decision yet
construction of a 3rd floor containing 4 no. apartments and all associated elevational changes and site works
266065212 Jun 2026289 m
Mews Building , No. 3 Upper Hartstonge St , Limerick Approved with conditions
the Change of Use of the mews building to the rear of the main building from Office to Residential, internal…
266059215 Jul 20261 homes396 m
434445 and the basement of 46 Cecil Street , Limerick Approved with conditions
Extension of Duration for Planning Ref. No. 20/1137: completion of extensions and alterations to properties…
2670417 Jul 2026114 m
16 Thomas St. , Limerick. Withdrawn or not valid
a change of use of the existing apartments at first, second and third floor levels into student accommodation…
2612111 May 20261 homes123 m
11 , Wickham Street , Limerick Withdrawn or not valid
the change of use of existing ground floor public house to one number studio apartment and one number one…
26605076 May 2026276 m
28 Glentworth Street , Limerick Approved with conditions
the alterations to the existing building to provide toilets and kitchenette at Ground and Second Floor levels…
266047017 Aug 2026224 m
52 O'Connell St. , Limerick. Withdrawn or not valid
(1) Change of use of First floor from Offices to use as Bar/Lounge, (2) Change of use of Second floor from…
269110 Apr 2026202 m
36-37 Thomas Street , Limerick Approved with conditions
installation of an ATM machine to the existing North-East elevation, facing Thomas Street
266037626 May 2026249 m
Black Swan , 21 Davis Street , Limerick Approved with conditions
the change of use of the existing ground floor from public house to a single residential unit and all…
266035519 May 20261 homes301 m
37-39 O'Connell Street , Limerick No decision yet
(1) alterations to residential part of second floor, (2) conversion of third floor offices and stores to…
266021026 Feb 202652 m
848 - 50 Parnell Street , Limerick City , Limerick Approved with conditions
the construction of a 6 Storey Mixed Use Development in a single block with part ground floor commercial…
26601342 Apr 2026287 m
1515a1616a Davis Street , Limerick Refused
No. 15 Davis St., This was formally a commercial unit at the ground floor with living area at the first…
266009425 Mar 20261 homes298 m
Ardlui , Clancy's Strand , Limerick Approved with conditions
the construction of a single storey shed / garden room building at the rear of the property, and all…
256140029 May 2026495 m
91 O'Connell Street , Limerick Approved with conditions
the material change of use and material alterations of existing offices into 2 No. one-bed apartments and 3…
25613892 Apr 2026264 m
8 Parnell St. , Limerick. Approved with conditions
a change of use from a vacant public house to residential, to provide 2 no. apartments consisting of a 2 bed…
2540512 May 2026324 m
23 Sarsfield Street , Limerick Refused
the replacement of 1 No. internally illuminated 6.4m x 3.35m Premiere advertising display with 1 No. digital…
256129511 Feb 2026232 m
634-41 Catherine St. , Limerick Approved with conditions
construction of 76 apartments in total, including refurbishment and alterations to Nos. 35 and 37 Catherine…
25612427 May 20263 homes252 m
Whitewater Boutique , Denmark Street , Limerick. Approved with conditions
a change of use from clothes shop into a takeaway, front signage with lighting and all associated site works
2537631 Mar 2026260 m
4 Lower Gerald Griffin Street , Limerick , Limerick Approved with conditions
the careful removal of existing structure to a safe and stable level under controlled engineering…
256117914 Jan 2026371 m

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, 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 13 in the last 12 months

1 signed off as finished12 not signed off

The Bishops Quay, Limerick · 30 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 380 m
Unit 2 @ 1BQ, Bishop's Quay, Limerick · 31 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2461201 · 251 m
37B Cruise's Street, Limerick, V94 Y6F9 · 8 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 215 m
43 Wickham Street, Limerick, V94 K667 · 5 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/61272 · 274 m
66 O'Connell Street, Limerick, v94 XK2R · 24 Apr 2026 · 9 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/60151 · 351 m
11 Glentworth Street, Limerick, V94 X3C7 · 20 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/282 · 205 m
6 William Street, Limerick, V94 EF85 · 23 Feb 2026 · 6 homes · start notice not signed off · 2461298 · 181 m
21 Upper Gerald Griffin Street, Limerick, V94N938 · 9 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice signed off · 2560673 · 299 m
Augustinian Lane, Roches Street, Limerick, V94 R60H · 31 Jan 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60904 · 12 m
69 Catherine Street, Limerick, V94 R7N2 · 30 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 48 m
3 Michael Street, Limerick, V94 4X26 · 23 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-304028-19 & ABP-311981-21 & ABP-315085-22 · 497 m
45 Cecil Street, Limerick, V94 HX85 · 7 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60568 · 125 m
18 Cecil Street, Limerick, V94 RX23 · 10 Nov 2025 · 3 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 155 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)	CC BY 4.0	1 Nov 2026, 03:07	open

Homes coming 313 not started

11McEnery's Shop and Railway Hotel · 111 homes · not started · runs out 29 May 2029 · 389 m
634-41 Catherine St. · 76 homes · not started · runs out 9 Jun 2031 · 277 m
848 - 50 Parnell Street · 32 homes · not started · runs out 10 May 2031 · 308 m
594 O'Connell Street · 24 homes · not started · runs out 12 Sept 2028 · 247 m
12Michael Street · 22 homes · not started · runs out 7 Jun 2031 · 468 m
10No. 1–4 James Street and 6 and 7 Upper Mallow Street · 21 homes · not started · runs out 8 Jul 2029 · 370 m
9High Street · 15 homes · not started · runs out 23 Apr 2030 · 354 m
73-4 Robert Street · 12 homes · not started · runs out 15 Jun 2031 · 304 m
Laneway at rear of 1 Parnell Street · 12 homes · ran out · runs out 17 May 2026 · 299 m

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, 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
Riocht na Si · Crèche	16 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	134 m
Nursery Times · Crèche	31 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	335 m
Limerick Social Service Council Early Years Service · Crèche	25 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	344 m
OneWorld Pre- School · Crèche	5 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	344 m
Coolmine Mid-West Early Years Service · Crèche	29 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	386 m
Poppins's Pre- School Professionals · Crèche	27 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	438 m
Presentation Pre- School · Crèche	22 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	484 m
Clanmaurice Preschool · Crèche	31 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate	653 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

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Department of Education school list	CC BY 4.0	27 Oct 2026, 23:04	open
Tusla early years register	Public register	28 Oct 2026, 23:19	open

How busy is this area Busier than most of Limerick City and County Council.

Homes approved

Here675

Council middle0

Homes started

Here230

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, 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

Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

50% of homes built before 1971 (council 31%). 2% owner-occupied (council 65%).

Homes built before 1971

50% · council 31%

Homes built since 2001

6% · council 29%

Owner-occupied

2% · council 65%

Rented

63% · council 27%

Children under 15

4% · council 19%

Aged 65 and over

7% · council 16%

Households with 2+ cars

2% · council 41%

Work mainly from home

9% · council 10%

This small area (248 people)Limerick City And

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 128034003

Bus

43 m

Roches Street · 303, 304, 305 · busiest stop within 500 m: 14 an hour at peak

Nearest school

328 m

St Augustines Spec Sch, 24 pupils

Schools, stops and the council

Schools

St Augustines Spec Sch · primary · 24 pupils · 328 m
Coláiste Nano Nagle · postprimary · 365 pupils · 424 m
Presentation Primary School · primary · 279 pupils · 484 m
St Michaels Ns · primary · 126 pupils · 520 m
Scoil Iosagain · primary · 222 pupils · 520 m
Colaiste Mhichil · postprimary · 349 pupils · 544 m
St Michaels · primary · 116 pupils · 557 m
Limerick School Project · primary · 203 pupils · 714 m

Stops 58

Roches Street · 303, 304, 305, 310 · 10/hour at peak · 43 m
O'Connell Street · 301, 304, 306, WI05 · 7/hour at peak · 140 m
Harvey's Quay · 303, 305A, 306, 310, 314, 320 · 6/hour at peak · 169 m
Harvey's Quay · 302, 317, 317A, 330X, 343 · 6/hour at peak · 171 m
William Street · 303, 304, 305, 305A, 309, 310 · 14/hour at peak · 174 m
Sarsfield St · 304, 310 · 6/hour at peak · 188 m
Sarsfield St · 302, 306, 310 · 1/hour at peak · 202 m
Henry Street · 251, 301, 304, 306 · 7/hour at peak · 254 m

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

St Augustines Spec Sch · 328 m0% pupils (24)
Coláiste Nano Nagle · 424 m+2.5% pupils (365)
Presentation Primary School · 484 m-0.7% pupils (279)
St Michaels Ns · 520 m+9.6% pupils (126)
Scoil Iosagain · 520 m-2.6% pupils (222)
Colaiste Mhichil · 544 m+0.9% pupils (349)

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	—	—

Question 6

What to ask, and who

Garden room (2560904) started Jan 2026, never signed off: is it finished?
Ask for: The completion certificate, or an engineer's opinion of compliance.
Seller · solicitor
Apartments (2661020) approved 2026, not started: still planned?
Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
Seller · solicitor
Work already done (221037): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
Seller · solicitor
24 homes approved 247 m away (94 O'Connell Street), not started: what is planned?
Ask for: The planning file for 221367.
Council
Application 117 m away open for comments until 5 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Council
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: Prior's-Land
Electoral division: Shannon B
Electoral area: Limerick City West
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 M2 (major town centre); no vacant land tax.
13 sites nearby could change: 8 approved schemes, 5 empty zoned plots.
2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 5 Nov 2026.
313 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 111 at McEnery's Shop and Railway Hotel.
William Street (bus 303, 304) 174 m away: 14 an hour at morning peak; 138 from all stops within 500 m.
Here (2022 census): 63% rent (council 27%); 7% of homes empty (council 8%); most built before 1919; 4% drive to work (council 60%); population up 34% since 2016.
The council decides in a median 61 days (about 9 weeks); 42% are asked for more information.

What the terms mean 9 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.
Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
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	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 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	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

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, 11:32 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.

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