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Planning report · Limerick City And County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 5 Nov 2026, 10:11

Bedford Row, Shannon A

52.66383, -8.62838

Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (94%). 76 homes approved 414 m away haven't started.

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

1planning file on this houselatest 202194%of home extensions approved nearbyn=191 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs53 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 49–551open for comments nearbyclose 5 Nov181homes approved nearby, not startednearest 326 m · 2560365

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 53 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2021.

Timeline from 1955: 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 1991–2000. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1991–2000 (census estimate)most built2021: 218007 · solar panels, approved

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

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

  1. 2021
    218007 · solar panels · approved 2021 · ran out unbuilt
    approvedstartedsigned off
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 inventory11 within 100 m office; friary

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 (794 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings239store/warehouse; The Old Maternity Hospital
Monuments10Quay; Battery
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: 23 on the draft 2027 map; 20 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 2 Nov 2026, 23:44
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Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:13open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:44open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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: 81% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear44 decided · more info asked 41%
93% · council 97%
Two-storey rear18 decided · more info asked 50%
89% · council 97%
Two-storey side10 decided · more info asked 30%
90% · council 95%
Attic or dormer39 decided · more info asked 44%
95% · council 93%
First-floor14 decided · more info asked 29%
86% · 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 · 141 nearby, 2,436 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 1 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 1 in the last 12 months

  • 2561295 · signage · refused 11 Feb 2026 · 71 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
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An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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 66 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 53 days; If more info asked (1 in 3): 124 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 156 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 53 days, middle half 49–55 (n=116)53 daysIf more info asked (1 in 3)With further information: median 124 days (n=75)124 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 156 days after permission (n=52)156 days after permissionSigned off60% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

Calculated191 decided home extensions, 52 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 28 appealed approvals were reversed.

Refusals appealed8 decided
2 became permissions
Approvals appealed28 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. · 212 m
  • 500956 Refused · 23 Sarsfield Street , Limerick · 71 m
  • 500247 Granted · 3-4 Robert Street , Prior's Land , Limerick · 319 m
  • 500749 Granted with conditions · 4 Lower Gerald Griffin Street, Limerick, Limerick · 484 m
  • 323849 Other · 'Cleeves Riverside Quarter' in the townland of Farranshone More in… · 363 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher4 Nov 2026, 23:17open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
Question 4

What's changing around you?

Street map around Bedford Row, Shannon A with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedRefusedEmpty land zoned for homes
  1. 1No.35 Cecil Street, Limerick 2661144No decision yet · 276 m
  2. 2Augustinian Lane, Roches Street 2661020Approved with conditions · 169 m
  3. 316 Thomas St., Limerick. 26156Approved with conditions · 228 m
  4. 4Riverview 4 The Trossachs, Clancy Strand 2661058Approved with conditions · 342 m
  5. 53-4 Robert Street 2560365Approved, no sign building has started · 327 m
  6. 694 O'Connell Street 221367Approved, no sign building has started · 339 m
  7. 734-41 Catherine St. 2561242Approved, no sign building has started · 414 m
  8. 8Michael Street 2560771Approved, no sign building has started · 434 m
  9. 9High Street 2460633Approved, no sign building has started · 444 m
  10. 1048 - 50 Parnell Street 2660134Approved, no sign building has started · 484 m
  11. 1123 Sarsfield Street, Limerick 2561295Refused · 71 m
  12. 120.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 70 m
  13. 131.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 273 m
  14. 140.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 347 m
  15. 153.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 358 m
Figure 5

What happens to applications within 500 m

Permission isn't building. Of 127 permissions since 2016, 33 show a start notice and 7 have a completion certificate.

138 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 128 approved, 10 refused. After appeals: 127 approved. Of those: 7 signed off, 6 built with the owner's opt-out, 20 started, 88 with no start notice found, 6 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT128: lodged → approved10: lodged → refused127: approved → approved10: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal88: approved → no start notice found6: approved → built, owner opted out20: approved → started, not signed off7: approved → signed off6: approved → ran out138 lodged138 lodged128 approved128 approved10 refused10 refused127 approved127 approved11 refused11 refused88 no start notice found88 no start notice found6 built, owner opted out6 built, owner opted out20 started, not signed off20 started, not signed off7 signed off7 signed off6 ran out6 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.

Measured138 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 5 Nov 2026.

5 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; 2026-11-06 26156: CONDITIONAL — a change of use of the existing apartments at first, second and third floor levels into student accommodation with commu; 2026-11-12 ACP 501218: Refuse permission; 2026-11-18 2661020: CONDITIONAL — change of development Granted permission under Planning Ref. 25/60904 for the following : the conversion of existing gro; 2026-11-25 2661058: CONDITIONAL — the demolition of the existing rear ground-floor kitchen, boiler house/WC annex, and front attic dormer window. Permissitoday10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov5 Dec2661144: 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 · 276 m away · 2026-11-0526156: CONDITIONAL — a change of use of the existing apartments at first, second and third floor levels into student accommodation with commu · 228 m away · 2026-11-06ACP 501218: Refuse permission · 212 m away · 2026-11-122661020: CONDITIONAL — change of development Granted permission under Planning Ref. 25/60904 for the following : the conversion of existing gro · 169 m away · 2026-11-182661058: CONDITIONAL — the demolition of the existing rear ground-floor kitchen, boiler house/WC annex, and front attic dormer window. Permissi · 342 m away · 2026-11-25
Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
  • Comments close 5 Nov 2026closes today
    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 · 276 m away
  • Time to appeal ends 6 Nov 20261 day 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) · 228 m away
  • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 12 Nov 20267 days left
    Refuse permission
    212 m away
  • Time to appeal ends 18 Nov 202613 days left
    22661020 · CONDITIONAL — change of development Granted permission under Planning Ref. 25/60904 for the following : the conversion…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 169 m away
  • Time to appeal ends 25 Nov 202620 days left
    42661058 · CONDITIONAL — the demolition of the existing rear ground-floor kitchen, boiler house/WC annex, and front attic dormer…
    €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 342 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

76 homes 414 m away were approved Jun 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jun 2031.

34-41 Catherine St. · 76 homes: 76 homes approved Jun 2026, not started; 48 - 50 Parnell Street · 32 homes: 32 homes approved May 2026, not started; 94 O'Connell Street · 24 homes: 24 homes approved Sep 2023, not started; Michael Street · 22 homes: 22 homes approved Jun 2026, not started202320242025202620272028202920302031203234-41 Catherine St. · 76 homes414 m · 256124276 homes approved Jun 2026, not started76 homes approved Jun 2026, not started48 - 50 Parnell Street · 32 homes484 m · 266013432 homes approved May 2026, not started32 homes approved May 2026, not started94 O'Connell Street · 24 homes339 m · 22136724 homes approved Sep 2023, not started24 homes approved Sep 2023, not startedMichael Street · 22 homes434 m · 256077122 homes approved Jun 2026, not started22 homes approved Jun 2026, 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 14 within 500 m

Approved, not started 6

Empty land zoned for homes 8

  • 120.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 70 m
  • 131.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 273 m
  • 140.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 347 m
  • 153.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 358 m
  • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 382 m
  • 6.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 386 m
  • 2.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 389 m
  • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 461 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
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An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.02 Nov 2026, 23:17open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:58open
Figure 8

Applications within 500 m, by year

Between 23 and 38 a year; busiest 2025. 93% of decisions were approvals.

2021: 15, 2022: 23, 2023: 23, 2024: 28, 2025: 38, 2026: 110102030402021: 15 approved15’21*2022: 22 approved2022: 1 refused23’222023: 21 approved2023: 2 refused23’232024: 25 approved2024: 3 refused28’242025: 35 approved2025: 3 refused38’252026: 10 approved2026: 1 refused11’26*
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

  • 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 2026276 m
Every application within 500 m 37 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
Building work nearby 18 in the last 12 months
1 signed off as finished13 not signed off4 no sign-off needed
  • The Bishops Quay, Limerick · 30 Sept 2026 · start notice not signed off · 397 m
  • Unit 2 @ 1BQ, Bishop's Quay, Limerick · 31 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 2461201 · 241 m
  • 17 Strandville Gardens, Limerick, V94XNX3 · 26 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/61355 · 424 m
  • Clancy's Strand, Limerick, V94 W7PY · 25 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2561209 · 371 m
  • 37B Cruise's Street, Limerick, V94 Y6F9 · 8 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 244 m
  • 43 Wickham Street, Limerick, V94 K667 · 5 Jun 2026 · start notice not signed off · 24/61272 · 396 m
  • 66 O'Connell Street, Limerick, v94 XK2R · 24 Apr 2026 · 9 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24/60151 · 466 m
  • 11 Glentworth Street, Limerick, V94 X3C7 · 20 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/282 · 354 m
  • 30 Strandville Gardens, Limerick, V94 21C0 · 26 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560612 · 460 m
  • Cleeves, Lansdowne, Limerick, V94 EY71 · 3 Mar 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 481 m
  • 6 William Street, Limerick, V94 EF85 · 23 Feb 2026 · 6 homes · start notice not signed off · 2461298 · 186 m
  • 21 Upper Gerald Griffin Street, Limerick, V94N938 · 9 Feb 2026 · 1 homes · start notice signed off · 2560673 · 443 m
  • Augustinian Lane, Roches Street, Limerick, V94 R60H · 31 Jan 2026 · 6 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60904 · 177 m
  • 69 Catherine Street, Limerick, V94 R7N2 · 30 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice not signed off · 210 m
  • 3 Michael Street, Limerick, V94 4X26 · 23 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-304028-19 & ABP-311981-21 & ABP-315085-22 · 439 m
  • 5 Bank Place, Limerick · 23 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-304028-19 & ABP-311981-21 & ABP-315085-22 · 455 m
  • 45 Cecil Street, Limerick, V94 HX85 · 7 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 25/60568 · 255 m
  • 18 Cecil Street, Limerick, V94 RX23 · 10 Nov 2025 · 3 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 332 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 5 Nov 2026, 03:55
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
Homes coming 181 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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
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An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
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
Riocht na Si · Crèche16 May 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate234 m
OneWorld Pre- School · Crèche5 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate401 m
Limerick Social Service Council Early Years Service · Crèche25 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate401 m
Nursery Times · Crèche31 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate464 m
Coolmine Mid-West Early Years Service · Crèche29 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate497 m
Clanmaurice Preschool · Crèche31 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate518 m
Poppins's Pre- School Professionals · Crèche27 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate538 m
Presentation Pre- School · Crèche22 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate650 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 4 Nov 2026, 23:36
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Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
Tusla early years registerPublic register4 Nov 2026, 23:36open
How busy is this area Busier than most of Limerick City and County Council.
Homes approved
Here675
Council middle0
Homes started
Here238
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 03:55open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
Question 5

What's the area like?

Figure 9

This street block against the council

9% of homes built before 1971 (council 31%). 3% owner-occupied (council 65%).

Homes built before 1971
9% · council 31%
Homes built since 2001
27% · council 29%
Owner-occupied
3% · council 65%
Rented
79% · council 27%
Children under 15
9% · council 19%
Aged 65 and over
5% · council 16%
Households with 2+ cars
2% · council 41%
Work mainly from home
15% · council 10%
This small area (134 people)Limerick City And

MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 128033003/03

Bus
75 m
Sarsfield St · 302, 306, 310 · busiest stop within 500 m: 14 an hour at peak
Nearest school
491 m
St Augustines Spec Sch, 24 pupils
Schools, stops and the council

Schools

  • St Augustines Spec Sch · primary · 24 pupils · 491 m
  • Coláiste Nano Nagle · postprimary · 365 pupils · 581 m
  • Presentation Primary School · primary · 279 pupils · 650 m
  • Scoil Iosagain · primary · 222 pupils · 690 m
  • St Michaels Ns · primary · 126 pupils · 690 m
  • St Michaels · primary · 116 pupils · 702 m
  • Colaiste Mhichil · postprimary · 349 pupils · 706 m
  • St Mary's National School · primary · 152 pupils · 740 m

Stops 59

  • Sarsfield St · 302, 306, 310 · 1/hour at peak · 75 m
  • Sarsfield St · 304, 310 · 6/hour at peak · 79 m
  • Harvey's Quay · 302, 317, 317A, 330X, 343 · 6/hour at peak · 79 m
  • Harvey's Quay · 303, 305A, 306, 310, 314, 320 · 6/hour at peak · 95 m
  • Liddy Street · 305, 305A, 313 · 1/hour at peak · 99 m
  • William Street · 303, 304, 305, 305A, 309, 310 · 14/hour at peak · 205 m
  • Roches Street · 303, 304, 305, 310 · 10/hour at peak · 206 m
  • Limerick Arthurs Qy · 301, 313, 323, 323X, 332, 345 · 4/hour at peak · 237 m

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

  • St Augustines Spec Sch · 491 m0% pupils (24)
  • Coláiste Nano Nagle · 581 m+2.5% pupils (365)
  • Presentation Primary School · 650 m-0.7% pupils (279)
  • St Michaels Ns · 690 m+9.6% pupils (126)
  • Scoil Iosagain · 690 m-2.6% pupils (222)
  • St Michaels · 702 m+2.7% pupils (116)
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 5 Nov 2026, 05:03
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Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 23:05open
Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.05 Nov 2026, 05:03open
Council consultation portalsPublic5 Nov 2026, 01:15open
Council meetings (ModernGov)Public5 Nov 2026, 02:33open
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. Solar panels (218007) ran out unbuilt in 2026: built anyway?
    Ask for: If built: proof it started in time, and an opinion of compliance.
    Seller · solicitor
  2. Application 276 m away open for comments until 5 Nov 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
    Council
  3. Decision 228 m away can be appealed until 6 Nov 2026: appeal?
    Ask for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
    Council
  4. 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 A
Electoral area
Limerick City West
Council
Limerick City And County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
  • 1 application on this site; latest 218007, approved 2021, ran out unbuilt.
  • Zoned M2 (major town centre); no vacant land tax.
  • 14 sites nearby could change: 6 approved schemes, 8 empty zoned plots.
  • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 5 Nov 2026.
  • 1 application refused within 100 m since 2025; latest for signage (2026).
  • 181 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 76 at 34-41 Catherine St..
  • William Street (bus 303, 304) 205 m away: 14 an hour at morning peak; 87 from all stops within 500 m.
  • Here (2022 census): 79% rent (council 27%); 7% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 8% drive to work (council 60%); population up 31% since 2016.
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 27
SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026
data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public5 Nov 2026
www2.courts.ie—© the publisher4 Nov 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026
data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.02 Nov 2026
transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public5 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.05 Nov 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence5 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register4 Nov 2026
services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.01 Nov 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 5 Nov 2026, 10:11 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.