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Site report · 500 m radius · 4 Oct 2026, 13:51

9 things worth knowing before you buy

7 Blackthorn Drive, Limerick North Rural

52.67331, -8.65799
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What we found

1could change2open now84%get approved11homes coming311homes startedNoflood risk
  • 1 site nearby could change: 1 approved scheme.
  • 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 19 Oct 2026.1
  • 2 applications on this site; latest 22524, approved 2022, not started, runs out 2027.
  • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on our maps
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map

Questions to ask before you buy 5 to ask

  1. Apartments (22524) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
    Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
  2. Demolition (21147) approved 2022, not started: still planned?
    Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
  3. 11 homes approved 9 m away (New Link Road), not started: what is planned?
    Ask for: The planning file for 21147.
  4. Application 195 m away open for comments until 19 Oct 2026: comment?
    Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
  5. Any work done without planning permission?
    Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

The street 15 numbered

Street map around 7 Blackthorn Drive, Limerick North Rural with 15 numbered planning items
⌖ the siteOpen for commentsApproved, not startedApprovedRefused
#WhatStatusDistanceWhy it is here
1Busy Kids Childcare, Ennis Road
26209
No decision yet195 mopen for comments until 19 Oct 2026
2FunWorld, Ennis Road Coolraine
2661006
No decision yet329 mopen for comments until 6 Oct 2026
3New Link Road
21147
Approved, not started, approval runs out within a year9 m11 homes approved 2022, no sign building has started; the approval runs out 6 Feb 2027
4No. 21 Meadow Springs, Clareview
2560600
Approved with conditions162 mapproved with conditions, 15 Aug 2025
568 Sheelin Road, Caherdavin Park
2460661
Approved with conditions211 mapproved with conditions, 20 Sep 2024
666 Sheelin Road, Caherdavin Park
2460262
Approved with conditions218 mapproved with conditions, 20 May 2024
711 Meadow Springs, Clareview
2460231
Approved with conditions225 mapproved with conditions, 9 May 2024
8Busy Kids Creche, Ennis Road
23427
Approved with conditions244 mapproved with conditions, 18 Oct 2023
931 Merval drive, Clareview
22351
Approved with conditions262 mapproved with conditions, 18 May 2022
1015 Corrib Drive, Clareview
2460971
Approved with conditions275 mapproved with conditions, 19 Sep 2025
11Ennis Road, Coolraine
2360665
Approved with conditions276 mapproved with conditions, 26 Jan 2024
1252 Coolraine Heights, Old Cratloe Road
2660582
Refused279 mrefused, 14 Jul 2026
13Nelden Caherdavin Cross, Shannabooly
2461185
Approved with conditions285 mapproved with conditions, 30 Jan 2025
14Adjoining 16 Corrib Dr., Clareview
211481
Approved with conditions287 mapproved with conditions, 3 Dec 2021
151 Merval Drive, Clareview
2460060
Approved with conditions290 mapproved with conditions, 19 Mar 2024

This property's history 2 on this site

  1. 2022
    22524 · apartments · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2022
    21147 · demolition · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027
    approvedstartedsigned off
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: bcms, npad · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 03:28
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open

The site zoning, protection, tax, flood

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Existing Residential: To provide for residential development, protect and improve existing residential amenity.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

limerick development plan 2022 2028 · 29 Jul 2022 – 1 Jun 2028

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

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNo none within 500 m
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.
Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:44
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
zoningCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:44open
rzltCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 00:39open
constraintsmixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false)27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Sites that could change 1 within 500 m

the site250 m500 m

Approved, not started, approval running out 1

  • New Link Road · 11 homes approved, not started; runs out Feb 2027 · 9 m

Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).

How we work this out
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast. Derelict buildings come from the council's register; stalled builds told the council they were starting 3+ years ago and were never signed off; approved schemes are 10+ homes with no notice that building started; council land sales are notices to councillors; empty zoned land is on the vacant land tax map.
Sources: acp, bcms, derelict, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open
derelictCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 19:44open
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open

What closes soonest 2 open

  • Comments close 6 Oct 20262 days left
    22661006 · application received — the removal of the existing illuminated three-dimensional signage above the front entrance and…
    €20 to the council · 329 m away
  • Comments close 19 Oct 202615 days left
    126209 · application received — removal of existing temporary classroom and the construction of two permanent classrooms and all…
    €20 to the council · 195 m away
Sources: acp, consult, moderngov, npad, rzlt · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
consultpublic3 Oct 2026, 23:42open
moderngovpublic3 Oct 2026, 23:46open
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open
rzltCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 00:39open

Planning around you 54 in 5 years

38 approved7 refused4 no decision5 withdrawn or other
Last 24 monthsReceivedApprovedMore details askedDays to decide
Limerick City and County Council2,83389%37%61

Open for comments €20 to comment

Every application newest first

Show 42 more
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: npad, acp, bcms · fetched 3 Oct 2026, 23:44
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open

Building work nearby 5 in 3 years

1 signed off as finished1 not signed off3 no sign-off needed
  • 1 Merval Drive, Limerick, V94 FH9V · 15 May 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/60060 · 302 m
  • 'Nelden' Caherdavin Cross, Limerick, V94 N2CK · 6 Oct 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/61185 · 301 m
  • 37 Coolraine Heights Old Cratloe Road, Limerick, V94 A25R · 19 May 2025 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 211505 · 373 m
  • Unit 8 and 9, Jetland Shopping Centre , Ennis Road, Limerick, V94 Y314 · 29 Jul 2024 · start notice signed off · 2472 · 426 m
  • Ennis Road, Limerick, V94 F628 · 6 Nov 2023 · start notice not signed off · 22243 · 426 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: bcms · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 03:28
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open

Homes coming 11 not started

How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, 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: acp, bcms, npad, social_housing · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open
social_housingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026, 20:56open

Named places estate, developments, inspections

Crèches and schools inspected

NameLatest inspectionDistance
Naionra Na Nog · Crèche15 Nov 2024 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate737 m
Little Seeds Childcare Moyross Community Enterprise Centre Ltd · Crèche26 Aug 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate985 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: schools, tusla_ey · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 23:32
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
tusla_eypublic (Tusla statutory register; acknowledgement required, no open licence stated)27 Sept 2026, 23:52open

How busy is this area within 1 km, 3 years

Busier than most of Limerick City and County Council.

Homes approved
Here167
Council middle0
Homes started
Here311
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: acp, bcms, npad · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
bcmsCC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026, 03:28open
npadCC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026, 23:44open

Appeals 6 in 5 years

4 approved2 other
  • 323753 Invalid · 15 Corrib Drive, Clareview, Limerick, V94 FH58. · 275 m
  • 322547 Granted with conditions · Alexandra House , Caherdavin Ennis Road , Limerick · 491 m
  • 320021 Granted with conditions · Laya Health & Wellness Clinic, Ennis Road, Caherdavin, Limerick · 373 m
  • 321731 Granted with conditions · Circle K Caherdavin, Ennis Road, Limerick · 487 m
  • 311946 Other · 6 Coolraine Heights, Old Cratloe Road, Limerick · 404 m
  • 312064 Granted with conditions · Caragh Avenue , Caherdavin Park , Limerick · 327 m
Source: acp · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
acpCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open

Sales 0 in 3 years

No recorded sales nearby.

Source: ppr · fetched 3 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
pprPSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.'3 Oct 2026, 23:43open

Schools and transport within 1.0 km

Schools

  • SCOIL CHRIOST RI B · primary · 278 pupils · 140 m
  • S N Muire na hEireann · primary · 262 pupils · 150 m
  • Thomond Community College · postprimary · 597 pupils · 825 m

Stops 0

    Sources: gtfs, schools · fetched 2 Oct 2026, 23:01
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    gtfsCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    schoolsCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open

    The council consultations, meetings, land

    No open consultation covers this place.

    Sources: consult, moderngov, lda_lands · fetched 3 Oct 2026, 23:42
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    consultpublic3 Oct 2026, 23:42open
    moderngovpublic3 Oct 2026, 23:46open
    lda_landsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open

    Where this is

    Not available here: no place polygon contains this point (outside the loaded extent?). That means we cannot say — not that there is nothing.

    Sources: places, parcels · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 21:28
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    placesCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 21:28open
    parcelsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026, 19:06open

    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

    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    services-eu1.arcgis.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC-BY-4.04 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC…27 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https:Local authorities (consultation portals)public3 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)public3 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC-BY-4.03 Oct 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC-BY-4.011 Sept 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use…3 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC-BY-4.02 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC-BY-SA-4.025 Sept 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)public (Tusla statutory register; ackn…27 Sept 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC-BY-4.027 Sept 2026
    How we work this out
    Generated 4 Oct 2026, 13:51 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. 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.