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Planning in Limerick

Planning applications, decisions and housing delivery for Limerick City and County Council, drawn from the national planning register, the CSO and the Uisce Éireann capacity register. The figures update each month.

1,473
Applications received in the 12 months to 21 September 2026
90.8%
Granted, of applications decided, received 2023 to 2025 (3,322 decisions). Rank 13 of 31
797
Homes completed, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026 (CSO)
1,029
Homes commenced, August 2025 to July 2026 (CSO)

Applications Each Year

Applications received by Limerick City and County Council in each full year since 2017, with the share of decided applications that were granted. The grant rate for 2023 to 2025 is 90.8%, 1.9 points above the national rate of 88.9%.

1,21096% granted20171,26394% granted20181,25096% granted20191,29993% granted20201,64194% granted20211,23892% granted20221,16292% granted20231,27090% granted20241,44490% granted2025

What Is Applied For

Applications received in 2023 to 2025 by type of development, as classified from the description on the register, with the grant rate for each type here and nationally.

Type of developmentApplicationsGranted hereGranted nationally
Extension1,26993.0%94.7%
Single house1,00091.1%86.8%
Other-mixed33990.8%87.7%
Change of use28690.0%86.9%
Agricultural20895.0%91.3%
Housing scheme20387.3%83.1%
Retention (unclassified)14378.1%80.4%
Apartments13989.3%80.1%
Commercial-industrial11292.0%87.2%
Demolition8578.9%86.3%
Solar-energy4891.4%88.6%
Signage-telecoms4479.4%83.1%

Homes Completed

797 homes were completed in Limerick in the four quarters Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 287 single houses, 415 houses in schemes and 95 apartments (CSO, new dwelling completions by local authority). The national picture, and how completions relate to permissions, is in the monthly housing pipeline report.

Largest Residential Applications, Last Two Years

Applications for 20 or more homes received since 21 September 2024, largest first, where the number of homes can be read from the register. Some applications do not state it in a form that can be read, so the list is not complete; a scheme refused and lodged again appears twice. No applicant is named.

ReferenceReceivedLocationHomesStatus
266060328 May 2026Site known as "Parkway Valley" , Dublin Road (R445) , Singland Limerick.403Granted
26701429 January 2026Ballykeeffe , Raheen , Limerick384Granted
2670453 July 2026Former Greenpark Racecourse , Dock Road , Limerick371Granted
26602414 March 2026Lands at Monaleen Road , Castletroy , Limerick214Granted
26701021 January 2026Clonmacken , Limerick165Granted
26600047 January 2026South of the Woodfield Manor development , and extending to Killeline to the west , Newcas150Not recorded
26603968 April 2026Mungret Park Road , Caheranardrish , Mungret Limerick144Granted
256123125 November 2025Dromdarrig , Mungret , Co. Limerick142Granted
246128219 December 2024Lands at Rathmale , Mungret , Limerick139Granted
25602712 April 2025Golf Links Road and Mount Green Road , Newcastle Castletroy , Limerick114Granted
266027511 March 2026Towlerton , Ballysimon , Limerick111Granted
256078811 August 2025Lands at Rivers Road Ballyclogh Townland , Castletroy , Co. Limerick107Granted

Wastewater Capacity

Of the 53 settlements in Limerick on the Uisce Éireann wastewater capacity register, 9 are shown red, 7 amber and 37 green (register as retrieved 15 September 2026). Uisce Éireann shows a red settlement as having no capacity available for new connections. A scheme there depends on a planned upgrade or, for a small discharge of up to 150 population equivalent (about 40 homes), the developer-led route in circular NSP 01/2026.

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How these figures are made. Limerick City and County Council records an application without a recorded outcome as "N/A" in the national register: 14.3% of applications received in 2023 to 2025. These are left out of the grant rate, which uses only applications granted or refused. Invalidations are not recorded by this authority's system and are not compared between authorities. Register data to 21 September 2026; a recent application may take some weeks to appear. Completions are the CSO's quarterly series by local authority; commencements are the CSO's monthly series of commencement notices. The comparison table sets every authority side by side.

For a File in Limerick

Planning Search finds any application received since 2013 by reference or address; the deadline calculator gives the last day for a submission or appeal from the reference; which Act applies settles whether the file is under the 2000 Act or the 2024 Act; appeal statistics show how often decisions here are changed on appeal. The council's own register: planning portal.

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