Planning register
Athea
Planning applications inside the Athea, Co. Limerick settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.
- Applications
- 37
- County
- Limerick
Planning intelligence
What the data shows
The planning register for Athea shows a total of 37 applications, with a grant rate of 89% of 35 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016. This rate represents 31 granted, 4 refused, and 0 part-granted applications, with recent activity including 1 application lodged in 2023, 4 in 2024, and 4 in 2025. The most common development types are new dwellings at 24%, extensions at 19%, changes of use at 19%, and retentions at 11%. Recent decided examples include granted permissions for a new dwelling house, an attic and basement conversion, a dressing room extension, a change of use to a gym, and a garage, while an application for a house demolition and rebuild was refused.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
Grant rate
89%
of 35 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.
- Granted
- 31
- Refused
- 4
- No decision recorded
- 2
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
What’s being built
- New dwelling
- 24%
- Extension
- 19%
- Change of use
- 19%
- Retention
- 11%
- Alterations
- 8%
- Infrastructure
- 5%
Activity over time
Applications lodged, by year
Grant rate, by year of decision
Recently lodged in Athea
- Granted
The construction of a new dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, driveway and all ancillary site works
Gortnagross , Athea , Co. Limerick.
2660409LimerickLodged 10 Apr 2026
- Awaiting decision
The construction of a new single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling and a new wall to the…
Gortnagross , Athea , Co. Limerick
2660065LimerickLodged 26 Jan 2026
- Granted
The change of use from ‘Car Sales ’ to Gym ( Class — together with all associated site works at the vacant…
Athea Upper , Athea , Co. Limerick
2660012LimerickLodged 12 Jan 2026
- Granted
A ground & first floor extension to existing dressing rooms for use as a gym, an astroturf training area with…
Templeathea West , Athea , Co. Limerick.
2561243LimerickLodged 28 Nov 2025
- Refused
Demolition of the existing house and to build a new house along with all associated site works. Retention…
Gortnagross , Athea , Co. Limerick.
2561064LimerickLodged 21 Oct 2025
- Granted
Changes to an existing house as-built to include an attic conversion, the construction of a basement and…
Templeathea West , Athea , Co. Limerick.
2560903LimerickLodged 9 Sept 2025
- Granted
Single storey garage/store building
Lower Athea , Athea , Co. Limerick
2560754LimerickLodged 2 Aug 2025
- Granted
A change of use of existing commercial building from Retail to Community Facilities with Residential…
Con Colbert Street , Athea , Co. Limerick
2461156LimerickLodged 25 Nov 2024
- Granted
Change of boundaries and vehicular entrances as built to house on sites 1and 2, Rear extension to house on…
Site 1 and 2 , Gortnagross , Athea Co. Limerick.
2461132LimerickLodged 18 Nov 2024
- Granted
The extension of the existing shop, pub premises into the adjacent dwelling house to include; retention of…
Collins Retail Shop , Con Colbert Street , Athea
24257LimerickLodged 27 Jun 2024
- Granted
The construction of a community park, consisting of a children's playground with sensory area, an all-weather…
Rathronan , Athea , Co. Limerick
24114LimerickLodged 27 Mar 2024
- Granted
Change of use from a funeral parlour to a residential unit and construction of a single storey extension to…
Con Colbert Street , Athea Upper , Athea
23482LimerickLodged 5 Oct 2023
Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann). Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.