Planning register

Limerick city and suburbs

Planning applications inside the Limerick city and suburbs, Co. Limerick settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.

Applications: 3,631
County: Limerick

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Limerick city and suburbs contains 3631 total applications. Since 2016, the area has a grant rate of 92% out of 3156 applications that were granted, refused, or part-granted, which represents 2905 granted, 251 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are extensions at 28%, retentions at 17%, changes of use at 12%, and commercial developments at 10%. Recently lodged applications show 307 in 2023, 369 in 2024, and 395 in 2025.

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

92%

of 3,156 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted: 2,905
Refused: 251
No decision recorded: 475

Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.

What’s being built

Extension: 28%
Retention: 17%
Change of use: 12%
Commercial: 10%
Alterations: 8%
New dwelling: 6%

Grant rate by category

How each kind of application has been decided in Limerick city and suburbs, 2016–2026.

Category	Granted	Decided	Nationally
Extension	96%	922	95%
Retention	85%	511	90%
Change of use	93%	364	88%
Commercial	91%	301	88%
Alterations	95%	252	92%
New dwelling	80%	169	81%
Apartments	94%	145	71%
Infrastructure	95%	131	91%
Housing estate	90%	115	78%
Industrial	95%	56	93%
Other	91%	33	88%

“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded. Categories with fewer than 30 decided applications are not listed, because a rate over a handful of applications would not mean anything.

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Recently lodged in Limerick city and suburbs

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.