To obtain planning permission you must make an application to Limerick City and County Council. The application must be made in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Planning & Development Regulations, 2001 to 2018.
Office of the Planning Department in Dooradoyle is open to the public, 9am - 4pm.
Applications are being accepted by post to our office in Dooradoyle.
As per normal Planning applications are available to view online here.
Pre-planning meetings continue to be facilitated by appointment only. Please telephone the Planning Department on 061 556556 or email planning@limerick.ie to make an appointment, or in relation to any other queries.
- Planning Forms
- Planning Fees
- Planning Application Fees Calculator
- Planning Application Fees
- Miscellaneous Fees
- Maximum and Minimum Fees for Planning Applications
- Large-scale Residential Developments (LRD)
Planning Forms
Please use the following forms to apply for planning permission:
- Planning Application Form
- Planning Application Supplementary Form
- Site Notice - Limerick City and County Council
- Pre-Planning Meeting Request Form
- Further Information Site Notice - Limerick City and County Council
- Sample Newspaper Notice for Significant Further Information - Revised Plans
- List of Approved Newspapers
- Scale of Planning Application Fees
- F4 - Form to extend the duration of Permission
- Sample Newspaper Notice
- F7 - Section 5 Application for Declaration of Exempted Development
- F6 Part V Application Form
- Planning Application Validation Checklist
- S.254 Licence Application for Placement of Tables, Chairs, Windscreen & Sandwich Boards (including Overhead Coverings/Canopies/Awnings)
- Change of Use Commercial to Residential
- F16-1 Application for Hoarding or Scaffolding Licence on Public Road/Footpath
- Licence Application for Sign/Banner on Public Road
- Fingerpost Sign Application Form
- Fingerpost Sign Renewal Form
- Application Form for the Erection of Temporary Signage
- Telecommunications Licence Application Form
Planning Fees
Planning fees are set by national legislation and must be submitted with a planning application
Planning Application Fees Calculator
Please click here to calculate your planning application fee.
Planning Application Fees
| Class of Development | Amount of Fee | Amount of Fee for Retention Permission |
| (1) The Provision of a House | €65 | €195, or €2.50 for each square metre of gross floor space for which permission is sought, whichever is the greater. |
| (2a) Any works for the carrying out of maintenance, improvement or other alteration of an existing house (including any works for the provision of an extension or the conversion for use as part of the house of any garage, store, shed or other structure). | €34 | €102, or €2.50 for each square metre of gross floor space for which permission is sought, whichever is the greater. |
| (2b) Any other works, including the erection, construction or alteration of structures, within or bounding the curtilage of an existing house, for purposes ancillary ot the enjoyment of the house as such | €34 | €102, or €2.50 for each square metre of gross floor space for which permission is sought, whichever is the greater. |
| (3) The provision of buildings or other structures for the purposes of agriculture or the keeping of greyhounds. | (i) In the case of buildings, €80 for each building, or €1 for each square metre of gross floor space to be provided in excess of 50 square metres in the case of a building for the keeping of greyhounds or 200 square metres in any other case, whichever is the greater. | (i) In the case of buildings, €240 for each building, or €3 for each square metre of gross floor space to be provided in excess of 50 square metres in the case of a building for the keeping of greyhounds or 200 square metres in any other case, whichever is the greater. |
| (ii) in the case of any other structures, €80 for each structure, subject to a maximum €300 | (ii) in the case of any other structures, €240 for each structure, subject of a maximun of €900 | |
| (4) The provision of buildings other than buildings coming within class 1, 2 or 3 | €80 for each building, or €3.60 for each square metre of gross floor space to be provided, whichever is the greater. | €240 for each building, or €10.80 for each square metre of gross floor space to be provided, whichever is the greater. |
| (5a) The use of uncultivated land or semi-natural areas for intensive agricultural purposes. | €5 for each hectare of site area. | €15 for each hectare of site area. |
| (5b) Initial afforestation | €5 for each hectare of site area. | €15 for each hectare of site area. |
| (5c) The replacement of broad –leaf high forest by conifer species | €80 or €5 for each hectare of site area, whichever is the greater | €240 or €15 for each hectare of site area, whichever is the greater |
| (5d) Peat extraction | €5 for each hectare of site area | €15 for each hectare of site area |
| (6) The use of land for- (a)the winning and working of minerals,(b) the deposit of refuse or waste | €500 or €50 for each 0.1 hectare of site area, whichever is the greater | €1500 or €150 for each 0.1 hectare of site area, whichever is the greater. |
| (7) The use of land for - (a) the keeping or placing of any tents, campervans, caravans or other structures (whether or not movable or collapsible) for the purpose of caravanning or camping or the sale of goods,(b) the parking of motor vehicles (c) the open storage of motor vehicles or other objects or substances. | €80 or €50 for each 0.1 hectare of site area whichever is the greater. | €240 or €150 for each 0.1 hectare of site area whichever is the greater. |
| (8) The provision on, in or under land of plant or machinery, or of tanks or other structures (other than buildings) for storage purposes. | €200 or €50 for each 0.1 hectare of site area, whichever is greater. | €600 or €150 for each 0.1 hectare of site area, whichever is greater. |
| (9) The provision of an advertisement structure or the use of an existing structure or other land for the exhibition of advertisements. | €80 or € 20 for each square metre, or part thereof, of advertising space to be provided, whichever is the greater. | €240 or € 60 for each square metre, or part thereof, of advertising space to be provided, whichever is the greater. |
| (10) The provision of overhead transmission or distribution lines for conducting electricity, or overhead telecommunications lines. | €80 or €50 for each 1,000 metres length, or part thereof, whichever is the greater. | €240 or €150 for each 1,000 metres length, or part thereof, whichever is the greater. |
| (11) The use of land as a golf course or a pitch and putt course. | €50 for each hectare of site area. | €150 for each hectare of site area. |
| (12) The use of land as a burial ground | €200, or €50 for each hectare of site area, whichever is the greater. | €600, or €150 for each hectare of site area, whichever is the greater. |
| (13) Development not coming within any of the foregoing classes | €80 or €10 for each 0.1 hectare of site area, whichever is the greater. | €240 or €30 for each 0.1 hectare of site area, whichever is the greater. |
Miscellaneous Fees
Submission or observation on a planning application - €20
Request for a declaration under section 5 of the Act - €80
Application under section 42 of the Act - €62
Maximum and Minimum Fees for Planning Applications
- The maximum fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of an outline application shall be €28,500.
- The maximum fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of an application to which article 161 applies shall be €9,500.
- The maximum fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of an application for permission for retention of unauthorised development applies shall be €125,000.
- The maximum fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of any planning application mentioned above in 1,2 or 3 shall be €38,000.
- The minimum fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of a planning application shall be €34 and, in any case where the planning authority make a refund in respect of a planning application, the refund shall not be such as to reduce the balance of the fee to less than €34.
Large-scale Residential Developments (LRD)
The Programme for Government - Our Shared Future committed to not further extending the Strategic Housing Development (SHD) arrangements beyond their expiry date of 25 February 2022. Action 12.3 of Housing for All also commits to the introduction of a new planning process for Large-scale Residential Developments to replace the SHD process. The main purpose of the Planning and Development (Amendment) (Large-scale Residential Development) Act 2021 is to restore the two-stage planning process, with decision making for Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) type applications returning to the local planning authority in the first instance, with the subsequent right of appeal to An Bord Pleanála (the Board), thereby delivering on the above commitments in the Programme for Government and in Housing for All.
- Large-scale Residential Development Information
- F18 Large-scale Residential Development Meeting Request Form
- F19 To accompany Large-scale Residential Development Application
Scale of Fees
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Class of Development |
Amount of Fee |
Amount of Fee for Retention Permission |
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The provision of a large-scale residential development |
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(a) Pre-Application Consultation |
€1,500 |
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(b) Basic fee structure: Each Housing Unit Note: In respect of an application comprising student accommodation, or shared accommodation the above structure range and fee per unit should be applied on the pro rata basis of the fee for 1 housing unit = the fee for 2 bed spaces of student accommodation or shared accommodation. |
€130 per housing unit |
€390 per housing unit |
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(c) Fee Structure for other uses on the land, the zoning of which facilitates such use: per square metre of gross floor space to a maximum of 30% of floor space of the entire development. |
€7.20 per square metre to a maximum of €32,400 |
€15 per square metre to a maximum of €65,000 |
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(d) Submission of an EIS/NIS Fee Structure: |
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Submission of EIS |
€10,000 |
€10,000 |
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Submission of NIS |
€10,000 |
€10,000 |
Please note: The maximum fee payable to a planning authority by an applicant in respect of an application for permission for a large scale residential development is €80,000.