Lacka

88 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Lacka, from 14 m² to 263,598 m² (26.36 ha, 65.14 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 10 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Castleconnell Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 45 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G3Special Control Area (Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape)
  Castleconnell Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 14 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G5Open Space and Recreation (Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other)
  Castleconnell Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 12 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3Residential Serviced Sites (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  Castleconnell Local Area Plan 2023-2029, Limerick · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 6 Mar 2025Conditional

  changing of boundary walls and entrance to existing houses

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2562

• 8 Jan 2025Conditional

  construction of dwelling extensions to the side & rear of an existing dwelling with all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 2560005

• 11 Nov 2023Conditional

  a dwelling extension under construction consisting of 4.4 sqm extension to the ground floor of the property & for changes to fenestrations of the dwelling from that granted under planning ref 21-1493 & for permission for completion of the above works

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 2360821

• 8 Dec 2022Refused

  the construction of a Safety Boom supplied by Waterways Ireland across portion of the River Shannon

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 221310

• 21 Dec 2021Conditional

  construction of an extension to the side of our house

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 211799

• 27 Oct 2021Conditional

  the construction of a two-storey detached dwelling including all ancillary site works including connections to all available services and utilities

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 211493

• 21 Jun 2021Refused

  16 no. serviced sites for 16 no. two storey detached dwelling units and planning permission for the construction of the site layout and all ancillary infrastructural works including entrance, roads, footpaths, landscaping, connection to public services, and all ancillary site works

  Outline permission · Limerick County Council, 21874

• 20 May 2021Conditional

  offices converted from a domestic garage

  Retention · Limerick County Council, 21677

• 4 Jun 2020Conditional

  construction of an extension to it's Boat House storage facility

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 20456

• 21 Nov 2019Conditional

  the construction of a two-storey dwelling house, detached domestic garage/store and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 191143

• 12 Aug 2019Refused

  41 no. two storey dwellings comprising 41 no. detached dwellings, entrance, access roads, new connections to public watermain foul and surface water drainage, footpaths, parking, proposed landscaping and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 41 homes · Limerick County Council, 19797

• 5 Oct 2018Conditional

  the demolition of existing conservatory and the construction of a new single storey extension and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Limerick County Council, 18972

• 1 Dec 2017Conditional

  construction of 2 no. two storey dwelling houses, entrance and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Limerick County Council, 171123

• 2 Nov 2017Conditional

  the construction of a new two-storey dwelling house and associated ancillary site works (Reference Number of Outline Permission 15/171)

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 171011

• 3 Jul 2017Conditional

  the construction of a new storey dwelling house, garage and ancillary site works both above and below ground (Reference No: of Outline Permission 15/171)

  Permission consequent, 1 home · Limerick County Council, 17623

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Lower River Shannon SAC 002165

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Lacka.

Architectural heritage

• Spa House, assembly rooms, 1760–1780 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey former assembly room, built c. 1771, having recent gable-fronted canopy to entrance and three-bay single-storey extension to front (south-east). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls having cast-iron ties, cut limestone walls to ground floor with cut limestone stringcourse. Square-headed openings to first floor having limestone sills and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed openings to ground floor with cut limestone voussoirs, keystone and replacement uPVC windows. Round-headed openings to ground floor, rear (north-west) elevation having limestone keystones and replacement uPVC windows. Entrance comprising square-headed opening with replacement uPVC door. Pair of square-profile roughcast rendered piers flanking double-leaf cast-iron gates to south-east. Spa well to south-east comprising ashlar limestone surround with impost course supporting cast-iron tympanum over square-headed door opening. Pair of square-profile roughcast rendered piers having double-leaf cast-iron gates.

• The Grange, country house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey double-pile house, built in 1828, having bows to front (south) elevation end bays and canted three-bay single-storey entrance bay. Lean-to conservatory to west elevation and lean-to extensions to rear (north) elevation. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks, render eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered parapet having cornice to front elevation. Roughcast rendered walls, render balustrades to entrance bay and render plinth course. Square-headed openings to bows, those to first floor with painted sills and tripartite six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows having flanking two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Those to ground floor with nine-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and flanking three-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to centre-bay first floor having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window. Square-headed opening to west elevation, first floor with double-leaf glazed doors and cast-iron balcony. Square-headed opening to entrance bay having glazed overlight over half-glazed timber panelled door with flanking sidelights. Three-bay two-storey outbuilding with lean-to to north, having pitched slate roof and rubble limestone walls with cast-iron ties. Square-headed openings to first floor having timber lintels, concrete sills and timber casement windows. Elliptical-headed carriage arches with brick voussoirs and timber battened double-leaf doors. Pair of square-profile roughly dressed limestone piers to south-east cut limestone caps and double-leaf cast-iron gates.

• Glenbrook, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830, having bay windows to ground floor. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and overhanging eaves having timber brackets. Roughcast rendered walls with render plinth course. Square-headed openings to first floor having concrete sills, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and timber shutters. Square-headed openings to bay windows with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and flanking four-over-four pane timber sliding sash windows. Round-headed opening having spoked fanlight over double-leaf timber panelled doors. Brick steps to entrance. Pair of square-profile rendered piers to south-west with double-leaf cast-iron gates and rendered walls having cast-iron railings.

• House, 1810–1830 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached seven-bay two-storey house, built c. 1820, having shopfront to ground floor and single-bay single-storey extension to rear. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, overhanging eaves and cast-iron rainwater goods. Pitched slate roof to extension having red brick chimneystack. Rendered walls with render quoins. Square-headed openings to first floor having concrete sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows. Shopfront comprising timber fascia to front (south-west) and south-east elevations. Square-headed openings with timber casement windows and concrete sills. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Render step to door. Square-headed opening to south-east elevation with timber panelled door.

• Meskells, house, 1800–1820 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached pair of houses, built c. 1810, comprising four-bay two-storey house to east and three-bay two-storey house to west, having timber shopfront to ground floor. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and render eaves course. Roughcast rendered walls. Square-headed openings with concrete sills and one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed opening to east house having render surround and glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Shopfront to west house comprising pilasters supporting fascia with raised lettering and cornice. Square-headed display window with bipartite fixed window, timber sill and panelled riser. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over double-leaf half-glazed timber panelled doors. Geometric tiles to threshold. Pair of square-profile piers to east house with single-leaf cast-iron gate, rendered boundary walls having cast-iron railings terminating in second pair of piers.

• Worldsend House, gate lodge, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey former gate lodge, built c. 1820. Hipped slate roof with brick chimneystack and bracketed eaves course. Rendered walls having render quoins. Pointed arch openings with Y-tracery six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows, render surrounds and concrete sills. Pointed arch opening having timber battened door with render surround. Pair of square-profile rendered piers having double-leaf cast-iron gates. Pedestrian cast-iron entrance gates to north.

• Lacka House, country house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830. Pitched roof. Square-headed window opening with replacement six-over-six windows.

• Brooklands, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830, comprising two-bay two-storey extension to east, single-bay single-storey lean-to and single-bay single-storey addition to south. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron ridge crestings and rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls and render plinth course. Square-headed openings having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and painted concrete sills. Square-headed opening to first floor with tripartite six-over-six pane timber sliding sash window having flanking two-over-two pane windows. Round-headed opening with spoked cast-iron fanlight over timber panelled door having sidelights with cast-iron panels and timber risers. Rendered steps with cast-iron bootscraper to entrance.

• Coole, house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Semi-detached five-bay two-storey house, built c. 1830. Pitched slate roof with cast-iron ridge crestings and rendered chimneystacks. Roughcast rendered walls and render plinth course. Square-headed openings, some having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and painted concrete sills. Round-headed opening with spoked cast-iron fanlight over timber panelled door having sidelights with cast-iron panels and timber risers. Rendered steps to entrance.

• Worldsend House, country house, 1820–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay single-storey villa style country house, built c. 1830, having Wyatt style windows.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_1087 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Lacka with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Limerick.

Name

Lacka · An Leaca

Area

1,013,830 m² (101.38 ha, 250.52 acres)

Civil parish

Stradbally, and its townlands

Barony

Clanwilliam

Electoral division

Castleconnell, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Castleconnell electoral division: 3,607 people in 1,298 households; 75% of households own their home; 37% of homes were built since 2001; 6% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 1% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Cloon and Commons, Derreen, Derrylusk, Portcrusha

Placenames

Lacka on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.