Drakestown , Smarmore , Ardee

What’s proposed

Permission for development to consist of proposed change of use of former Drakestown National School from pre-school (granted permission for COU under Ref. No. 08/66 to coffee shop with proposed signage and all associated works. **Significant Further Information received 14/10/2019 to allow for removal / decommissioning of existing septic tank and provision of new waste water treatment system and percolation area.**

18933 is a planning application to Louth County Council for permission for development to consist of proposed change of use of former Drakestown, received on 19 Nov 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 8 Nov 2019.

Planning details

Reference: 18933
Local authority: Louth County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 19 Nov 2018
Observations close: 2 Jan 2019 (closed 2817 days ago)
Decision due: 10 Nov 2019 · decided 8 Nov 2019
Decision: Conditional on 8 Nov 2019
Proposed development: Permission for development to consist of proposed change of use of former Drakestown National School from pre-school (granted permission for COU under Ref. No. 08/66 to coffee shop with proposed signage and all associated works. **Significant Further Information received 14/10/2019 to allow for removal / decommissioning of existing septic tank and provision of new waste water treatment system and percolation area.**
As published by the register.
Site area: 99 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 418717). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/18933/0.

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Drakestown , Smarmore , Ardee

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 11 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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