4 Highfield , Drogheda , Co Louth

What’s proposed

Permission for 1. Demolition of an existing single storey rear extension 2. Construction of a new single storey rear extension 3. Conversion of an existing attached garage to provide additional living space to the dwelling 4. Construction of a new canopy structure above the front entrance door 5. All associated site works

20472 is a planning application to Louth County Council for permission for 1. Demolition of an existing single storey rear extension 2. Construction, received on 2 Jul 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 13 Aug 2020.

Planning details

Reference: 20472
Local authority: Louth County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 2 Jul 2020
Observations close: 6 Aug 2020 (closed 2234 days ago)
Decision due: 26 Aug 2020 · decided 13 Aug 2020
Decision: Conditional on 13 Aug 2020
Proposed development: Permission for 1. Demolition of an existing single storey rear extension 2. Construction of a new single storey rear extension 3. Conversion of an existing attached garage to provide additional living space to the dwelling 4. Construction of a new canopy structure above the front entrance door 5. All associated site works
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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22 Sept 20214 Highfield, Drogheda, Louth, A92 PK6Nmatched by ref_exact

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Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 419397). 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/20472/0.

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4 Highfield , Drogheda , Co Louth

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