Dowdstown , Ardee , Co Louth

What’s proposed

Permission for the renovation of a derelict schoolhouse with the construction of a single storey glazed extension to the side and a single storey extension to the rear with an interconnecting glass atrium, new waste water treatment system and percolation area and a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works

24222 is a planning application to Louth County Council for permission for the renovation of a derelict schoolhouse with the construction of a, received on 17 Dec 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 14 Aug 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 24222
Local authority: Louth County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 17 Dec 2024
Observations close: 30 Jan 2025 (closed 605 days ago)
Decision due: 18 Aug 2025 · decided 14 Aug 2025
Decision: Conditional on 14 Aug 2025
Proposed development: Permission for the renovation of a derelict schoolhouse with the construction of a single storey glazed extension to the side and a single storey extension to the rear with an interconnecting glass atrium, new waste water treatment system and percolation area and a new vehicular entrance and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 854 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

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Commencement

Opt out commencement notice CN0139722LH
19 Mar 2026Downstown, ardee, Louth, A92 DVH7matched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10 (store id 425074). 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/24222/0.

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