Knocknagoran , Omeath , County Louth

What’s proposed

Permission for extension to the side and rear elevations of the existing crèche facility and all associated site development works *Significant Further Information Received on 24/02/2025 - details of a proposed wastewater treatment system and the relevant percolation test results, details of the proposed soakaways and the relevant infiltration test results, amendments to the site boundary on the site layout plan and the site location map, details of the proposed upgrades to the vehicular entrance*

2460161 is a planning application to Louth County Council for permission for extension to the side and rear elevations of the existing crèche facility, received on 27 Mar 2024; permission was refused on 14 Mar 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2460161
Local authority: Louth County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 27 Mar 2024
Observations close: 1 May 2024 (closed 871 days ago)
Decision due: 23 Mar 2025 · decided 14 Mar 2025
Decision: Refused on 14 Mar 2025
Proposed development: Permission for extension to the side and rear elevations of the existing crèche facility and all associated site development works *Significant Further Information Received on 24/02/2025 - details of a proposed wastewater treatment system and the relevant percolation test results, details of the proposed soakaways and the relevant infiltration test results, amendments to the site boundary on the site layout plan and the site location map, details of the proposed upgrades to the vehicular entrance*
As published by the register.
Site area: 7,705 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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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 423372). 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/2460161/0.

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Knocknagoran , Omeath , County Louth

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