Slieve Hackballscross , Dundalk , Co. Louth

What’s proposed

Restoration, adaptation and single storey extension of existing vernacular stone cottage and attached outbuilding. Permission is also sought for installation of proprietary waste water treatment system and all associated external site development works

2560057 is a planning application to Louth County Council for restoration, adaptation and single storey extension of existing vernacular stone cottage, received on 7 Feb 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 28 Mar 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2560057
Local authority: Louth County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 7 Feb 2025
Observations close: 14 Mar 2025 (closed 554 days ago)
Decision due: 3 Apr 2025 · decided 28 Mar 2025
Decision: Conditional on 28 Mar 2025
Proposed development: Restoration, adaptation and single storey extension of existing vernacular stone cottage and attached outbuilding. Permission is also sought for installation of proprietary waste water treatment system and all associated external site development works
As published by the register.
Site area: 2,033 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

Opt out commencement notice CN0132956LH
30 Aug 2025Slieve, Hackbalscross, Louth, 00000matched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 425494). 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/2560057/0.

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Slieve Hackballscross , Dundalk , Co. Louth

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 6 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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