Knocknagoran , Omeath , Co. Louth

What’s proposed

Permission for change of use of the dwelling house at this location from a granny flat connected to the main dwelling house to a self-contained long term rental dwelling unit. Changes to the building consist of the addition of 2no. Velux type roof lights to the main house and rear return. Existing entrance and site services are retained and not changed

2560288 is a planning application to Louth County Council for permission for change of use of the dwelling house at this location from a granny flat, received on 20 May 2025; permission was refused on 4 Jul 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2560288
Local authority: Louth County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 20 May 2025
Observations close: 24 Jun 2025 (closed 457 days ago)
Decision due: 14 Jul 2025 · decided 4 Jul 2025
Decision: Refused on 4 Jul 2025
Proposed development: Permission for change of use of the dwelling house at this location from a granny flat connected to the main dwelling house to a self-contained long term rental dwelling unit. Changes to the building consist of the addition of 2no. Velux type roof lights to the main house and rear return. Existing entrance and site services are retained and not changed
As published by the register.
Site area: 771 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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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 425913). 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/2560288/0.

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Knocknagoran , Omeath , Co. Louth

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