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Observation pack · Carlow County Council

Patrickswell , Rathvilly , Co. Carlow

new private dwelling with detached garage, private well, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, new entrance and all associated site works

Observations close 28 Sept 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 24 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
2660259 · full record
Authority
Carlow County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
4,245 m²
Received
24 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
—
Decision
N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660259/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660259 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
  3. Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Carlow County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
  4. Submit before 28 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Carlow County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
  5. Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660205Conditional27 Aug 20260472 ma 10 year planning permission for revisions to existing planning PL23/60006, the proposed extension to the existing GAA Club house will include a sports hall, shower & toilet facilities, changing rooms, gym & meeting rooms and all associated site works
2560240Conditional15 Jan 20261334 mrenovation & extension to existing dwelling and all associated site works
2560199Conditional29 Aug 20250257 mthe demolition of an existing standalone storage shelter (floor area to be demolished = 34.5sqm) and provision of a single storey extension to side / front of existing School Building (existing floor area = 1,054sqm), consisting of 1 no. Classroom, extension to Existing Classroom, and minor internal alterations, (proposed additional floor area = 117sqm), amendments to existing staff car parking area layout and the provision of 1 no. new accessible parking space, together with all associated site works
2560168Conditional28 Jul 20251312 mchange of use of part of property from Post Office to use as habitable part of dwelling. Permission for construction of a front boundary wall and all associated site works
2460193Conditional12 Jun 202521 mPrivate Dwelling with detached Garage, Site entrance, private well, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works
2560062Conditional2 May 20250297 mthe demolition of single storey annex (existing floor area = 9 sqm) to side of existing house with a single storey extension to the side and rear (total proposed extension floor area = 53 sqm) of existing single storey dwelling (existing floor area = 68 sqm), together with all associated site works
2460137Conditional14 Feb 2025147 ma single storey extension including a lightweight link corridor (proposed extension floor area = 215 sqm) to the rear of existing dwelling (existing floor area = 65 sqm), decommissioning of existing septic tank, installation of a new secondary treatment system and soil polishing filter, together with all associated site works. Rathvilly Station House is a Protected Structure RPS Ref. CW426
2360104Conditional10 May 20241235 mrenovation & extension to existing dwelling and all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 24 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 28 Sept 2026
  • 24 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Carlow County Council before relying on it.