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Observation pack · Carlow County Council

Laragh Beg , Ballon , Co. Carlow

9no. two storey terraced dwellings as constructed (slightly revised positions on site, minor alterations) and associated site works granted under permission 16/384

Observations close 5 Oct 2026 9 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 31 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 25 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660264 · full record
Authority
Carlow County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
1.20 ha
Received
31 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
25 Oct 2026
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/2660264/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660264 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 5 Oct 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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660198Refused18 Aug 20260321 mchange of use of the existing nursing home to a single dwelling house
2660138Refused2 Jul 2026190 mremoval of archway at entrance, construction of 3no. single storey one bedroom townhouses to rear of site, demolition of storage shed, extended storage area to rear of takeaway/restaurant, outdoor seating area to rear of same and associated works
2560191Refused24 Jun 20261417 ma proposed housing development comprising of 8no. two storey 3 bedroom semi detached houses, 1no. two storey 4 bedroom detached house, 1no. 3 bedroom single storey dwelling, demolition of existing agricultural shed and existing shed/former dwelling, proposed entrance and all associated works
2560121Conditional16 Mar 20262259 ma split-level, single storey dwelling, detached double garage, use of existing entrance, connection to existing mains services and all associated site works
2560325Conditional5 Feb 20260468 mto 1) install new unmanned overground fuel dispensing unit; and 2) all associated site works
2560030Conditional24 Oct 20251022 mthe construction of the following: (a) 4no. semi-detached two-storey dwellings, (b) 1 block of 3no. terraced townhouse type dwellings & a semi-detached single-storey dwelling, (c) 1no. detached single-storey dwelling (d) 1no. two-storey block with 2no. apartments & (e) new entrance, parking, connection to mains water, public sewer & stormwater and all associated site development works
2560203Refused5 Sept 202510 m2no. 2 bed two storey semi detached dwellings adjacent to existing housing development under construction and associated site works. Additionally permission is sought for the relocation of 2no. 3 bed semi detached dwellings being a revision to previously granted permission 16384
2560169Conditional6 Aug 20250392 mthe adaptation & reuse of the existing agricultural structure to provide part habitable accommodation and part domestic garage/store, including modifications to the building elevations, connection to mains water & public sewer services, provision of a new splayed entrance, and all ancillary site development works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 31 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 5 Oct 2026
  • 31 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.