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Observation pack · Carlow County Council

Hacketstown Lower , Hacketstown , Carlow

alterations to existing granted planning permission, planning reference 25/60181. These alterations include the allowed of imported material comprising of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone from brownfield sites as well as greenfield sites, the allowed of imported material comprising of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone through a Waste Permit or Certificate of Registration as well as an Article 27 and associate works

Observations close 13 Oct 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660273 · full record
Authority
Carlow County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
2.05 ha
Received
8 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
2 Nov 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/2660273/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660273 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 13 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

  • 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
2660128Conditional25 Jun 20261345 malterations to existing building facade and all associated site works
2560181Conditional28 May 202600 mproposed reclamation of land through the filling of material comprising of clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone for the purpose of improvement of land for agricultural use and ancillary works including portable truck wheel-wash, office/ chemical toilet
2518Conditional26 Nov 2025155 mrefurbishment of existing derelict cottage with construction of an extension to the side of same, upgrade of on-site sewerage facilities and all associated site works
2560298Conditional24 Nov 20250481 merect a 24m high lattice telecommunications structure together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment, all enclosed by security fencing together with access track extension
2530Refused7 Nov 20250460 mextension of duration for PL20/95
2460318Conditional2 Jul 20250479 mfor development at Eagle Hill Road, Hacketstown, Co. Carlow. The permission relates to a vehicular entrance and boundary fence.
2460309Conditional9 Jun 20257294 mto construct: 1) Two number blocks of two storey terraced houses consisting of 7 no. houses in total. “BLOCK A” will consist of 3 no. 3 bed houses and 1 no. 2 bed house. “BLOCK B” will consist of 3 no. 3 bed houses 2) Upgrade the existing entrance and roadway located to the side of “The Friary” restaurant as a means of accessing the development 3) Demolition of existing stone shed 4) All associated site works including but not limited to the provision of communal and private open spaces, site landscaping, boundary treatment and connections to the mains water supply, stormwater drainage and public sewage system
2460269Conditional17 Apr 20250345 mRetention permission for a 24-hour fuel dispenser, payments machine, signage, street light pole & associated modifications to fence and front site layout to Mill Street

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500497—Granted with conditions20 Apr 2026481 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

  • 8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 Oct 2026
  • 8 Sept 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.