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Observation pack · Carlow County Council

Rathduff , Bagenalstown , Co Carlow

previously approved planning permission Ref: 24/60027 to (1) Increase roof height and construct a hip into existing front elevation roof of the newly constructed rear extension (2) Added 2 additional windows at first floor level and a door at ground floor level. (3) Minor layout alterations to first floor level

Observations close 14 Oct 2026 23 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 3 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660275 · 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
1,072 m²
Received
9 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
3 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/2660275/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660275 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 14 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
2460384Conditional30 May 2025258 mextensions to existing dwelling house (reg ref cw9405) as constructed comprising retention of 2no. single storey extensions which are located to the west and east of the existing dwelling, consisting of a bedroom and sitting room space, together with full planning permission for the construction of a further single storey extension to the north of the existing bungalow with internal alterations and associated external works including all associated site works.
2460027Conditional2 Apr 202410 mthe development will consist of: (1) Partial demolition of existing single story extension to rear. (2) Construction of a story and a half extension to rear elevation north and gable elevation east and west some 110 Sqm. (3) All associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 9 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 14 Oct 2026
  • 9 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.