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Observation pack · Carlow County Council

14 St. Fiacc’s Terrace. , Graiguecullen , Carlow

the demolition of a single storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling, permission for the construction of a new replacement two storey extension, internal alterations, a domestic shed and all associated site works

Observations close 22 Oct 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 17 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 11 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2660286 · 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
267 m²
Received
17 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
11 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/2660286/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660286 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 22 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
R2
Existing residential
Existing / Infill Residential: To protect and improve existing residential amenity; to provide for appropriate infill residential development; to provide for new and improved ancillary servicesCW-002:LAP:carlow-graiguecullen-joint-urban-local-area-plan-2024-203010 Sept 2024 → 9 Sept 2030

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: CARLOW CW-002:LAP:carlow-graiguecullen-joint-urban-local-area-plan-2024-2030 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
CARLOW CW-002:LAP:carlow-graiguecullen-joint-urban-local-area-plan-2024-2030—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

  • Recorded monument × 1
    R185033

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660445Conditional18 Aug 20261447 mconstruct a single storey extension to the West elevation of my existing dwelling and all associated site works
2660365Conditional5 Aug 20260325 mconstruct the following works: a) a running embankment, b) the erection of 3no. Pitch side LED Floodlights c) boundary security fencing d) and all ancillary site works, at Graiguecullen GAA Club
2660162Conditional17 Jul 20260238 malterations to floor plans of 2 no. first floor apartments as constructed under pl ref 01/3997, retention planning permission is sought to retain elevational alterations as constructed associated with same, to retain alterations to private open space and escape stairs from same associated with first floor apartments as constructed, all ancillary site works and services
2660166Conditional14 Jul 20261394 mconstruct a two-storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling house, together with a pedestrian gate to the side boundary wall, the provision of an additional car parking space, and all associated site works
2660246Conditional12 Jun 20260381 minstall 2 single storey prefabricated units to be used as class rooms in conjunction with our existing childcare facility, connection to existing services and all associated site works
2660050Conditional15 Apr 20261431 malterations to existing dwelling to include the construction of a first floor extension to the rear elevation & internal alterations and all associated site works
2660078Conditional31 Mar 20261488 mconstuct a two storey (33.5m2) extension to the side of an existing dwelling house and the construction of a single storey (12.4m2) extension to the rear of an existing dwelling house and all associated site works
2660060Conditional31 Mar 20261442 mconstruct a two-storey dwelling, a domestic shed and all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
501175—Granted with conditions6 Aug 2026378 m
500965—Withdrawn5 Jun 2026407 m
501153—Invalid13 Apr 2026378 m
323101—Refused10 Nov 2025378 m
323179—Invalid27 Jul 202573 m
322915—Withdrawn23 Jul 202573 m
321058—pending4 Oct 2024174 m
315130—Granted with conditions20 Mar 2024333 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

  • 17 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 22 Oct 2026
  • 17 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Carlow County Council before relying on it.