Observation pack · Carlow County Council
57 Pairc Mhuire , Tullow , Co. Carlow
The construction of a two storey extension to the rear elevation of our existing dwelling, and all associated site works
Observations close 26 Nov 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 16 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660327 · full record
- Authority
- Carlow County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Site area
- 272 m²
- Received
- 22 Oct 2026
- Decision due
- 16 Dec 2026
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/CarlowCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660327/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660327at 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. - 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.
- Submit before 26 Nov 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.
- 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In 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 services | carlow county development plan 2022 2028 variation number 3 tullow district town plan 2026 | 4 Jul 2022 → 3 Jul 2028 |
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 County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlow County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site within 100 m
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660265 | Conditional | 21 Oct 2026 | 149 m | the provision of new underground fuel tanks (2No. 40,000 litres) to replace the existing (1No. 30,000 litres, 2No. 20,000 litre and 1No. 10,000 litre) fuel storage tanks, and any associated ancillary contingent works | |
| 2560368 | Conditional | 6 May 2026 | 2 | 431 m | the construction of 2 no. single storey, semi-detached, 2 bedroom dwellings with connections to existing public services and all associated site works |
| 2560329 | Conditional | 9 Mar 2026 | 370 m | 1. Retention of a single storey rear return to an existing ground floor 2 bed apartment and will consist of 2. Permission for (a) modifications to the single storey rear return and rear façade of the 2-storey terrace building; (b) the construction of new party-wall boundary with the rear of the previously referred to “The Irish Bar”, Church Street; (c) and all associated site and landscaping works | |
| 2560414 | Refused | 10 Feb 2026 | 346 m | modifications to previously approved planning permissions (Ref. no.2360164 and Ref. no 25/60157). The proposed modifications will consist of the change of as granted boundary treatment to rear private boundaries between individual dwellings no. 7 – 21 inclusive to 1.8m high concrete post and base with timber panels in accordance with Section 16.8.6 (ii) of the Carlow County Development Plan 2022-2028 and all associated site works | |
| 2560098 | Conditional | 8 Jan 2026 | 1 | 442 m | will consist of alterations to the existing two-storey, four-bedroom dwelling, including; (a) the demolition of a single storey rear extension; (b) the subdivision of the existing dwelling at ground and first-floor level, to accommodate 2 no. townhouses including; (i) construction of a new two-storey rear extension; (ii) the raising of the existing roof by 1.2m including the removal of a chimney; (iii) internal alterations; (iv) rooflights, and (v) alterations to all elevations. Other works as part of the development include SuDS drainage, landscaping, boundary treatment, and all associated works to facilitate the development |
| 2560316 | Conditional | 5 Dec 2025 | 2 | 164 m | construction of a two storey extension to the rear elevation of my existing dwelling, and retention permission for the construction of a standalone garage/storage shed and all associated site works |
| 2560157 | Conditional | 29 Sept 2025 | 1 | 346 m | modifications to previously approved planning permission (Ref. no.2360164). The proposed modifications will consist of the following: Change of as-granted boundary treatment to rear dividing boundaries of house no. 2 to 21 from 2m high nap rendered blockwork to 1.8m high concrete posts with timber panels. All with associated site works |
| 2460329 | Conditional | 1 May 2025 | 139 m | (1) The demolition of an existing single story fuel store (69m2) (2), Construction of a new electrical switch room (9m2), (3) The relocation of site access fronting the Dublin Road (4), The reconfiguration of the existing car park (1945m2) to include 16 No. parking spaces including 1 No. of accessible bay and, 4 No. Electric Vehicle Parking Spaces as well as the inclusion of 12 No. cycle parking spaces, (5) The relocation of existing automatic car wash and jet wash systems and all associated site developments works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320214 | open | 18 Jul 2024 | 167 m | |
| 313132 | Granted with conditions | 13 Sept 2023 | 209 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
- 22 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 26 Nov 2026
- 22 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Carlow County Council before relying on it.