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Observation pack · Laois County Council

Longford , Camross , Co Laois

retain dwellinghouse as constructed and retain septic tank and percolation area as installed and all associated site works

Observations close 29 Sept 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 19 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660570 · full record
Authority
Laois County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
162 m²
Site area
8,357 m²
Received
25 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
19 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/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660570/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660570 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. Laois County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
  4. Submit before 29 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Laois 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
2560400Conditional26 Aug 20251214 merect a two-storey extension to the rear of existing single storey dwelling and all associated site works
2560025Conditional10 Mar 20250284 mRetain as-built position of existing Front door and adjacent window 2) Planning permission for change of use application from an existing heritage office to a community café, works will include demolition of existing fabric and internal alterations, new external doors and windows, new external awnings, external landscaping work and all associated site development works.
2360249Conditional14 Aug 20232481 mdemolish single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, detached shed and pump house. 2.Change of use of the existing ground floor front room (23m2) from previous childcare facility granted under application ref (96-179) to habitable accommodation, 3. Construction of a new two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling including alterations to the south and east elevations. 4.Construction of a new domestic shed. 5.Installation of a new wastewater treatment system including all associated site works.
21892Conditional18 Feb 20221219 mconstruct a dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area, new entrance and all associated site works
21509Conditional14 Oct 20211329 mretain amendment as previously granted under planning ref. no. 17/162 to include extension to dwelling, new roof and front porch

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 Sept 2026
  • 25 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 Laois County Council before relying on it.