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Observation pack · Laois County Council

Doon , Raheen , Portlaoise

Extend and renovate existing dwelling house, by way of two storey extension. Permission is also sought to decommission existing septic tank and install new septic tank with secondary treatment system and percolation area

Observations close 7 Dec 2026 23 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Jan 2027

The application

Reference
2660784 · full record
Authority
Laois County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Units
1
Floor area
196 m²
Site area
2,107 m²
Received
2 Nov 2026
Decision due
5 Jan 2027

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/2660784/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660784 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 7 Dec 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.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660175Conditional7 Sept 20262406 mretain permission for farm worker accommodation, a two storey building with single storey element consisting of one unit for manager & accommodation for five workers, a septic tank & percolation area & all associated and necessary site works
2460257Conditional19 Sept 2024278 mretain the following, a) domestic shed, b) caravan storage shed, c) pergola over patio area, and d) a single storey extension to existing dwelling house that was part of a previous grant of permission under register reference 14/238
21881Conditional14 Apr 202239 mconstruct new dwelling house, domestic garage, septic tank treatment system, percolation area, new site entrance and all associated site works. Permission is also sought to erect a mobile home on the site during the construction phase of the dwelling
21717Conditional13 Jan 20221270 mto construct dwelling house, entrance, garage , secondary treatment system and soil polishing filter and all associated site works

What has happened on this file

  • 2 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 7 Dec 2026
  • 2 Nov 2026 Decision

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