Observation pack · Laois County Council

Galesquarter , Cullohill , Laois

Demolish and remove part of the existing roof, chimney and old extension, the construction of a new single story link section and two-story extension at the rear of the house, a domestic garage, installation of a Septic tank and percolation area, relocating the existing entrance to improve safe access and all associated site works

Observations close 11 Dec 2026 26 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Jan 2027

The application

Reference: 2660796 · full record
Authority: Laois County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Units: 1
Floor area: 154 m²
Site area: 4,371 m²
Received: 6 Nov 2026
Decision due: 9 Jan 2027

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660796/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660796 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.
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.
Submit before 11 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.
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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Distance	Description
2560277	Conditional	9 Dec 2025	87 m	Construct an agricultural shed consisting of milking parlour, dairy & ancillary rooms, drafting & handling facilities, waiting yard, meal bin, water storage tank & underground slatted soiled water storage tank, cubicles, feeding area and underground slurry storage tanks and associated site works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application

What has happened on this file

6 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 11 Dec 2026
6 Nov 2026 Decision

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