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Observation pack · Longford County Council

Ratharney , Abbeyshrule , Co. Longford

Of 21/325 - the proposed construction of a bungalow type dwelling, detached garage, concrete blockwork wall to front with nap plaster finish, concrete post and rail fence to sides and rear, proprietary treatment system and percolation area as per submitted drawings and all ancillary site works

Observations close 15 Dec 2026 31 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Jan 2027

The application

Reference
2645 · full record
Authority
Longford County Council
Type
EXTENSION OF DURATION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Units
1
Floor area
1 m²
Site area
3,501 m²
Received
10 Nov 2026
Decision due
13 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/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2645/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2645 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. Longford County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
  4. Submit before 15 Dec 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Longford 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
2560212Conditional28 Jan 2026438 mconstruction of 2 no. silage pits and all associated site works
2379Conditional10 Jul 20235 mof 18/52 for the proposed construction of two storey house type dwelling house with detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, wastewater treatment system with percolation area and all ancillary works
2360002Conditional11 May 2023419 mthe proposed demolition of existing two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling to provide way for the construction of a new two storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling house, revised front porch to change door from side to front as per the submitted drawings & all ancillary site works
21325Conditional12 Jan 202210 mthe proposed construction of a bungalow type dwelling, detached garage, concrete blockwork wall to front with nap plaster finish, concrete post and rail fence to sides and rear, proprietary treatment system and percolation area as per submitted drawings and all ancillary site works

What has happened on this file

  • 10 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 15 Dec 2026
  • 10 Nov 2026 Decision

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