Observation pack · Longford County Council
Main Street , Lanesborough , Co. Longford
1. The refurbishment and extension of the existing dwelling house, including a rear extension and a proposed front porch, and alterations to the existing elevations, to create one 2-bedroom dwelling house and one 1-bedroom dwelling house, 2. The construction of a domestic shed and bin store, and all ancillary site development works
Observations close 1 Oct 2026 8 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 27 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 21 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660268 · full record
- Authority
- Longford County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 23 m²
- Site area
- 1,198 m²
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 21 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/LongfordCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660268/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660268at 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. Longford County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 1 Oct 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.
- 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
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560480 | Conditional | 4 Aug 2026 | 14 | 414 m | Permission for the construction of a residential development consisting of 14 no. dwelling units as follows (a) 1 no. single storey 2 bed detached dwelling (b) 1 no. single storey 2 bed semi-detached dwelling (c) 9 no. two storey 3 bed terrace units (d) 3 no. two storey 3 bed semi-detached units (e) the construction of a pumping station (f) along with all associated site works including footpaths, access road, car parking, boundary treatments, public lighting, ducting for utilities, connections to existing foul and surface water drainage and all other ancillary site works at |
| 2612 | Conditional | 23 Mar 2026 | 0 | 76 m | change of use of a Residential Dwelling House to Commercial use, namely new kitchen and refrigeration storage at ground floor level and storage use at first floor level and all associated works |
| 2560340 | Conditional | 12 Dec 2025 | 0 | 372 m | Retention permission to retain an existing over ground fuel storage tank and fuel pump, along with all other associated site works at |
| 2560129 | Conditional | 5 Nov 2025 | 0 | 423 m | the proposed construction of an industrial/commercial unit with onsite car parking, connections to existing services and all ancillary site works |
| 2460315 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2025 | 0 | 222 m | will consist of a battery energy storage system (BESS) located within a fenced compound and will (subject to detailed design, commercial and technical considerations) comprise of: 1) Up to 896 no. battery energy storage enclosures, organised in approx. 36 no. bays. Each battery enclosure will incorporate battery packs as well as power electronics, battery management systems, cooling units and fire suppression systems. The battery bays will be c. 5m wide x 3m high and vary in length from 33.7m to 36.3m; 2) 10 no. Medium Voltage (MV) Skids (c. 6m x 10.2m x 2.5m); 3) Control Building (c. 378.9 sq.m); 4) Ancillary plant and equipment comprising of: a. an emergency diesel generator plinth (c. 28.7 sq.m); b. two spare parts containers (c. 29.7 sq.m); c. a fire fighting water tank and pump house (c. 15 sq.m); d. an underground oil separator and repurposing of existing settlement basin to provide storm water attenuation; an underground emergency retention basin; e. transformer compound including a bunded main step-up transformer (c. 130 sq.m) and firewalls, and High Voltage (HV) switchgear, linking with an underground cable; and f. 4 no. auxiliary transformers (c. 4m x 4m x 3m); 5) Operation and Maintenance site office including welfare facilities (c. 25.5 sq.m); 6) All services connections including electrical, water and wastewater and connections to existing surface water drains; 7) 1 no. lightning monopole (c. 18m high); 8) Modifications to the permitted HV customer compound currently under construction (under Planning Application Reg. Ref. No. 22/275) to include the upgrade of the 110kV:33kV transformer with associated equipment including Circuit Breaker (CB), modifications to the transformer bund and control building; and 9) All other ancillary site clearance and development works including provision of biodiversity enhancement area; areas of hardstanding; internal access roads; lighting and CCTV; laydown area; fencing and access gates (c. 4m in height); car parking; and connections to site services networks. Note For Information Purposes: This application relates to elements previously consented by Longford County Council under Planning Application Reg. Ref. No. 22/75. It is expected that the already consented demolition of existing structures on site will occur in advance of the commencement of the construction of this proposed development. The demolition works, therefore, do not form part of this application. Planning Permission is being sought fo |
| 2460534 | Refused | 5 Jun 2025 | 0 | 276 m | Permission for the proposed construction of a floating jetty together with associated jetty ramp & footpath and all ancillary works at |
| 2460559 | Conditional | 21 May 2025 | 0 | 172 m | Permission for works to uprate approximately 35.7km of the overall 35.82km of the existing Athlone to Lanesboro 110 kV overhead line (OHL) circuit located within the administrative boundary within County Roscommon. The proposed development will consist of: • Replacement (“restringing”) and uprating of the conductor along the existing Athlone-Lanesboro 110 kV OHL circuit; • Provision of fibre communication connection on the uprated circuit; • Replacement of 155No. Intermediate Wooden Polesets (IMPs), with similar structures, including poleset stays at 32No. IMPs. The change in structures will result in standardised heights from 16m to 23m along the circuit, the majority of height increases will be between 0.1m and 2.0m (at 125 No. IMPs), with the remainder between 2.1m and 3.7m, and a 4.0m height increase at only one IMP. 3no. IMP replacements will not result in a height change; • Replacement of 25No. Intermediate Wooden Poleset crossarms; • Replacement of 1No. steel angle mast, the replacement structure will result in a height increase of 0.5m; • Foundation strengthening of 9No. steel angle masts, and 1No. end mast; • Bar member replacements to 12No. steel angle masts and 1No. end mast; and, •All associated development including insulator/hardware replacement (suspension clamps and vibration dampers), replacement of signage, painting of angle masts, replacement/installation of anticlimbing guards, access tracks, vegetation clearance, temporary construction compounds and all other works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared to accompany this planning application, the location of which begins at |
| 2560085 | Conditional | 29 Apr 2025 | 0 | 371 m | Retention Permission to retain an existing storage building, underground rainwater harvesting tank, along with all other associated site works at |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 318314 | — | Granted with conditions | 9 Mar 2026 | 286 m |
| 315485 | — | Granted with conditions | 13 Oct 2023 | 136 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
- 27 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 1 Oct 2026
- 27 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 Longford County Council before relying on it.