Observation pack · Longford County Council
Dun Darragh , Knockahaw , Dublin Road
completion of existing partially constructed 2-storey dwelling House, connection to relevant services, boundary wall/fence and all ancillary site works
Observations close 21 Oct 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 16 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 10 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660294 · full record
- Authority
- Longford County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 147 m²
- Site area
- 956 m²
- Received
- 16 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 10 Nov 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/2660294/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660294at 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 21 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Residential: To provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity. | longford county development plan 2021 2027 | 30 Nov 2021 → 30 Nov 2027 |
| R4 Residential | Strategic Residential Reserve: To provide for the longer-term housing requirements of the town. | longford county development plan 2021 2027 | 30 Nov 2021 → 30 Nov 2027 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Longford County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Longford County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560263 | Conditional | 13 Mar 2026 | 1 | 299 m | the proposed construction of a single storey modular type dwelling house, entrance, boundary wall/fence, proposed connection to the existing public foul sewer network and all ancillary site works |
| 2560104 | Conditional | 8 Aug 2025 | 0 | 291 m | a protected structure ref 368. The development will consist of: Amendments to Planning Approval reference: 23/60217 which includes: Addition of plant enclosure to the South Elevation next to the Duplex Annex. Adjustment to extent of Terraces to Duplex Annex South Elevation. Addition of glass clad metal and timber framed Canopy to the exterior of the Bar and Hotel Lobby. Slight increase in extent of Ensuite extension adjacent to Manor House. Rooflight added to Hotel Lobby. Extent of flat roof adjusted to suit Construction detailing/revised extent of En-Suite extension. Detailing revised to lantern roof above New Lobby. Facade rearranged to suit internal rearrangements to level 01 extension beside Manor House. Balustrade added. Access Doors to Annex rooms adjusted to work within existing openings. External feature timber structure to New Lobby rearranged. Castellations rearranged to Storehouse/apartment building. Window openings enlarged to Storehouse/apartment building. Garage door revised to window openings to the Storehouse/apartment building. Facade finish to the Storehouse/apartment building changed from blockwork to Pebbledash/Harling on the South Elevation and East Elevation. Window openings added to the Ground floor South Elevation to the Storehouse/apartment building. Storehouse/apartment building hipped roof revised to pitched roof with Gable. Zinc added to Gable. Ground floor of the Storehouse/apartment building changed from storage to apartment |
| 2360217 | Conditional | 6 Mar 2024 | 0 | 291 m | development of a PROTECTED STRUCTURE ref 368. Retention Permission is sought for minor adjustments and extension of kitchen area layout (15sqm) and extension to restaurant reception area (47.4sqm.) Permission is sought for the following works; 1) Alterations to layout of main house at first and second floor level along with fire upgrade works, restoration of stairs, rearrangement of bedrooms and ensuites partitions, electrical and plumbing upgrade, roof restoration works, associated internal and external alterations and refurbishments including windows; 2) Alteration and extension of annex to east of main house to provide reception area, disabled wc, staff welfare facilities and office at ground level with staff accommodation and ensuite guest accommodation at first floor level with alteration of elevations to suit (44.5 sqm additional area); 3) Alteration and upgrade of existing guest accommodation wing to east, removal of mezzanine levels, replacement of windows as doors at ground level and provision of external patio area; 4)Alteration and extension to previously approved detached garage and store (ref 22183) as guest accommodation at first floor level and alteration of elevations & access steps to suit (5.7sqm additional area); 5) Extension to bar area to provide stores & yard, wc facilities, laundry to service hotel (99.5 sqm); 6) Erection of additional en-suite bedroom and corridor extension (52 sqm) to east gable of Bedroom annexe; 7) New lobby extension (89.1sqm) to east of courtyard; 8) New parking arrangement providing 6 No. additional spaces & 2 disabled spaces, revised landscaping and all associated site works including drainage |
| 2360059 | Conditional | 24 Aug 2023 | 0 | 476 m | proposed entrance to porch at front of existing building, internal changes to floor plans at ground & first floor, changes to relevant elevations, provision signage and all ancillary drainage, parking & site works |
| 2331 | Refused | 4 Apr 2023 | 0 | 476 m | the retention and completion of existing entrance with driveway together with staff parking area to service existing dental practice to include onsite surface water drainage disposal system and all ancillary works |
| 22220 | Refused | 25 Oct 2022 | 0 | 476 m | and completion of existing partially completed staff car parking area to service existing dental practice together with entrance with fenced driveway to service same and all ancillary works |
| 22183 | Conditional | 8 Sept 2022 | 0 | 291 m | development within the curtilage of a protected structure, consisting of: 1. demolition and removal of derelict store 2. repositioning of gas tanks 3. removal of metal shed 4. erection of garage and store over 5. site-works including providing additional car parking spaces, relaying of paving to rear entrance yard to provide level access, re-aligning main carpark layout |
| 22184 | Conditional | 8 Sept 2022 | 0 | 291 m | for development, within the curtilage of a protected structure, consists of: erection of covered scaffolding for inspection and repair as necessary to the roof of Viewmount House (a protected structure) |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316862 | — | Granted with conditions | 15 Mar 2024 | 476 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
- 16 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 21 Oct 2026
- 16 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Longford County Council before relying on it.