Observation pack · Longford County Council
The Bridge House Athlone Road , Ballymahon , Co Longford
& retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey domestic garage & all ancillary site works
Observations close 12 Nov 2026 19 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660318 · full record
- Authority
- Longford County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 504 m²
- Received
- 8 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 2 Dec 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/2660318/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660318at 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 12 Nov 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | Town Core: Provide for the development & enhancement of town core uses including retail, residential, commercial, civic & other uses. | 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 3Innyview House · water pump · Ballymahon Bridge
- Recorded monument × 2Bridge · R162171
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660200 | Refused | 12 Aug 2026 | 0 | 453 m | conversion of existing storage shed into a one bedroom apartment, proposed connection to the existing public sewer and all ancillary site works |
| 2660195 | Refused | 31 Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 m | and retention permission to complete the construction of a 70 square metre single storey house type dwelling, reconnection into the current on site mains sewerage connection & all ancillary site works |
| 2660051 | Conditional | 27 Mar 2026 | 0 | 332 m | to extend pitched roof over existing flat roof area at light industrial unit to include changes to relevant elevations and layout and all ancillary |
| 2560134 | Conditional | 3 Mar 2026 | 0 | 39 m | amendments to existing dwelling to include a single storey extension to the rear and change of use to tourist/guest accommodation with 1 no. one bedroom & 1 no. two bedroom self-contained unit. Demolition of existing shed, upgrade of access, parking, bicycle parking, storage shed/garage and all ancillary site works where it is now sought for permission to amend the site boundaries |
| 2560254 | Refused | 17 Dec 2025 | 1 | 0 m | permission to complete the construction of a 74 square metre single storey house type dwelling, reconnection into the current on site mains sewerage connection & all ancillary site works |
| 2560086 | Conditional | 28 Oct 2025 | 0 | 140 m | 10-year planning permission for proposed upgrade works and extension to the Ballymahon Wastewater Treatment Plant (WwTP) and local wastewater network. The proposed development comprises: (1) the refurbishment of existing final settlement tank, storm water tank, Return-Activated Sludge (RAS) and Waste-Activated Sludge (WAS) pumping station and 2 no. existing aeration tanks within the existing WwTP site; (2) an extension to the WwTP to include new inlet works with duty / standby combined screens and grit plant, odour control system, high-level emergency overflow chamber, Flow to Full Treatment (FFT) storm pumping station, stormwater storage tank, biological process units including 1 no. selector tank, 2 no. anoxic tanks, and 2 no. aeration tanks, 2 no. final settlement tanks with flow split chamber; (3) a new section of gravity sewer from the network pumping station serving Auburn Village residential estate to the new inlet works; (4) a new RAS / WAS pumping station with sludge holding capacity; sludge drying reedbeds (8 no. cells), return liquors pumping station, washwater pumping station, new chemical dosing plant, treated effluent outfall headwall to River Inny; (5) alterations to the existing entrance and a new internal road connecting the existing internal access road to the extension area; (6) surface water drainage interceptor, manholes and surface water attenuation tank; (7) ESB sub-station building, permanent generator and fuel tank, solar panels on block mounted frames; (8) decommissioning of picket fence thickener and associated dewatering equipment, ferric dosing tank, final effluent outfall chamber, complete with automatic sampler, and a redundant section of existing sewer network in the Auburn Village residential estate (all to remain in situ post decommissioning); (9) the decommissioning / removal of the existing inlet works and grit removal chamber; (10) decommissioning / demolition of pumping station in the Auburn Village residential estate; (11) site lighting (both task lighting and road lighting), boundary fencing and treatments including landscaping; (12) below ground interconnecting pipework; (13) and all ancillary site development and site excavation works above and below ground for the above referenced development. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application |
| 2534 | Unconditional | 13 Oct 2025 | 0 | 281 m | of PL20/74 (A) proposed construction of a residential development of 37 no. dwelling houses which comprises the following: (i) 9 no. three bedroom two storey detached type dwelling houses of which there are two different designs (ii) 7 no. three bedroom storey & a half detached type dwelling houses (iii) two blocks of 4 no. two storey terraced type dwelling houses consisting of 1 no. three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling house & 3 no. two bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses in each block, ie 8 no. two storey terrace type dwelling houses in total (iv) 3 no. four bedroom two storey detached type dwelling houses (v) 5 no. two bedroom single storey type dwelling houses, (vi) 5 no. three bedroom single storey type dwelling houses (vii) proposed continuation of existing estate road network together with the proposed connection to the existing foul sewer, surface water & watermain networks currently servicing the existing housing estate known as Dunaras which was previously granted full planning permission by An Bord Pleanala under planning reference number PL.14.212595 (viii) construction of green open spaces, boundary fence/walls (B) proposed construction of a pedestrian footpath and cycle lane to link the existing internal footpath which services phase 1 of the existing estate known as Dunaras and the adjoining public road (public road no. L-52182) which services Marian Terrace/Marian Villas housing estate so as to provide connectivity for the existing occupied dwelling houses in phase 1 of the existing estate known as Dunaras together with the proposed development to which this application relates and the main street of the town of Ballymahon. It is proposed as part of this planning permission application to upgrade the existing footpaths, car parking bays and carriageway that services Marian Terrace/Marian Villas housing estate so as to create a shared surface in accordance with the guidance and recommendations outlined in "The Design Manual For Urban Roads and Streets" (DMURS) and complete the pedestrian footpath, cycle lane and shared surface prior to the commencement of any of the proposed dwellings to which this application relates (C) proposed construction of a 2.5 high capped & plastered wall along the boundary which separates the site to which this planning permission application relates & the property known as the Longford/Westmeath farmers mart. Proposed removal of the existing 10 No. ground floor slab foundations which servic |
| 2360234 | Conditional | 26 Mar 2024 | 1 | 327 m | to construct a dwelling house, domestic garage with connection to public services and associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500638 | — | Refused | 20 Apr 2026 | 0 m |
| 500589 | — | Invalid | 12 Jan 2026 | 0 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
- 8 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 12 Nov 2026
- 8 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Longford County Council before relying on it.