Observation pack · Longford County Council
Main Street , Edgeworthstown , Co. Longford
demolition of existing single storey extension and construction of 2 storey extension all to the rear of existing building to include 1 No. 1 Bedroom Apartment and 1 No. 2 Bedroom and all ancillary site works
Observations close 9 Dec 2026 27 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Jan 2027
The application
- Reference
- 2660354 · 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
- 77 m²
- Received
- 4 Nov 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Nov 2026, 23:00
- Decision due
- 7 Jan 2027
- 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/2660354/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660354at 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 9 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.
- 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 × 2house · Ulster Bank
- Recorded monument × 1R166822
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660190 | Conditional | 30 Oct 2026 | 0 | 201 m | proposed works which are within the curtilage of a protected structure listed as RPS271 on County Longford's list of protected structures: 1) proposed extension to an existing astro turf playing pitch, with perimeter fencing, erection of lighting poles with lighting, 2) the relocation of 2 number existing low level lighting poles and relocation of existing outdoor gym equipment, 3) the relocation of existing surrounding footpath drainage of existing pitch and all ancillary works |
| 2660044 | Conditional | 23 Mar 2026 | 1 | 63 m | the retention of the existing habitable attic space to include velux windows as currently constructed servicing the existing two storey type dwelling house which was granted full planning permission under planning reference number PL07/568. Full planning permission is also being sought for the alteration of existing velux windows servicing the existing habitable attic space so as to ensure fire compliance |
| 2460254 | Conditional | 6 Oct 2025 | 0 | 0 m | amendments to planning reference number 2360219 to now include demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of 2 no. blocks of self-contained tourist/short term let accommodation each block containing four no. 1 bedroom units with kitchen, bedroom, WC & living space. The site will provide upgrade of access, bicycle parking, garden/amenity wellness area, connection to public services, all to the rear of existing guest house and all ancillary site works |
| 2457 | Conditional | 3 Mar 2025 | 0 | 193 m | replacement underground pipework and reinstatement work adjacent the base of the existing vent stack which is a protected structure reference 280 in the planning authority's record of protected structures. Permission for the removal of an existing vent stack which is a protected structure reference 280 in the planning authority's record of protected structures. Permission for instillation of a replacement vent stack and associated pipework and ancillary site works |
| 2456 | Conditional | 3 Mar 2025 | 0 | 165 m | minor ground investigation and reinstatement works adjacent to the base of the existing vent stack which is a protected structure reference 279 in the planning authority's record of protected structures. Permission for the removal of an existing vent stack which is a protected structure reference 279 in the planning authority's record of protected structures. Permission for the installation of replacement vent stack and associated pipework and ancillary site works |
| 2360049 | Conditional | 8 May 2024 | 7 | 123 m | the proposed demolition of existing former public house & restaurant building and adjoining buildings formally known as “The Dolphin Bar,” together with the proposed construction of a residential development of 7 no. two storey terraced type dwelling houses consisting of 5 no. two bedroom dwelling houses & 2 no. three bedroom dwelling houses, proposed erection of boundary fences/walls, car parking, landscaping, vehicular & pedestrian access from Chapel Lane, proposed connections to the existing foul sewer, surface water & watermain networks and all ancillary works whereby it is now proposed to revise the overall site boundary so that same is increased in size than what was originally proposed |
| 2360208 | Conditional | 8 Feb 2024 | 0 | 76 m | the proposed change of use of an existing ground floor unit which was previously granted full planning permission for retail under planning reference numbers PL06/11 to a restaurant/take-away outlet and all ancillary works |
| 2360219 | Conditional | 23 Jan 2024 | 0 | 0 m | proposed demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of single storey extension to the rear of existing guest house, changes to relevant elevations and all ancillary site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322413 | — | Other | 22 Sept 2025 | 119 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
- 4 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 9 Dec 2026
- 4 Nov 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Longford County Council before relying on it.