Observation pack · Longford County Council

Cloonaugh , Drumlish , Co. Longford

(a) Demolition of existing extension servicing existing cottage type dwelling house (b) Construction of proposed extension to service existing cottage type dwelling house (c) Replacement of existing septic tank system with a proprietary wastewater treatment system in accordance with the EPA Code of Practice 2021 to service existing cottage type dwelling house (d) Relocation and redesign of the existing entrance so as to create a shared entrance to service both the existing cottage type dwelling house and the remainder of the landholding and all ancillary works

Observations close 11 Dec 2026 28 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Jan 2027

The application

Reference: 2660357 · full record
Authority: Longford County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Units: 1
Floor area: 60 m²
Site area: 5,326 m²
Received: 6 Nov 2026
Decision due: 9 Jan 2027

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/2660357/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660357 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.
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 11 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.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2460276	Refused	14 Jan 2025	1	476 m	the proposed construction of a two storey type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, suitable onsite treatment system with polishing filter and all ancillary site works
2460135	Conditional	17 Sept 2024		454 m	proposed construction of a four bay single slatted shed extension with underground effluent storage tank to existing four bay single slatted shed with underground effluent storage tank, together with proposed construction of a holding pen and extension to existing crush and all ancillary works
2460058	Conditional	5 Jul 2024	1	361 m	proposed demolition of existing cottage type dwelling house together with the proposed construction of a dormer bungalow type dwelling house, detached garage, entrance, boundary fence/wall, suitable onsite treatment system with polishing filter and all ancillary site works
2460071	Conditional	21 Jun 2024		467 m	of existing story and a half type dwelling house with detached garage, storage shed and site boundaries as constructed together with also seeking planning permission to upgrade the existing onsite sewerage system to current EPA standards i.e. EPA code of practice 2021, and all ancillary site works
2360225	Conditional	1 Feb 2024		9 m	proposed construction of an underground water storge tank together with the proposed erection of 2 no. overground water storage tanks one of which will be accompanied with a storage container in which pump equipment will be installed all of which are to be used for the storage of water for fire fighting purposes and all ancillary works (EPA Licence No. W0169-1)
2360066	Conditional	3 Aug 2023		12 m	proposed construction of extensions to the rear and side of existing waste & recycling sheds/buildings (EPA Licence No. W0169-1) and all ancillary works at
22208	Conditional	14 Oct 2022		24 m	for the proposed construction of a single bay extension to the side of existing garage & engineering shed which was previously granted full planning permission under planning reference number PL06/285 and all ancillary works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
321823		Refused	3 Jun 2025	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

6 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 11 Dec 2026
6 Nov 2026 Decision

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