Observation pack · Louth County Council
Bay Football Club , Blackrock Road , Dundalk Co Louth
EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/1066 - Permission for development that will consist of the construction of a new clubrooms, connection to the existing main foul sewer and main storm drainage system via a soak away and all associated site works. *Further information received on 09/12/2021*
Observations close 9 Nov 2026 15 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 5 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 29 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26116 · full record
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 2.08 ha
- Received
- 5 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 29 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/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/26116/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26116at 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. Louth County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 9 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Louth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1 Open space with recreation | Open Space: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity and open space. | louth county development plan | 11 Nov 2021 → 1 Jan 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: Louth County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louth 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660478 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2026 | 0 | 290 m | Permission for alterations to a development previously granted under planning reference numbers 2460740 & 2660058 and currently under construction. The alterations to include: a. Provision of a second floor storage area; b. Associated elevational changes; c. All associated site development works |
| 2660448 | Conditional | 21 Aug 2026 | 0 | 181 m | Permission for replacement of 3No. internally illuminated fascia letter signs, 1No. replacement panel to existing high level entrance box sign. and 1No. new high level box sign to front elevation of existing entrance tower. The addition of 1No. new internally illuminated bucket portal door surround at main entrance and 1No. internally illuminated hanging sign, to be mounted internally behind glazing. Also, the addition of 4No. new non-illuminated vinyl graphic signs applied to the existing cladding and brickwork on side elevations. Permission is also sought for replacement sign panels to 3No. existing nonilluminated directional signs and 1No. existing non-illuminated height restrictor sign within the car park area as well replacement sign panels for 1No. existing internally illuminated totem site sign |
| 2660184 | Conditional | 29 May 2026 | 0 | 98 m | Permission for the construction of a new internal third-floor plant level within the envelope of the previously approved building, the installation of signage to the building elevation together with an extension to the external substation approved under Planning Permission Ref. 2560222. The proposal also includes all associated site works required to facilitate the development |
| 2660058 | Conditional | 13 May 2026 | 0 | 290 m | Permission for an extension comprising of additional light industrial areas to a development previously granted under planning reference number 2460740 (Construction of a light industrial building with ancillary accommodation to include reception area, offices, storage & canteen facilities, parking provision & hard standing areas, 2no. gated accesses, boundary treatments, connection to existing road network & drainage system as previous approved under Planning Ref: 19492; signage and all associated site development works) and currently under construction with all associated site development works |
| 2560821 | Conditional | 13 Mar 2026 | 2 | 473 m | Retention and Permission: Retention permission for an extension to the rear of the existing domestic garage and an existing attic conversion and permission for an extension to the front of the domestic garage, together with all associated site development works |
| 2560734 | Conditional | 16 Jan 2026 | 0 | 285 m | Permission for a manufacturing/light industry/storage building delivered in two phases including office and staff facilities; provision of 116 No. car parking spaces (total) including 6 No. disabled spaces and 21 No. Electric Vehicle (EV) spaces; provision of 42 No. bicycle parking spaces; roof mounted solar panels; alterations to the existing carriageway and footpath to connect to the existing road network; connections to existing foul and storm drainage systems and watermain; site lighting; a gated service yard; 3 No. new dock levellers; internal site footpaths; hard and soft landscaping; fence to perimeter and gated access; boundary treatments; and all associated site development works. As part of the application, a Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment (Natura Impact Statement) has been submitted. The development will be delivered in two phases |
| 2560683 | Conditional | 12 Dec 2025 | 1 | 441 m | Permission for the conversion of the existing double garage to living accommodation with a single storey extension to link the dwelling house to the garage, inclusive of all associated site development works |
| 2560319 | Conditional | 3 Dec 2025 | 462 | 496 m | 7-year permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on lands (c.18.54 ha) The development will consist of:- 502 no. residential units, with a total residential gross floor area of c.51,440.5 sqm comprising:40 no. 1 bed maisonettes,147 no. 2 bed mid-terrace 2 storey house ,276 no. 3 bed end of terrace and semi-detached 2 storey houses ,1 no. 3 bed detached bungalow and 38 no. 4 bed semi-detached 3 storey houses, 1 no. two storey creche facility (570.7 sqm Gross Floor Area) with outdoor secure play area and parking. New access off Blackrock Road providing for vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access and incorporating a new bus stop on Blackrock Road; 2 no. pedestrian and cycle only access points are provided from Bóthar Maol. Infrastructure and services for the proposed development including surface water infrastructure, water mains and a new wastewater pump station (with temporary storage and associated dosing measures) which will be pumped via a new rising main along Blackrock Road (R172) and Hardy’s Lane to Finnabair Crescent where it will discharge to the existing wastewater drainage network. Associated public and private open space, landscaping and amenity areas including a large central park of c.2.7ha, public art, boundary treatments, public lighting, roads, cycleways, footpaths, car and cycle parking, infrastructure and services and all associated site and development works. To facilitate the proposed development, excavation, cut and fill, reprofiling of existing ground levels and removal of works completed under previously permitted SHD development including the foundations for 5 no. houses is required. The ruins of a former pumphouse will also be removed / demolished as part of the works and existing overhead electrical lines will be undergrounded. *Significant Further Information Received on 14/10/2025* |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323966 | — | Refused | 13 Apr 2026 | 496 m |
| 319077 | — | Refused | 7 Jun 2024 | 495 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
- 5 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 9 Nov 2026
- 5 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 Louth County Council before relying on it.