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Observation pack · Louth County Council

1 Oyster Bay Court , Greenore Road , Carlingford Co Louth

Permission for a new detached domestic garage, new vehicular entrance to public road, revised site boundaries and all associated site works

Observations close 10 Nov 2026 5 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 30 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
26118 · full record
Authority
Louth County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
50 m²
Site area
785 m²
Received
6 Oct 2026
We first saw it
21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due
30 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/26118/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26118 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 10 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.
  5. 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
R2
Existing residential
Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.louth county development plan11 Nov 2021 → 1 Jan 2027
S5
Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
Community Facilities: To provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.louth county development plan11 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Louth County Council development plan zoning—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660474Conditional9 Oct 20261120 mPermission for extensions to rear and side of existing dwelling house and all associated site development works
25151Conditional4 Sept 20262157 mOutline Permission for two dwelling houses and all associated site works *Significant Further Information Received on 14/08/2026*
2660114Conditional28 Aug 20260429 mRetention permission for 3 No. training lights fixed to existing building and all associated site development works
2560733Conditional9 Jan 20260429 mPermission for one storage shed to rear of the centre and all associated site development works
2560640Conditional28 Nov 20251314 mRetention permission for the following: 1. Extension to rear of dwelling house, 2. Domestic shed/ garage to rear of dwelling house and all associated site development works
2560118Conditional7 Nov 20250229 mRetention permission of part boundary wall and railings to site of underground Leprechaun Cavern and all associated site development works.
2560495Conditional19 Sept 20251353 mThe development consists of retention of alterations to the front, side and rear elevation of the dwelling and associated site development works.
2560075Conditional18 Sept 20250124 mChange of use of an existing B&B to Guesthouse with alterations and extensions including provision of new first floor areas incorporating additional bedroom and ancillary accommodation, extensions to the front and rear, internal arrangement changes, elevational changes, alterations including a first floor extension to the existing building adjoining the main building, new additional car parking and surface water drainage, connection to the public foul water network and all associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement was submitted as part of the application. *Significant Further Information Received on 10/06/2025*Clarification of Further Information Received on 01/09/2025 - Permission for change of use of ancillary accommodation to guesthouse.*

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500405—Refused14 May 2026229 m
500069—Granted19 Feb 2026124 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 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 10 Nov 2026
  • 6 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Louth County Council before relying on it.