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Observation pack · Louth County Council

Newtown , Monasterboice , Co Louth A92 YA7Y

Retention permissino for 1. refurbished dwelling including elevational changes, 2. conversion of attached stores to living accommodation as an extension to existing dwelling, 3. modular home to rear garden, 4. waste water treatment system with percolation area, all off existing entrance

Observations close 11 Nov 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
26120 · full record
Authority
Louth County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
1 m²
Site area
3,591 m²
Received
7 Oct 2026
We first saw it
21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due
—
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/26120/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26120 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 11 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

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

  • NIAH-recorded building × 1
    house

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2460783Conditional7 Feb 202516 mPermission for a new waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works to serve existing dwelling house in relation to permission granted ref no. 22770, decommission existing septic tank
2460373Conditional15 Aug 20240277 mThe development consists of: 1. Retention of partial removal of existing hedgerow 2. Retention of one-way entrance and gates 3. Retention of car parking spaces along local access road and within the site 4. Retention of walking track around perimeter of playing fields 5. Retention of lighting along walking track 6. Demolition of existing viewing stand 7. Proposed new viewing stand to south side of existing pitch 8. All associated site works
2460349Conditional8 Aug 20240149 mThe development will consist of the following: 1. Retention of existing cottage attached to derelict farm building to the rear of existing restaurant & bar building (ancillary to the existing restaurant & bar). 2. Retention of alterations to existing toilet block of function room as per previously granted permission Ref. No. 17354. 3. Retention of rooflights & roof changes to existing restaurant & bar building. 4. Retention of change of use from storerooms to staff dining on ground floor and staff lounge on first floor to west side of existing restaurant & bar building. 5. Retention of change of use from storerooms & meeting room to offices on first floor to south side of existing restaurant & bar building. 6. Regularisation of elevations to existing restaurant & bar building. 7. All associated site works
2360394Conditional23 Nov 2023150 mPermission for a side extension to existing dwelling, front porch and all associated site works
23258Refused14 Jul 20231325 mPermission for the removal and replacement of an existing 11.3m wooden pole with an 18m monopole carrying antennas, dishes, associated equipment, together with ground-based equipment cabinets and all associated site development works. The development will provide for wireless data and broadband servcies
22770Conditional17 Nov 2022136 mPermission for rear extension to existing dwelling including taking down existing front porch, relocation of front entrance door, alterations to existing elevations, internal alterations and revised site boundaries and all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
317757—Refused20 May 2024325 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

  • 7 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 Nov 2026
  • 7 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.