30 Windmill Road , Drogheda , Co. Louth
Permission will consist of :1. Demolition of existing buildings. 2. Construction of new car park including designated areas for temporary mobile medical units. 3. All associated site works.
The application
- Reference
- 2660564 · full record
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 669 m²
- Received
- 19 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 13 Oct 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/2660564/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660564at 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 23 Sept 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.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660490 | Refused | 11 Sept 2026 | 1 | 133 m | Retention permission for the addition of an upper floor and a change of use from a residential accommodation to a Communal House of Faith and Prayer |
| 2660472 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2026 | 0 | 38 m | Permission will consist of the installation of mechanical and electrical plant rooms within an existing building at the hospital. Works include internal alterations to facilitate mechanical and electrical upgrade works, alterations to the external façade, installation of louvered curtain walling, louvered switch room doors and replacement doors and windows. The works also include the installation of a galvanised steel external escape stair with associated pedestrian guardrail, removal of small ancillary plant enclosures and the installation of a new external generator, and all associated site and ancillary works to facilitate the development. |
| 2660315 | Conditional | 28 Aug 2026 | 1 | 40 m | Retention permission for a front door set into existing recessed storm porch and a front canopy roof across the front elevation of the existing dwelling house |
| 2660 | Conditional | 31 Jul 2026 | 0 | 89 m | Retention permission for alterations to existing house including attic storage space and single storey extension to the rear of the property and all ancillaries |
| 2660095 | Conditional | 24 Jul 2026 | 0 | 241 m | Permission for the change of use of existing building from residential use to medical use with a proposed single-storey extension (150 m2) to the rear of the building. The building will contain an Ultrasound room, MRI scanner room and CT scanner room at ground floor level with administration ancillary facilities at first floor level. The development will also include for demolition of the existing garage, associated signage and ancillary site works |
| 2660151 | Conditional | 13 May 2026 | 0 | 218 m | Retention permission is sought for two rear extensions to an existing dwelling house and all associated site development works |
| 2660118 | Conditional | 24 Apr 2026 | 0 | 38 m | Permission for the construction of a single storey extension to existing two storey Oncology Building, together with all associated site works |
| 2560729 | Conditional | 9 Jan 2026 | 0 | 169 m | Permission for 1. Removal of existing MRI Scanner prefabricated unit (53 SQ.M) and Modular prefabricated building (133 sq.m) with demolition of single-story link corridor building (55sq.m); 2. Construction of a two-storey building extension (624 Sq.m) comprising of two-number MRI scanner rooms and associated administrative accommodation; 3. Associated ancillary site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323718 | — | Refused | 22 Jan 2026 | 478 m |
| 319594 | — | Refused | 28 Feb 2025 | 53 m |
| 318889 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Jul 2024 | 338 m |
| 317453 | — | Granted with conditions | 19 Mar 2024 | 188 m |
| 313100 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Aug 2023 | 475 m |
| 312544 | — | Granted with conditions | 25 May 2023 | 389 m |
| 312481 | — | Invalid | 11 Jan 2022 | 389 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
- 19 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 23 Sept 2026
- 19 Aug 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Louth County Council before relying on it.