Observation pack · Louth County Council
Barretts Lane , Ardee , County Louth
Permission for the change of use of 2 no. commercial units comprising ground floor retail units with first floor offices and storage areas, to 2 no. 2-bedroom apartments and for associated siteworks.
Observations close 24 Sept 2026 3 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 2660570 · full record
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 158 m²
- Received
- 20 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660570/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660570at 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 24 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.
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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660430 | Conditional | 11 Sept 2026 | 1 | 469 m | Retention and Permission: The development will consist of the change of use from Café to Residential and minor alterations comprising: a) Provision of a window to an existing rear extension, b) Provision of a kitchen, c) Associated site works and d) Retention permission for a lobby and 2 no. doors at first floor. This building is a Protected Structure listed as RPS No. LHS-017-002 |
| 2660488 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2026 | 1 | 333 m | Permission for change of use of existing dental surgery back to domestic dwelling and all associated site works |
| 2660468 | Refused | 28 Aug 2026 | 0 | 234 m | Retention permission of signage to shopfront of existing premises and all associated site development works. |
| 2660318 | Conditional | 28 Aug 2026 | 0 | 260 m | Permission for a single storey extension to production area of existing factory (1170m2), together with all ancillary and associated site development works at existing premises. The development is within the confines of a protected structure Ref LHS017-063. |
| 2660139 | Conditional | 7 Aug 2026 | 0 | 93 m | Permission for amendments to the permitted development as per permission reference 2360274 as follows: 1. Demolition of rear projections and outbuildings associated and within the curtilage of the protected structures (Former Ardee Bread Company protected structure reference 13823007 and the former Sheridans Services house (protected structure reference 13823006) along with demolition of the boundary wall to Tierney Street. 2. Construction of the following: (a) 2no. apartment buildings ranging in height from 2 storey to 3 storeys which will comprise a total 20no. apartments of which there are 10no. 1 bed and 10no. 2bed units, all with balconies or ground floor terraces along with provision of a communal space at roof level. (b) The adaptation and change of use of the former Ardee Bread Company building (protected structure reference 13823007) to provide for 2no. retail units at ground floor, 1no. 1bed apartment and 1no. 2bed apartment at first floor level along with 1no. 1bed duplex apartment. Associated refurbishment works of the former Ardee Bread Company building are also to be carried out. (c) The adaptation and change of use of the former Sheridans Services house (protected structure reference 13823006) to provide for a total of 2no. 1bed apartments and 1no. 2bed apartment. Associated refurbishment works of the former Sheridans Services house are also to be carried out to include for provision of a rear extension which incorporates a stairwell. (d) The creation of a new pedestrian entrance from Tierney Street; (e) Associated bin and bicycle storage facility; (f) Provision of internal footpaths and communal space areas at ground level to include all hard and soft landscape works with planting and boundary treatments; (g) Internal site works and attenuation systems; (h) All ancillary site development/construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul, water and ESB networks. The proposed works relate to the protected structures within the site (Former Ardee Bread Company protected structure reference 13823007 and the former Sheridan’s Services house (protected structure reference 13823006) *Significant Further Information and Revised Plans Received on 20/07/2026* |
| 2560475 | Conditional | 6 May 2026 | 0 | 236 m | Planning permission is sought for a mixed-use development on the sites of disused buildings of Odea Agri Seeds Limited (listed on the records of protected structures: LHS017-060) and the De La Salle Monastery (listed on the Record of Protected Structures: LHS017-031) in Moorehall, Townparks, Ardee, Co. Louth. The development applied for consists of: (A) Demolition or partial demolition of existing derelict disused buildings and outbuildings / sheds on the existing site. (B) Construction of a 4-Storey commercial building to cater for a restaurant and retail unit at ground floor level and office spaces on upper floors. (C) Construction of a 3-Storey residential building that consists of 9No. of apartments with the following configuration: o 1No. - 1 Bedroom (Studio Apartment) o 6No. - 2 Bedroom Apartments o 2No. - 3 Bedroom Apartments (D) Demolition of the structurally unsound concrete extensions and the 2-storey corner building attached to the existing protected structure (LHS017-060) and form new 2-Storey extensions to the sides within the existing building footprint. (E) Renovation and change of use of the existing disused Odea Agri Seeds building to form 12 No. of apartments with the following configuration: o 5No. - 1 Bedroom Apartments o 4No. - 2 Bedroom Apartments o 3No. - 3 Bedroom Apartments The development shall include removal of all derelict internal floors and creation of additional openings on external walls. It is also proposed to raise the existing roof to create a band of glazing around the outer profile of the building and to improve the floor heights inside the dwellings. (F) Conversion and extension of the existing Silos building to form a 22 bedroomed hotel building that will function ancillary to the already granted 18 bedroomed hotel proposed in De La Salle house (ref. 22806) (G) Modify the entrance to the site with the public road on William Street and to create internal vehicular and pedestrian paved routes and car parking. (H) Revised car parking layout from the previously approved application (ref. 22/806) for De La Salle house. We intend to maintain the one-way system and integrate additional parking spaces to accommodate the expanded development needs. (I) Construction of refuse storage, bicycle storage, public plaza, and river side park. (J) Repairs to riverbank wall. (K) Permission is also sought to connect to the existing drainage and services and all ancillary site works associated with the above. |
| 2560693 | Conditional | 17 Apr 2026 | 0 | 183 m | Permission for the change of use of an existing commercial unit to 3 no. self contained residential units, bin storage & bicycle parking area, landscaping and associated site development works |
| 2660030 | Refused | 13 Mar 2026 | 0 | 57 m | Retention permission for an illuminated sign to the facade of the retail premises |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500292 | — | Refused | 30 Mar 2026 | 488 m |
| 323972 | — | pending | 19 Dec 2025 | 48 m |
| 321228 | — | Refused | 13 Mar 2025 | 15 m |
| 319605 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Nov 2024 | 0 m |
| 317116 | — | Granted with conditions | 28 Aug 2024 | 327 m |
| 319595 | — | Withdrawn | 8 Jul 2024 | 93 m |
| 314176 | — | Granted with conditions | 10 Jan 2024 | 383 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
- 20 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 24 Sept 2026
- 20 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.