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Observation pack · Louth County Council

Canonstown , Termonfeckin , Drogheda

Outline Permission for development consisting of : a) demolition of existing disused bungalow, detached garage and roadside boundary wall, b) construction of a new dwelling house with new shared entrance and access roadway which replaces existing entrances to the existing bungalow, existing garage and entrance to field from which site is being taken, c) a proprietary waste water treatment system with percolation area along with all other associated site works

Observations close 28 Sept 2026 2 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
2660573 · full record
Authority
Louth County Council
Type
OUTLINE PERMISSION
Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
5,112 m²
Received
22 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660573/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660573 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 28 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.
  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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560242Conditional29 Aug 20251101 mPermission for the demolition of a 1960’s single-storey garage structure and the construction of a two-storey over basement and single-storey extension to the side and rear of Beltichburne House, Termonfeckin, Co. Louth. A92 FC93, including the insertion of a single-storey glazed extension in the courtyard. The application also includes modifications to existing house including; replacement of two existing and the addition of two new dormer windows; the replacement of a small non-original dormer with a conservation rooflight, the installation of two additional conservation rooflights; the blocking-up of an existing and the forming of a new door opening at ground floor level on the northeast side elevation (to courtyard); the opening up of two existing blind windows at first floor level on the southwest side elevation; the forming of a new window at first floor level on the northeast elevation; conversion of two first floor bay window roofs to balconies including conversion of two windows to door openings on the southwest side and southeast rear elevations; forming of a new door opening on the northwest wall to the courtyard at ground floor level; forming of a new window opening on the southeast wall to the courtyard at ground floor level; forming of a new door opening on the southeast wall of the store range at ground floor level; the reopening of two blocked-up windows in the first floor of the store range; a new waste water treatment unit and percolation area; landscaping works; and associated ancillary works.
2460038Conditional4 Jul 20241432 mPermission for a new single-storey dwelling house, wastewater treatment unit & percolation area and associated ancillary works *SFI received on 13.6.24 includes revised site boundary to include new driveway and re-located percolation area.*
2460075Conditional4 Apr 20240101 mPermission for new single-storey outbuilding in three ranges surrounding a courtyard (purpose ancillary to the maintenance of the house and grounds; including gardening equipment & machinery stores, workshop, gardener’s facilities, general stores, garage, plant rooms and fuel stores) and associated ancillary works. Application includes modifications to existing walled garden including; the demolition of an existing shed; the construction of a new single-storey potting shed; the raising of the height of the walls to approximately 2.4m. Application also includes a new gateway to an agricultural laneway

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 22 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 28 Sept 2026
  • 22 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.