32 Maple Drive , Drogheda , Co Louth
Permission for a rear and side two storey extension, new front porch, attic conversion including dormer window to rear and skylights to front, modifications to front elevation, modifications to existing vehicular entrance and front garden and all associated site works
The application
- Reference
- 2660576 · 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
- 323 m²
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 19 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/2660576/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660576at 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 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660241 | Conditional | 11 Sept 2026 | 0 | 298 m | Retention permission for the following: 1. Retention of single storey outbuilding to the rear of Ivy Mews. 2. Retention of two storey outbuilding to the rear of 21 Lower Greenhills. 3. Retention of the use of existing building which consists of 2 no. community based residential units for supported living at 21 Lower Greenhills. 4. All associated site works *Significant Further Information received 29/07/2026* *Revised site notices received 20/08/2026* |
| 2560698 | Refused | 28 Aug 2026 | 0 | 277 m | Retention permission for the extension of beer garden area to the south of the public house and beer garden area to the north of the public house which include retention of timber pergola structures, boundary fences, seating and fixtures within beer gardens and the retention of landscaping and all associated site development works. The access to the beer gardens are via existing doors from the public house with emergency egress gates onto car parking areas. Retention is also sought for the placement of a shipping container to serve as kitchen and Take Away collection point with signage and access gate from car parking area *Significant Further Information received on 24/07/2026 - Existing Container noted as Takeaway Collection Point to cease and the use of container to revert to storage unit*Revised Notices Received on 07/08/2026* |
| 2660115 | Conditional | 23 Jun 2026 | 0 | 464 m | Retention and Permission: Retention of single storey kitchen extension to the rear of dwelling and single storey porch to the front of dwelling. Permission sought for two storey extension to the side of dwelling and all site works |
| 2560438 | Conditional | 7 Nov 2025 | 1 | 145 m | Permission will consist of the following: 1.Demolition of existing dwelling and garage 2.Construction of new detached, 2 – storey replacement dwelling with dormer attic room 3.All associated site works. Sig FI Received 15/10/2025. |
| 2560469 | Refused | 12 Sept 2025 | 3 | 281 m | Retention of alterations to and the conversion of a public house to three residential units including site works and a new footpath along Prospect Avenue |
| 2560442 | Conditional | 29 Aug 2025 | 0 | 236 m | The development will consist of the following: • Retention of existing single storey extension to rear of existing public house. • Retention of 4 no. existing shelters to rear and side of beer garden and proposed minor alterations • All associated site works. |
| 2575 | Conditional | 11 Jul 2025 | 1 | 430 m | Permission for proposed vehicular access and off street parking area together with associated siteworks. |
| 2560236 | Conditional | 12 Jun 2025 | 0 | 491 m | The development will consist of the following: 1.Installation of 2no. ball stop nets at the existing school soccer pitch, one at the northern goal line and one at the southern goal line. Each ball stop net will have a height of 13m and a length of 60m, supported on 4no. vertical poles. 2.All associated site works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321591 | — | Other | 8 May 2025 | 281 m |
| 316379 | — | Granted with conditions | 10 Jun 2024 | 203 m |
| 312305 | — | Granted with conditions | 4 May 2022 | 451 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
- 25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 Sept 2026
- 25 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.