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Observation pack · Louth County Council

Lower Shore Road Lislea , Omeath , Co. Louth

Permission consists of the demolition of a former boat house / agricultural shed and replacement with a detached single storey dwelling house. The proposal also includes the installation of a proprietary waste-water treatment system, including a percolation area, treatment plant and decommissioning and removal of the existing septic tank, proposed vehicular site entrance to facilitate the proposed development and all associated landscaping site works required to facilitate the development. As part of the Application, a Stage 2 Appropriate Assessment (Natura Impact Statement) has been submitted.

Observations close 1 Oct 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 27 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 21 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660580 · 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
5,957 m²
Received
27 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
21 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660580/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660580 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 1 Oct 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
2560567Refused28 Oct 20250432 mPermission for retention of an unauthorised development consisting of: 1) Existing roofed concrete pergola to northwest side of existing house 2) Existing concrete light columns to rear of existing house 3) Existing small soccer pitch with v-mesh fencing to southwest corner of site. 4) Existing dwelling used as tourist accommodation & continuation of use as tourist accommodation.
24198Conditional17 Oct 20251152 mPermission Consequent of the Grant of Outline permission ref. 21904 for a new dwelling house, effluent treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site works *Significant Further Information Received on 01/10/2025*
2460549Refused8 Nov 20240432 mRetention of an unauthorised development consisting of: 1) Existing roofed concrete pergola to northwest side of existing house. 2) Existing concrete light columns to rear of existing house. 3) Existing small soccer pitch with v-mesh fencing & solar lighting to southwest corner of site. 4) Existing dwelling used for short-term letting & continuation of use for short-term letting
2460327Refused1 Aug 20240432 mRetention of an unauthorised development consisting of: 1) Existing roofed concrete pergola to northwest side of existing house. 2) Existing concrete light columns to rear of existing house. 3) Existing small soccer pitch with v-mesh fencing & solar lighting to southwest corner of site. 4) Existing dwelling used for short-term letting & continuation of use for short-term letting
2460085Refused4 Apr 20241432 mRetention permission of an unauthorised development consisting of: 1) Existing roofed concrete pergola to northwest side of existing house 2) Existing concrete light columns to rear of existing house 3) Existing small soccer pitch with v-mesh fencing & solar lighting to southwest corner of site
2361Refused31 Mar 20232384 mPermission for a new dwelling house, domestic garage and effluent treatment plant with percolation area and all associated site works
22273Conditional29 Sept 20221109 mPermission for adaptions to existing dwelling house to include, new entrance porch arrangement with skylight, new dormer extension and new external insulation upgrade and timber cladding. Window openings to be adapted and upgraded. Internally small adaptions to accommodate changes to new layout. Existing onsite septic system & landscaping unaffected. **Significant further information received on 14.9.22**
22601Refused15 Sept 20220385 mPermission for the development of a new dwelling house, domestic garage and effluent treatment plant and percolation area and all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
500341Invalid25 Nov 2025432 m
321344Refused17 Apr 2025432 m
316492Granted with conditions12 Apr 2024347 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

  • 27 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 1 Oct 2026
  • 27 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.