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Observation pack · Louth County Council

Braganstown , Castlebellingham , Co. Louth

Permission and Retention: The Development will consist of permission to (a) convert & extend existing 1st floor attic into a bedroom & home office/study, including 2 no. new dormer windows to north & east elevations including all internal alterations & associated works. (b) Retention of existing 1st floor bedroom

Observations close 7 Oct 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 27 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2660594 · 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
2,164 m²
Received
2 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due
27 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/2660594/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660594 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 7 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
2660112Conditional24 Apr 202600 mRetention permission for the extension of dwelling house and sheds and all associated site works
2560155Conditional11 Jul 2025283 mPermission for the development which will consist of a new two-storey dwelling with single storey living area and detached double garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site and wastewater treatment system and percolation area together with all associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with the application.
2460091Refused4 Apr 20242171 mPermissin for a new single storey dwelling and detached garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site, new private water well and wastewater treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site development works
2360343Conditional7 Dec 202310 mPermission to (a) demolish rear kitchen, bathroom, lobby & existing detached garage & (b) convert part of existing dwelling to Granny Flat & construct extension to the rear (c) decommission / sterilize existing septic tank & install a new proprietary wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works *Further information received on 17/11/2023*
2326Refused10 Mar 202310 mPermission to (a) construct a 1.5 storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling. This extension will form part of a cohabiting dwelling (b) internal modifications and alterations to existing dwelling, (c) demolish rear bathroom and lobby and existing detached garage and (d) decommission/sterilize existing septic tank and install a new proprietary waste water treatment system and all associated site development works
211167Conditional10 Feb 20221242 mPermission for extension and alterations to existing two storey dwelling house, to include 2 no. single storey side extensions, additional floor area at first floor, alterations to elevations, replacement of lean-to roof to rear with flat roof and all associated site works. *Significant Further Information received on 20/01/2022 which includes ancillary residential accommodation for older people is to be provided along with proposed new wastewater treatment system to replace existing system.*

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 2 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 7 Oct 2026
  • 2 Sept 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.