Observation pack · Louth County Council
8 Jocelyn Street , Dundalk , Co. Louth
Permission for alterations including 1st floor extension; installation of roof mounted solar PV panels and change of use from office space to residential
Observations close 7 Oct 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 2660598 · 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
- 92 m²
- Received
- 2 Sept 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/2660598/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660598at 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 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.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660516 | Conditional | 11 Sept 2026 | 0 | 366 m | Retention permission for the removal of the shopfront and windows facing onto Clanbrassil street and replacement with new shopfront and windows and all associated site development works |
| 2660350 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2026 | 0 | 372 m | Permission for the change of use of a recorded protected structure (RPS Ref. No. D358) from a derelict commercial warehouse unit, to a student accommodation facility, comprising the refurbishment and conversion of the existing four-storey storage building to a three-storey residential building including – Access lobby / reception area, circulation areas and new access stairwell serving second and third floors, communal living space areas, storage and utility areas, second and third floor bedroom accommodation with 22 self-contained bedrooms, 11 per floor. Elevational changes. Connection to existing public services together with all associated site works. The proposed development is within an Architectural Conservation Area |
| 2660486 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2026 | 0 | 259 m | Permission for the change of use from Retail to Financial Services for use by Dundalk Credit Union and fitout works and installation of new external fascia signage |
| 2660287 | Conditional | 3 Jul 2026 | 0 | 368 m | Permission for the installation of 3no. digital screens at ground floor level along the front façade (east elevation). All screens will be located internally within the existing window display. This premises is located within an ACA (Ref no. DLK4 – Clanbrassil Street) |
| 2660274 | Conditional | 29 Jun 2026 | 1 | 304 m | Permission for: (A) Demolition of existing single storey extension to rear. (B) Construction of a part two storey/part single storey extension to rear. (C) Together with all associated site works, all to the rear of existing dwelling |
| 2660188 | Conditional | 29 Jun 2026 | 0 | 403 m | Permission for the change of use of existing four-storey building from offices to 13 no. apartments and extension at lower ground floor to enclose existing undercroft area, to include 4 no two bedroom apartments, 6 no one bedroom apartments and 3 no studio apartments, replace existing non-original windows, reinstate lower ground floor window at front, replace timber coach gates with metal gates, AOV smoke vent above stairs, alteration to non-original railings at front, re-paint external walls, provision of balconies at side and rear of raised ground floor level, demolition of part of roof over side passageway at west of building, demolition of external fire escape at rear, alterations to existing drainage, boundary treatment, parking for bicycles, bin storage, landscaping, solar panels on rear roof and all associated works to Protected Structure Ref D250 |
| 2660259 | Conditional | 19 Jun 2026 | 0 | 43 m | Permission to demolish various existing single storey structures to the rear of public house and construct a new single storey toilet block and store with reconfiguration of the existing internal spaces and all associated site works |
| 2660238 | Conditional | 12 Jun 2026 | 0 | 342 m | Permission for the change of use at first and second floor levels from bank/financial institution to residential consisting of 6 one-bed apartments (3 on each floor), replacement of window with new door to Clanbrassil Street and all other site associated development works. The building is a protected structure Ref. No. D120 (NIAH No. 13704002) |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323663 | — | Granted with conditions | 30 Mar 2026 | 252 m |
| 500183 | — | Granted | 9 Mar 2026 | 148 m |
| 321157 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Feb 2025 | 129 m |
| 319748 | — | Granted with conditions | 30 Dec 2024 | 309 m |
| 318114 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Nov 2024 | 406 m |
| 317970 | — | Granted with conditions | 21 May 2024 | 104 m |
| 315242 | — | Granted with conditions | 5 Apr 2024 | 223 m |
| 314627 | — | Granted with conditions | 28 Mar 2024 | 213 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
- 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.