Observation pack · Louth County Council
Ballykelly , Louth , Co. Louth
Retention of timber cladding to front & sides of shop & toilets. Also for retention of mobile home to rear of shop/toilets
Observations close 8 Oct 2026 2 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 28 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660601 · full record
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 2,390 m²
- Received
- 3 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 28 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/2660601/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660601at 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560470 | Conditional | 24 Apr 2026 | 1 | 7 m | The development will consist of the renovation and extension of existing single storey dwelling, new site entrance gate and piers, the installation of new wastewater treatment plant, along with all associated site works. *Significant Further Information Received on 03/04/2026* |
| 2360296 | Conditional | 17 Nov 2023 | 0 | 430 m | EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Veldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Hallstown, Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormanstown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. Five (5) temporary construction compounds and associated access routes are located in the townlands of Knockmooney, Slane, Rath, Flemingstown and Tuiterath. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator ha |
| 2360325 | Conditional | 20 Oct 2023 | 1 | 428 m | EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intend to apply to Louth County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth –Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 23 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and approximately 38.5 km is within the functional area of Meath County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Meath County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Louth County Council is located in the townlands of Monavallet, Carnalughoge, Tullycahan, Priorstate, Artoney, Lowrath North, Rathbrist, Mullacrew, Kilcroney, Glydefarm, Corbollis, Bogtown, Dowdstown, Cudderstown, Scogganstown, Stickillin, Hoathtown, Baltrasna, Hacklim, Millockstown, Anaglog, Belpatrick, and Collon. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Louth will comprise: • the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; • the strengthening of up to 26 no. tower foundations; • the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator hardware, earthwire hardware, anti-climbing guards and bird warning spheres at various locations; • the replacement of suspension clamps and vibration dampers at all structure locations; • all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts / piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and • other temporary associated and ancillary development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including temporary guard poles, construction compounds, the installation of silt traps, silt fences, stone tracks, ground protection mats and temporary watercourse crossings. This application includes a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) |
| 211478 | Conditional | 26 May 2022 | 0 | 449 m | ten year permission sought for alterations and extension to the solar PV and battery energy storage system development permitted under planning ref. no. 21/631 on a site comprising two distinct parcels of land either side of L5141 with a total area of c.41.60ha comprising: 1. Omission of permitted solar panels over an area of c.1.19ha to facilitate the provision of an extension to the permitted battery storage development involving a further 54 battery storage units (each with associated containerised step-up transformer) and an associated external screen bund. 2. Increase in the area to be developed with solar panels and associated works by c.32.93ha to the east and northeast of the permitted panels. 3. The primary access to the site will be via the new entrance permitted under the granted solar farm and battery storage development (planning application ref. 21/631 refers) on the L5141. A further access will be provided at the southern end of the proposed solar farm extension on the north side of the L5141 for ongoing maintenance access purposes during operation solely to facilitate temporary construction traffic between the two land parcels, an existing field entrance on the south side of the L5141 will be upgraded and a new temporary entrance directly opposite on the L5141 will be constructed that will be decommissioned upon completion of the construction works. 4. 11 no. additional single storey electrical inverter/transformer units, additional security fencing, extension to permitted CCTV system with pole mounted cameras and landscaping. 5. The provision of two areas of agricultural land enhancement and management for increased biodiversity over c.7.48ha and 6. All associated ancillary development works. The operational lifespan of the solar PV and battery energy storage system development will be 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany this application |
| 21530 | Conditional | 17 Dec 2021 | 1 | 377 m | permission for development consisting of a 2-storey dwelling house, a domestic garage, a domestic waste water treatment system, a new site entrance with all associated site development works. Significant further information relates to alterations to house design along with repositioning and reorientation of the proposed dwelling on the site. Alterations to the garage design and the repositioning of the domestic garage along with alteration to the site boundaries |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317925 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Mar 2024 | 179 m |
| 315456 | — | Granted with conditions | 24 Jan 2024 | 179 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
- 3 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 8 Oct 2026
- 3 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Louth County Council before relying on it.