Observation pack · Louth County Council

Monksland , Carlingford , Co. Louth

Permission for 2 No. 15m high ball stops nets to existing playing field and all associated site development works

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 16 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 1 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660609 · 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: 6.87 ha
Received: 7 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 1 Nov 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/2660609/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660609 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.
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 12 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
269	Conditional	13 Mar 2026	2	465 m	Permission for the demolition of existing derelict house and construction of a new dwelling house, detached domestic garage, septic tank and percolation area, relocation of existing entrance on site to northern end of site and all associated site works
2560592	Conditional	7 Nov 2025	0	0 m	Permission for site alterations including the removal of an existing grassed area and replacing it with hard surfacing, together with all associated site development works
2560333	Conditional	23 Jul 2025	0	494 m	Retention permission is sought for the construction of 2 number concrete base pads and permission is sought for the erection of 2 number meditation pods and associated site works
2560065	Conditional	12 Jun 2025	0	0 m	Permission for a two-storey extension to the existing sports complex to accommodate a gym on the ground floor, a multi-purpose room on the first floor, and all associated site development works.
2460771	Refused	31 Jan 2025	1	467 m	Permission for modifications and extension to the existing dwelling house, including: (A) Alterations to the existing internal layout, (B) Alterations to existing dwelling elevations including external finishes, alterations to openings and first-floor windows, (C) Demolition of single-storey section, (D) Construction of a two-storey extension with single storey link to the side of the existing dwelling, (E) Installation of a new septic tank, and proposed soakaways for surface water and all ancillary works
23351	Conditional	22 Sept 2023	0	0 m	Permission for a handball alley and associated site development works
22301	Conditional	2 Jun 2022	1	388 m	permission for change of house type previously granted permission under ref. no. 21/231 and all associated site development works
21892	Conditional	4 Nov 2021	1	421 m	Permission sought for new dwelling house, septic tank and percolation area and all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
7 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.