Observation pack · Louth County Council
Drummullagh , Omeath , County Louth
Permission for a single storey house, waste water treatment system and all site development works required to facilitate the development
Observations close 15 Oct 2026 22 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660622 · full record
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 80 m²
- Site area
- 5,846 m²
- Received
- 10 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 4 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/2660622/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660622at 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 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660017 | Conditional | 6 Mar 2026 | 0 | 444 m | Permission consists of conversion of part first floor of extension to side of existing creche facility, currently under construction and recently granted planning permission under planning Ref. No. 2560499 to provide additional space for afterschool care and all Associated site development works. |
| 25152 | Conditional | 5 Feb 2026 | 1 | 347 m | Permission for the change of use of dwelling house and outbuilding to guest accommodation including extensions, alterations, refurbishment, elevational changes to the dwelling house and outbuilding and all associated site works at Omra Park - a Protected Structure - LHS002-005 & NIAH Ref. 13833005 *Significant Further Information Received on 12/12/2025 - retention permission for the existing use as an apartment accommodation at first floor level to the outbuilding, proposed new passing bays along the entrance driveway and modifications to the boundary wall each side of the main entrance to facilitate visibility requirements* |
| 2560285 | Conditional | 7 Nov 2025 | 2 | 335 m | Retention of groundworks to rear garden to include alterations to ground levels and construction of retaining wall, 2. Permission for completion of groundworks to include retaining wall to provide level areas to rear garden of dwelling and all associated site development works. |
| 2560122 | Conditional | 10 Oct 2025 | 1 | 35 m | Permission for the development consisting of internal and external changes to the existing dwelling to include reconfiguration of internal layout, adaption of window openings and proposed new windows, proposed new external façade treatment to include removal of existing arches and yellow brickwork and replacement with grey brickwork and metal cladding, removal of existing profiled roof tiles and replacement with new metal roof with 5 no. roof windows, proposed powder coated metal pergola to the rear of the dwelling, along with proposed new detached domestic garage, sited on previously approved garage location, with external finishes to match the new proposed new finishes to the dwelling, along with proposed grey brickwork pillars to entrance of site and all associated landscaping and site works to facilitate the development. |
| 2560499 | Conditional | 19 Sept 2025 | 0 | 444 m | The development consists of extension to side of existing creche facility to provide sleep room to current development and all associated site development works. |
| 2460161 | Refused | 14 Mar 2025 | 0 | 444 m | Permission for extension to the side and rear elevations of the existing crèche facility and all associated site development works *Significant Further Information Received on 24/02/2025 - details of a proposed wastewater treatment system and the relevant percolation test results, details of the proposed soakaways and the relevant infiltration test results, amendments to the site boundary on the site layout plan and the site location map, details of the proposed upgrades to the vehicular entrance* |
| 23325 | Conditional | 25 Aug 2023 | 1 | 404 m | Permission for alterations to existing dormer window to the back of house along with all associated site works |
| 22447 | Conditional | 19 May 2023 | 0 | 69 m | Retention permission for the change of use from dwelling house to short stay self catering holiday accommodation |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500270 | — | Granted | 23 Mar 2026 | 335 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
- 10 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 15 Oct 2026
- 10 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.