Observation pack · Louth County Council

New Road Bellurgan , Dundalk Co. Louth , Co. Louth

Retention permission for (i) Industrial units (Buildings 1, 3, 4 & 5), (ii) new connecting unit between existing permitted industrial buildings (Buildings 6 & 7), (iii) new entrance to existing industrial unit (Building 2), (iv) extended yard area and associated site works, (all required to continue operations following a fire in the nearby premises)

Observations close 16 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: 2660626 · full record
Authority: Louth County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: FURTHER INFORMATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 1.02 ha
Received: 11 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 3 Nov 2026, 23:01
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/2660626/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660626 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 16 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

Recorded monument × 1
R174746

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660015	Conditional	6 Mar 2026	0	438 m	Permission for a portion of the retail floor area to be used for the sales of beers and spirits (off license) and all Associated site development works.
2560766	Conditional	16 Jan 2026	1	123 m	Permission to construct a domestic garage with attached store on site of existing family dwelling including all necessary site works
2460695	Conditional	6 Jun 2025	1	220 m	Permission is sought for the ground floor extension to the front of an existing cottage style dwelling. The development will include elevational changes to existing building. The development also includes the demolition of two existing outbuildings and a proposed new waste water treatment system on site
2460301	Conditional	21 Oct 2024	0	15 m	Permission for (i) a new factory and showroom premises to replace former factory and showroom premises (burnt down) known as Christoff Kitchens, (ii) undergrounding of overhead lines, (iii) new septic tank (iv) temporary retention of 2 no. of structures to be removed from site circa 6 months to 1 year from completion of construction and all associated site works including parking and landscaping. A NIS (Natura Impact Statement) will be submitted to the Planning Authority in connection with the application. SFI received on 19/08/2024 and revised notices received on 01/09/2024 which includes (iv) Proposed site plan indicating relocation of temporary structures (v) Existing Site Layout indicating location of previous waste treatment infrastructure and (vi) Proposed WWTP layout & sections.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

11 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 16 Oct 2026
11 Sept 2026 Decision
30 Oct 2026 Further information requested

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Louth County Council before relying on it.