Observation pack · Louth County Council
Loughboy , Mell , Drogheda Co. Louth
Retention permission for 1) Retention of change of use from commercial garage to car showroom and 2) Retention of new marginally heightened ridge line and all associated site/enabling works for Elm Properties and Management Ltd0.045
Observations close 27 Oct 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 2660645 · full record
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 364 m²
- Received
- 20 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- 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/2660645/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660645at 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 27 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities. | louth county development plan | 11 Nov 2021 → 1 Jan 2027 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Louth County Council development plan zoning · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louth County Council development plan zoning | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560434 | Conditional | 17 Oct 2025 | 2 | 111 m | Two-storey extension to the west of the existing house, demolition of the existing garage and single storey replacement garage attached to the existing dwelling, a shed located to the north on the site, alterations to the existing dwelling house and associated site works |
| 2460584 | Conditional | 15 Nov 2024 | 0 | 310 m | Permission for flood lighting to the playing field, 6 no. 18m high lamp stands, with LED floodlighting, cabling, electrical works in accordance with the lodged plans and documents to include all associated/ancillary works |
| 2460328 | Conditional | 1 Aug 2024 | 0 | 0 m | Permission for alterations to an Assisted Living Facility approved under Planning Reference 22/975. The proposed changes will result in a reduction in the number of accommodation units from 98 to 97 comprising: 76 No. 1 bedroom and 21 No. 2 bedroom assisted living suites. The proposed amendments include revisions to elevations, cross-sections and floor plans, and the proposed facility will have a decreased overall gross floor area, reduced from 8005.2 sq.m. to 7909.2 sq.m. The application includes minor amendments to the site plan and landscaping proposals reflecting the changes proposed to the building and the requirements of planning conditions applied under PD ref 22/975. A new external mobility scooter store and charging station is to be provided. The spirit and ethos of the planned facility remain unchanged, and the finishes, use, access and servicing arrangements, parking provision and all other elements of the scheme are to remain as per the approved scheme |
| 23352 | Conditional | 29 Sept 2023 | 0 | 187 m | Permission for an internal 52m2 extension of the first floor offices at Printing Works |
| 22704 | Conditional | 11 Aug 2023 | 5 | 209 m | Permission for the demolition of existing Public House, restaurant and function rooms, removal of vehicular entrance and construction of 4 storey/part 5 storey apartment block with 9 no. one bedroom apartments, 13 no. 2 bedroom apartments, bicycle storage, bin storage, play equipment storage, play area, landscaped communal area, two new pedestrian entrances, use of second existing vehicular entrance and carpark with all associated civil and site development works **Significant further information received on 21.7.23 includes revised site plan, floor plans, elevations, reduction on apartment no to 20no, revised landscape plan and revisions to existing car park entrance** |
| 2312 | Conditional | 10 Mar 2023 | 0 | 456 m | Retention permission sought for the change of use of former National School premises to Community Building use, as laid out |
| 2315 | Conditional | 10 Mar 2023 | 0 | 456 m | Permission for change of use of part of the former national school premises to preschool and SAC (school age childcare) use, and associated alterations and site works |
| 22975 | Conditional | 10 Feb 2023 | 1 | 58 m | Permission for construction of an 8,005sqm assissted living facility with a total of 98 accommodation units in a range of accommodation types as follows: A) 28 no. reablement studios designed to help people to retain or regain their skills and confidence so they can learn to manage again after a period of illness. B) 52 no. 1 bedroom assisted living suites, C) 16 no. 2 bedroom assisted living suites. D) 2 no. 1 bed units to be provided through the subdivision of an existing house on site for use as assisted living suites, or as staff/visitor accommodation. The proposed facility will include cafe/restaurant facilities, staff and administration spaces, nurses station, recreation rooms, meeting spaces, treatment rooms and landscaped gardens together with all associated site development works including boundary walls and fences, car parking, waste water pumping station, surface water attenuation and connections to pubic utilities, as well as plant rooms, a bin store, roof mounted solar panels and an ESB substation. The facility will deliver a range of tailored care packages to elderly residents on a rental basis only, none of the units will be made available for sale |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 317967 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Jun 2024 | 197 m |
| 315460 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Apr 2024 | 130 m |
| 315072 | — | Withdrawn | 23 Dec 2022 | 130 m |
| 312929 | — | Granted with conditions | 2 Jun 2022 | 467 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
- 20 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026
- 20 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Louth County Council before relying on it.