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Observation pack · Louth County Council

Aghnaskeagh Mountpleassant , Dundalk , Co.Louth

Permission is sought for alterations to an existing two storey dwelling to include replacement of the existing roof with a new roof of amended profile and ridge height. Internal reconfiguration of the rooms and floor/ceiling heights, a new 2 storey extension to the rear of the structure, a new wastewater treatment system and all associated site development works. Retention permission is sought for an existing mobile home as temporary living accommodation for the duration of building works on the dwelling

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 3 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
2660648 · full record
Authority
Louth County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
52 m²
Site area
6,596 m²
Received
22 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660648/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660648 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2656Conditional12 Jun 20261213 mPermission for a dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associated site development works
25135Refused9 Jan 20261213 mPermission for a dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works.
2529Conditional20 Aug 20251112 mRetention Permission & permission for development consisting of the retention of alterations to a domestic garage previously approved under 20/962, the alterations include changes to external facades, new external stairs to first floor area, the provision of an office/playroom at first floor area with 2no dormer windows and associated site development works. Permission for the completion of the works to the domestic garage, a new hard standing surface to the internal access driveway and associated site development works. *Significant Further Information Received on 31/07/2025 - Retention of Dog Compound and relocation of domestic garage*
2560403Refused14 Aug 20251437 mRetention permission for a single storey dwelling, a single storey domestic garage / store, new vehicular entrance and all associated site works. The development seeking permission consists of removal of existing septic tank and provision of a new effluent treatment system with percolation area, soakaways and all associated site development works.
2460570Conditional31 Jul 20251472 mPermission for an extension and alterations to the existing dwelling house, new wastewater treatment plant and all associated site works
23403Conditional18 Dec 202310 mPermission for the refurbishment, extension and alterations to existing vernacular dwelling house and new effluent treatment plant with percolation area and all associated site works **Further information received on 01.12.23**
23434Conditional23 Nov 20231489 mPermission for the erection of a 6.94m (L) x 4.4m (W) x 3.51m (H) open-sided timber gazebo for leisure purposes only - not for commercial use - and a 7.6m (L) x 3.6m (W) x 3.58m (H) lightweight metal garden storage shed for leisure purposes only - not for commercial use
2340Conditional29 Sept 202310 mPermission for the demolition of an existing dwelling house and replacement of same with new dwelling house, waste water treatment system and associated site development works. *Significant Further Information received on 13/09/23*

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 22 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026
  • 22 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.