Observation pack · Louth County Council

103 Shrewsbury Manor , Greenhills Newtownstalaban , Drogheda Co. Louth

Retention Permission: The development consists of: 1. Retention permission for the subdivision of 103 Shrewsbury Manor into two dwellings, Unit 103 and 103A; 2. Retention permission for alterations to the elevations of Units 103 & 103A; 3. Retention permission for the provision of single-storey rear extension to Unit 103; 4. Permission for internal alterations of unit 103A, alterations to site boundaries, parking and all associated site development works

Observations close 29 Oct 2026 8 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 24 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 18 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660658 · full record
Authority: Louth County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 1
Floor area: 1 m²
Site area: 362 m²
Received: 24 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due: 18 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/2660658/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660658 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 29 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

NIAH-recorded building × 4
Boyne Mill · Boyne Mill · Boyne Mill

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660241	Conditional	11 Sept 2026	0	142 m	Retention permission for the following: 1. Retention of single storey outbuilding to the rear of Ivy Mews. 2. Retention of two storey outbuilding to the rear of 21 Lower Greenhills. 3. Retention of the use of existing building which consists of 2 no. community based residential units for supported living at 21 Lower Greenhills. 4. All associated site works Significant Further Information received 29/07/2026 Revised site notices received 20/08/2026
2560438	Conditional	7 Nov 2025	1	250 m	Permission will consist of the following: 1.Demolition of existing dwelling and garage 2.Construction of new detached, 2 – storey replacement dwelling with dormer attic room 3.All associated site works. Sig FI Received 15/10/2025.
2460674	Conditional	27 Jun 2025	0	444 m	Permission for a ten year development on a site comprising the Premier Periclase production facility at Strand Road and Boyne Avenue, Drogheda. Please see Newspaper Ad for full description. This application is includes an EIAR and NIS. The site comprises the main Premier Periclase production facility site, along with an existing wharf to the south of the main site area, and a portion of the public road adjacent to the wharf. The application site is located within the townland of Newtownstalaban. The proposed development comprises the demolition of existing structures on site and the construction of the first phase of a new sustainably powered enterprise campus. The development will consist of the following: Demolition of existing processing and industrial buildings, ancillary structures, and services associated with the Premier Periclase production facility, and associated site clearance and enabling works. The demolition works include the removal of an existing boiler house and store (with a gross floor area (GFA) of 2,827 sq.m), office building (with a GFA of 510 sq.m), security hut and locker room (with a GFA of 339 sq.m), diesel tanks and bund (with a GFA of c. 70 sq.m), oil store (with a GFA of 168 sq.m), 3 no. pump houses (with a GFA of c. 65 sq.m, 50 sq.m and 75 sq.m respectively), bagging plant and elevator building (with a GFA of 616 sq.m), crane shed structure, Periclase shed and old mill house (with an overall GFA of 4,025 sq.m), boiler house (with a GFA of 207 sq.m), slaker area (with a GFA of 398 sq.m), wharf DB building (with a GFA of c. 44 sq.m), lime kiln building (with a GFA of 2,698 sq.m), canteen and toilets (with a GFA of 64 sq.m), DB structure (Pump House 5) (with a GFA of c. 25 sq.m), acid hut (with a GFA of c. 15 sq.m), DB room (DB 1) (with a GFA of c. 118 sq.m), control room building (with a GFA of 327 sq.m), briquette store (with a GFA of 825 sq.m), MHF DB’s (with a GFA of c. 181 sq.m), brick shed (with a GFA of 1,042 sq.m), shaft kiln blower house (with a GFA of 256 sq.m), and NOx analyzer (with a GFA of c. 9 sq.m). The demolition works include the removal of associated chimney stacks, gantries, kilns, silos, and plant, and an existing overhead conveyor structure between the main site area and the wharf to the south of Strand Road, along with associated ancillary sheds and structures on the wharf. The total gross floor area (GFA) of structures to be demolished is c.14,954sq.m including ancillary structures. An existing work
2560236	Conditional	12 Jun 2025	0	138 m	The development will consist of the following: 1.Installation of 2no. ball stop nets at the existing school soccer pitch, one at the northern goal line and one at the southern goal line. Each ball stop net will have a height of 13m and a length of 60m, supported on 4no. vertical poles. 2.All associated site works.
2560191	Conditional	22 May 2025	1	225 m	Retention of conversion of former garage & outhouse to side of existing dwelling.2.Retention of new obscure glazed window to first floor en suite on the west elevation. 3.Retention of alterations to existing fenestration of north, south & west elevations.4.Retention of removal of 1 nr. Chimney. 5.Retention of alterations to front boundary wall and new vehicular gate. 6.Retention of provision of garden shed in the rear garden. 7.Retention of associated site works.
2560145	Conditional	2 May 2025	1	443 m	Retention permission of a single storey extension to the rear of a dwellinghouse, for retention of a single storey domestic garage, for retention of a detached single storey storage shed and for ancillary siteworks.
2560091	Conditional	4 Apr 2025	1	238 m	Permission for the development of Existing Dwelling at 94 Maple Drive, Drogheda consisting of the following: 1. Proposed new first floor extension to East Side of existing dwelling. 2. Proposed new single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling (north). 3. Proposed new 2.1m high block wall to side of existing dwelling and to section of eastern boundary. 4. All associated site works .
2460643	Conditional	4 Apr 2025	2	238 m	Retention and Permission for the following: 1. Retention of conversion of former garage to side of existing dwelling. 2. Retention of single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling. 3. Retention of render finish to front elevation of existing dwelling, and retention of removal of 2 nr. chimneys. 4. Retention of front boundary wall, including widening of existing vehicular entrance. 5. Retention of east and west boundary walls. 6. Retention and completion of garden room to rear of existing dwelling. 7. Proposed new first floor extension to side of existing dwelling. 8. Proposed new bay window to front of existing dwelling. 9. Proposed alterations to existing fenestration of north, east, and west elevations. 10. All associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
323134	—	pending	24 Jul 2025	442 m
316379	—	Granted with conditions	10 Jun 2024	366 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

24 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 29 Oct 2026
24 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Louth County Council before relying on it.