Hillcrest , Newtown , Knockbridge
Permission for new extension and alterations to existing dwelling house and all associated site works
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
- 2660663 · 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
- 39 m²
- Site area
- 1,382 m²
- Received
- 26 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 20 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/2660663/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660663at 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 2 Nov 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| C2.1 Economic development and employment | General Employment: To provide for general enterprise and employment generating activities. | louth county development plan | 11 Nov 2021 → 1 Jan 2027 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660082 | Conditional | 30 Oct 2026 | 0 | 226 m | Permission for the development of 6 No, 2-bedroom apartments in 2-storey height terrace block located over two floors with own door access. All apartments front directly onto the Louth R171 road adjacent to public path extending the existing village building line. The main vehicular entrance is through the existing adjacent car-park entrance. The development will provide for extending the footpath along the Louth Road adjacent to the existing road crossing point. The development provides for all associated development works including adjustments to existing services on site, ground levels, car-parking, landscaping, public lighting and boundary treatments *Significant Further Information received on 09/09/2026* |
| 2660257 | Conditional | 19 Jun 2026 | 0 | 308 m | Permission for alterations and extension works to the existing two-storey dwelling, including the construction of a new dormer-style attic conversion to provide storage accommodation, new rooflights, internal modifications and all ancillary site development works |
| 2560478 | Conditional | 21 Nov 2025 | 0 | 0 m | development at Drummonds Country Store and lands to the immediate north of the existing site at Cloonanana Road (L3136-24 local road), Newtown, Knockbridge, Co.Louth comprising the demolition of an existing shop/store building on site (329sq.m), the construction of a new shop/store building (1,030sq.m) and 4no. new storage silos with associated delivery area, loading dock, car parking, public lighting and signage, to be served by a new vehicular access onto the Cloonanana Road (L3136-24 local road) and all associated site development works, landscaping and boundary treatments. |
| 2560479 | Conditional | 12 Sept 2025 | 1 | 258 m | Apply for full planning permission for removal of existing boundary wall for a new vehicular entrance to existing dwelling, installation of new EV charging point and associated site development works. |
| 2460403 | Conditional | 4 Jul 2025 | 4 | 372 m | Permission for 3 detached dwelling houses to the rear of Ballinlough Cottage, extensions and alterations to existing Ballinlough Cottage and revisions to existing site entrance to accommodate private road access to new dwellings and existing dwelling at Ballinlough Cottage. Full permission to include widening of existing site entrance, drainage works and all associated site development works *Significant Further Information Received on 12/06/2025* |
| 24224 | Conditional | 14 Mar 2025 | 2 | 197 m | Permission for 1. demolition of existing rear single storey extension of disused clubrooms; 2. refurbishment of remainder of disused clubrooms to two number one bedroom dwellings, previously granted permission for two semi-detached two storey dwellings - Ref. No. 19/942 and for refurbishment to bungalow dwelling - Ref. No. 23/169; all with associated site works off new entrance |
| 2460660 | Conditional | 10 Dec 2024 | 0 | 467 m | Permission to remove an existing silage pit wall and construct a cattle cubicle shed containing underground slatted effluent storage tanks, construct an underground dairy washings tank and all associated site works |
| 24173 | Refused | 2 Dec 2024 | 0 | 197 m | Permission for 1. demolition of existing rear single storey extension of disused clubrooms; 2. refurbishment of remainder of disused clubrooms to two number two bedroom dwellings, previously granted permission for two semi-detached two storey dwellings - Ref. No. 19/942 and for refurbishment to bungalow dwelling - Ref. No. 23/169. All with associated site works off new entrance |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500500 | — | pending | 18 Dec 2025 | 0 m |
| 314258 | — | Granted with conditions | 3 May 2024 | 277 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
- 26 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 2026
- 26 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Louth County Council before relying on it.