Observation pack · Louth County Council

Darver Castle , Darver , Co. Louth

Permission for the construction of single storey extension to the side of existing two storey (non-original) building for use as a breakfast room and all associated site works. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of protected structure Reg. LHS 011-028

Observations close 4 Nov 2026 6 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 30 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 24 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660670 · full record
Authority: Louth County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 2.80 ha
Received: 30 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due: 24 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/2660670/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660670 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 4 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.

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

NIAH-recorded building × 1
Darver Castle
Recorded monument × 7
Castle - tower house · Bawn · Gatehouse

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660437	Conditional	14 Aug 2026	2	367 m	Permission for alterations to existing dwelling including a two-storey extension, a domestic garage, new effluent treatment system/percolation area, new soakaways with all associated site development works
2659	Conditional	12 Jun 2026	0	227 m	Permission for ramp access to first floor of existing community centre building and all associated works
2460484	Conditional	31 Jul 2025	0	231 m	Permission for one building to house new dressing rooms and storage area, hurling/kick wall unit to rear of above with provision of retaining walls and guard railings and all associated site development works
2460669	Conditional	14 Mar 2025	1	63 m	Permission to construct a single storey dwelling, form new entrance onto public road, install waste water treatment system and all ancillary works
2560011	Conditional	28 Feb 2025	0	0 m	Permission to create a Civil Ceremony Garden Space (266 Msq) at Darver Castle, Darver, Readypenny, Co Louth. A91RDX2. Darver Castle is a Protected Structure ID No: LHS 011-028
2460477	Conditional	10 Jan 2025	1	183 m	Permission for a rear extension to existing dwelling house, front porch and alterations to existing front elevation, take down existing outbuilding and all associated site works Significant Further Information Received on 15/11/2024 - Decommission of the existing septic tank and the installation of a new wastewater treatment system and the installation of a new soakaway
2460485	Conditional	2 Dec 2024	0	231 m	Permission for the erection of 500m² of photovoltaic ground mounted solar panels, battery storage container and all associated site development works
2360374	Refused	4 Apr 2024	1	6 m	Permission to construct a single story dwelling, form new entrance onto public road, install waste water treatment system and all ancillary works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
312460	—	Refused	10 May 2022	236 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

30 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 4 Nov 2026
30 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.