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Observation pack · Louth County Council

Drumnasillagh , Ravensdale , County Louth

Permission to construct an extension to the side and rear of existing dwelling house including new waste water treatment plant & polishing filter including all ancillary works and site works

Observations close 4 Nov 2026 1 day 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
2660674 · 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
138 m²
Site area
1,999 m²
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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660674/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660674 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 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.
  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
2660383Conditional25 Sept 20262101 mPermission for alterations and extensions to existing two storey dwelling, new single storey domestic garage, new effluent treatment system/percolation area, new soakaways, alterations to the existing vehicular entrance with all associated site development works *Significant Further Information received on 07/09/2026*
2660006Conditional27 Feb 20261408 mPermission for a change of house type from the previously approved two storey dwelling (Reg. Ref. 211236) to a two-storey dwelling with single storey elements, revised soakaway, revised entrance gates and piers, revised access lane and all associated site works
2560497Conditional20 Feb 20261425 mThe development will consist of the removal of an existing shed and construction of a detached independent living unit for an immediate family member located in the rear garden of an existing dwelling and all associated site works.
2460172Conditional9 May 20242387 mPermission for a change of house type from the previously approved two storey dwelling (Reg. Ref. 21907) to a two-storey dwelling with single storey elements, revised soakaway, proposed new garage, revised entrance gates and piers, revised access lane and all associated site works
2460014Refused22 Feb 2024213 mPermission for the construction of a new two-storey dwelling with single storey living area and associated double garage and car port, the opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site, new private water well and wastewater treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site development works
23139Conditional12 Dec 2023174 mPermission for Retention of as constructed roof over extension granted permission under planning ref. no. 05/160 and all associated site development works.**Significant further information received on 23.11.23 includes upgrading of existing septic tank and soak pit with new wast water treatment plant and percolation and all associated site works**
23172Conditional22 Sept 20231238 mPermission Consequent on the grant of outline permission (planning ref :21/1137) for a development at Drumnasillagh, Ravendale, Dundalk, Co Louth. The proposed development consists of :Permission for a two storey dwelling house with entrance onto public road, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works. **Significant further inforamation received on 01/09/2023 includes amendments to site layout & amendments to elevations**
211445Conditional12 May 20221255 mpermission for the demolition of an existing stable block. Alterations and a two storey extension to an existing dwelling house. Extension of the existing house to provide living accommodation for a dependent relative. A new waste water treatment system and associated site development works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

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.