180 Greenacres , Dundalk , Co. Louth
Retention of single storey extensions and alterations to an existing dwelling house, attached domestic garage & wc and associated site development works
The application
- Reference
- 2660695 · 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
- 417 m²
- Received
- 9 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 3 Dec 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/2660695/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660695at 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560712 | Conditional | 9 Oct 2026 | 1 | 151 m | Permission for a new 2-storey, 4-bedroom, detached dwelling house, with new site entrance and dished kerb from Greenacres, and all associated site development works, on lands to the rear of St. Ligori, Avenue Road |
| 2694 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2026 | 0 | 84 m | Permission for change of use of an existing retail unit to a takeaway facility and associated site development works. |
| 2660420 | Conditional | 13 Aug 2026 | 1 | 273 m | Retention of the extension and alterations to the side of an existing dwelling house to include the change of use of an attached domestic garage to living accommodation and associated site development works |
| 2660290 | Conditional | 3 Jul 2026 | 2 | 316 m | Retention & Permission: Retention permission is sought for the retention of an existing ground floor extension to the rear of an existing dwelling. Planning permission is also sought for the construction of a first floor extension above the existing ground floor extension to the rear of an existing dwelling. The development will include elevational changes to the side and rear of the existing dwelling |
| 2560815 | Refused | 12 Jun 2026 | 1 | 427 m | The proposed development consist of (i) Demolition of existing single storey rear extension (ii) Construction of a two-storey rear extension (iii) All associated site and development works at 37 St. Alphonsus Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth. |
| 2660170 | Conditional | 22 May 2026 | 0 | 443 m | Permission for 1. Extension and alterations to an existing dwelling house. 2. Change of part of the rear boundary from a 1.8m high timber fence to a 1.8m high block wall. 3. Associated site development works |
| 2660150 | Conditional | 7 May 2026 | 0 | 249 m | Permission for a single storey side extension to the existing dwelling house and associated site development works |
| 2660014 | Conditional | 6 Mar 2026 | 1 | 210 m | Retention of an attic conversion to an existing dwellinghouse, inclusive of all associated site development works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502194 | — | pending | 1 Oct 2026 | 84 m |
| 322222 | — | Refused | 16 Jul 2025 | 378 m |
| 317960 | — | Granted with conditions | 19 Jun 2024 | 458 m |
| 317281 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Mar 2024 | 195 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
- 9 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 13 Nov 2026
- 9 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Louth County Council before relying on it.