Sterlings and Trinity Cottage , Old Church Road , Carlingford
Permissin for (1) The construction of a new 2.7m high timber-frame storm porch and link structure with brick plinth connecting the existing dwellings known as Sterlings and Trinity Cottage together. (2) Internal alterations to Trinity Cottage to form two en-suite bedrooms replacing an existing living/dining area, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom. (3) All associated site development works
The application
- Reference
- 2660698 · full record
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 9 m²
- Site area
- 971 m²
- Received
- 12 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- —
- 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/2660698/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660698at 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 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| C1.1 Retail warehousing | Town or Village Centre: To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities. | 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 × 12Ghan House · Carlingford Mountain View · store/warehouse
- Recorded monument × 7Church · Graveslab · House - 18th/19th century
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660524 | Conditional | 18 Sept 2026 | 1 | 348 m | Permission for: Alterations to proposed elevations previously granted permission under planning reference number 2460360. Removal of existing single storey annex to rear of dwelling and maintain the existing garden retaining walls. Reduction in proposed car parking area to front of the property to that previously granted under planning reference number 2460360 and associated site development works |
| 25153 | Conditional | 11 Sept 2026 | 1 | 368 m | Permission for a new dwelling house and all associated site works within the curtilage of Protected Structures - LHS005-054 and LHS005-055 |
| 25151 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2026 | 2 | 363 m | Outline Permission for two dwelling houses and all associated site works *Significant Further Information Received on 14/08/2026* |
| 2660114 | Conditional | 28 Aug 2026 | 0 | 157 m | Retention permission for 3 No. training lights fixed to existing building and all associated site development works |
| 2660417 | Conditional | 5 Aug 2026 | 0 | 139 m | Permission for signage to front of premises recently granted planning permission for brew pub/microbrewery and tap room granted permission under planning Ref. No. 2660086 and all associated site development works |
| 2660280 | Refused | 29 Jun 2026 | 1 | 263 m | Permission for the demolition of an existing dwelling house and the construction of a replacement dwelling house, the installation of a wastewater treatment system and percolation area, alterations to site boundaries and vehicular/pedestrian access arrangements, and all associated site development works |
| 2660258 | Conditional | 19 Jun 2026 | 0 | 271 m | Retention and Permission: Retention permission for 1. alterations to the external facades of an existing building. Permission for: 1. The change of use of the ground floor area of an original B&B & stores to coffee shop/tea room to include a food preparation area, cold store, staff room/toilet facilities and office. 2. Re-configuration of first floor to 6no. bedsits with independent rear access and external landing. 3. 12no. conservation grade rooflights. 4. A new traditional shop front. 5. New bicycle parking & bin storage area. 6. And associated site development works **SPLIT DECISION **1. GRANT PERMISSION for retention of alterations to the external facades of an existing building. 2. REFUSE PERMISSION for the change of use of the ground floor area of an original B&B & stores to coffee shop/tearoom to include a food preparation area, cold store, staff room/toilet facilities and office, Re-configuration of first floor to 6no. bedsits with independent rear access and external landing, New bicycle parking & bin storage area and associated site development works |
| 25134 | Conditional | 1 May 2026 | 0 | 170 m | Permission for the retention of the part change of use of an existing restaurant to a take away facility and associated site development works. *Significant Further Information Received on 10/04/2026 - Retention of: 1The part change of use of an existing restaurant to a take away facility, 2 External gas bottle store, 3 External seating area - Permission for: 1 The change of shop front to an existing building, 2 Amendments to the external finish of gas bottle stores* |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502252 | — | pending | 8 Oct 2026 | 368 m |
| 318711 | — | Granted with conditions | 27 Jun 2024 | 12 m |
| 314202 | — | Refused | 3 Nov 2023 | 300 m |
| 310908 | — | Refused | 21 Mar 2022 | 12 m |
| 311695 | — | Granted with conditions | 1 Mar 2022 | 64 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
- 12 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 16 Nov 2026
- 12 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.