Observation pack · Louth County Council
Banktown , Baltray , Co. Louth
Permission for the following: 1. Demolition of existing derelict former dwelling. 2. Construction of a new detached, 2–storey dwelling. 3. Alterations to existing entrance with proposed new gates and piers. 4. All associated site works
Observations close 19 Nov 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 15 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660704 · 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
- 399 m²
- Site area
- 3,536 m²
- Received
- 15 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- Decision due
- 9 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/2660704/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660704at 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 19 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
| 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 2Baldoyle Cottage · Baldoyle
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560653 | Conditional | 21 Nov 2025 | 1 | 165 m | Permission for a two-storey extension to the side an existing two-storey dwelling, a garden exercise room, an outdoor swimming resistance wave pool, additional surface water drainage and a replacement wastewater treatment plant and percolation area |
| 2560599 | Conditional | 7 Nov 2025 | 2 | 421 m | The development will consist of the following: 1. Retention of existing single storey garden room 2. Proposed alterations to existing elevations along with internal alterations to existing dwelling 3. Proposed new boundary wall to west side of existing dwelling 4. All associated site works. |
| 2460467 | Conditional | 17 Apr 2025 | 13 | 198 m | Permission for the construction of 14 no. detached 2-storey dwellings. 13 no. of the proposed dwellings are located in the eastern portion of the site with 1 no. dwelling located to the west. All proposed dwellings will be of a similar design and finish to existing dwellings within ‘Braghan Point’. The proposed development also provides for all associated site development works, in addition to public lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments. Vehicular access to the proposed development is via the existing access point off the Termonfeckin Road (R167). A new pedestrian and cyclist connection is also proposed along the eastern site boundary, providing access between the Braghan Point development and the public road to the east *Significant Further Information Received on 01/04/2025 - 13 Units Proposed* |
| 2434 | Refused | 18 Apr 2024 | 0 | 213 m | EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 181035 - Permission for development consisting of a 2 storey extension to side of existing dwelling consisting of a ground floor kitchen, dining area, living area and two en-suite bedrooms to first floor as well as renovations to existing dwelling and all associated site works |
| 22843 | Conditional | 9 Jun 2023 | 1 | 353 m | Permission for a split level rear single storey flat roof extension and associated development works |
| 22145 | Conditional | 30 Jun 2022 | 1 | 194 m | permission for the renovation of the existing two storey house, construction of a two storey extension to the side of the dwelling, including hard and soft landscaping and all associated works **Significant further information received on 09/06/2022 includes revised design to include single storey extension only** |
| 211525 | Conditional | 10 Feb 2022 | 0 | 300 m | FURTHER EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 08/925 - Permission for a development on a site extending to 3.45ha which will consist of a) demolition of existing structures on site (c.973.3sq.m) b) site development works to accommodate 25 no. detached dwellings with on-site parking for each dwelling (dwellings will range in height from single storey to one-and-a-half storey to two storey in height) on individual development plots and c) buildings located at the junction of the Baltray - Termonfeckin Road / Promenade Road comprising 3 no. two storey three bedroom dwellings; 1 no. two storey four bedroom dwelling; a mixed use building comprising a shop with associated office and stores at ground floor level (gross floor area of 144sq.m) with two no. two bedroom apartments at first floor level, with a further 16 car parking spaces to serve this part of the site. The main vehicular and pedestrian access will be provided off the Baltray to Termonfeckin Road (R167). There will also be pedestrian access to the development off the Promenade Road and revised vehicular access to existing dwelling to the east. Site development works to include junctions and access roads, dropped kerbs to each of the individual dwelling plots, footpaths, grass margins, landscaping and boundary treatments, public lighting, foul and surface water drainage systems, water supply and all other related services and infrastructure. The development also provides for off-site upgrade works to the Baltray to Termonfeckin Road (R167) for a distance of c. 220 metres at and in the vicinity of the site frontage. Significant Further Information - re-alignment works to R167 (Baltray-Termonfeckin Road) for a distance of c.320 metres at and in the vicinity of the site frontage; revisions to internal roads and car parking layout; revisions to entrance of private dweling on 'Promenade Road', the provision of a public lighting plan for the R167 and 'Promenade Road' and archaeological survey of application site |
| 211524 | Conditional | 10 Feb 2022 | 0 | 304 m | EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/81 - Retention and Permission at a site granted approval previously under ref. 15/851 and also 08/925 subsequently extended under 13/402, and extended under 18/675. This development is currently under construction. The revisions proposed involves minor amendments to 1 number house type and the replacement of 9 houses with an alternative house type. As such, there will be no change to the overall number of dwellings currently permitted on the site (i.e. site development works to accommodate 25 no. detached dwellings under permission 18/675 and 2 no. detached dwellings under permission 15/851) with no reduction in parking or open space for the development. There are minor alterations to the proposed location of dwelling boundaries, there are no alterations to the road network. The development consists of (i) Permission for retention and completion of revisions to 1 no. house type D consisting of altering the mono-pitch rear projection to a flat roof including amendments to material finishes of the projection, revisions to windows locations in front, rear and side elevations and reconfiguration of internal floor space. The proposed development will also consist of permission for (ii) Revisions to permitted separating boundary fences between dwellings; (iii) Replacement of a 2 no. house type C with 1 no. house type G1 and 1 no. F1 2, both 2 storey end of street dwellings consisting of 2 storey 4 bed detached dwellings, (iv) Replacement of 3 no. house type A with 3 no. house type G consisting of 2 storey 4 bedroom detached dwellings; (v) Replacement of 2 no. house type D with 2 no. house type F consisting of 2 storey 4 bedroom detached dwellings; (vi) Replacement of 2 no. house type B1 with 2 no. house type G consisting of 2 storey 4 bedroom detached dwellings; (vii) Replacement of 1 no. house type D2 1 with 1 no. house type G consisting of a 2 storey 4 bedroom dwelling |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 15 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 19 Nov 2026
- 15 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Louth County Council before relying on it.