Observation pack · Louth County Council

Hillview House , Silloge , Monasterboice County Louth

Retention and Permission: Permission for proposed single storey extensions to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house, including the part conversion of garage into habitable dwelling area, proposed new domestic garage, upgrade of treatment system and percolation and all associated site works, including retention permission for entrance piers and gate

Observations close 23 Nov 2026 17 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 13 Dec 2026

The application

Reference: 2660719 · 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: 139 m²
Site area: 2,467 m²
Received: 19 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 3 Nov 2026, 23:01
Decision due: 13 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/2660719/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660719 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 23 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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2460278	Conditional	12 Mar 2025	0	247 m	Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy and BESS Development with a total site area of 92.3 hectares to include; Solar PV panels ground mounted on support structures, inverters, battery storage infrastructure (BESS units, PCS units, storage and maintenance units), internal access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter fencing with CCTV camera and access gates, temporary construction compounds and all ancillary infrastructure, drainage, additional landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works. The solar farm would be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with this application. Significant Further Information received on 06/02/2025Significant Further Information received on 18/02/2025*
2460373	Conditional	15 Aug 2024	0	229 m	The development consists of: 1. Retention of partial removal of existing hedgerow 2. Retention of one-way entrance and gates 3. Retention of car parking spaces along local access road and within the site 4. Retention of walking track around perimeter of playing fields 5. Retention of lighting along walking track 6. Demolition of existing viewing stand 7. Proposed new viewing stand to south side of existing pitch 8. All associated site works
2460349	Conditional	8 Aug 2024	0	408 m	The development will consist of the following: 1. Retention of existing cottage attached to derelict farm building to the rear of existing restaurant & bar building (ancillary to the existing restaurant & bar). 2. Retention of alterations to existing toilet block of function room as per previously granted permission Ref. No. 17354. 3. Retention of rooflights & roof changes to existing restaurant & bar building. 4. Retention of change of use from storerooms to staff dining on ground floor and staff lounge on first floor to west side of existing restaurant & bar building. 5. Retention of change of use from storerooms & meeting room to offices on first floor to south side of existing restaurant & bar building. 6. Regularisation of elevations to existing restaurant & bar building. 7. All associated site works
23267	Conditional	18 Aug 2023	1	165 m	Permission for partial demolition of existing bungalow with extension, reconfiguration and new roof to create a replacement dwelling with upgrade of vehicular access, new waste water treatment system and new detached garage/shed building with associated site works
22310	Refused	10 Jun 2022	1	25 m	EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 17/899: Permission for development to consist of construction of a new dwelling house, detached domestic garage and waste water treatment system along with all associated siteworks
21901	Conditional	3 Mar 2022	1	414 m	Permission for a single detached dwelling house, attached domestic garage, septic tank/treatment unit with percolation area and all associated works
211119	Conditional	2 Dec 2021	2	466 m	Permission for a proposed dwelling house, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and polishing filter percolation area, new vehicular entrance and all associated site development works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
322159	—	open	28 Mar 2025	247 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

19 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 23 Nov 2026
19 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Louth County Council before relying on it.