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Observation pack · Louth County Council

Glenmore Riverstown , Dundalk , Co. Louth

Permission for changes to the dwelling approved under application 2560256 including a single storey snug area to the west of the dwelling. All other aspects of the development to remain as previously approved under application 2560256

Observations close 7 Dec 2026 22 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 5 Jan 2027

The application

Reference
2660751 · full record
Authority
Louth County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Units
1
Floor area
216 m²
Site area
2,757 m²
Received
2 Nov 2026
Decision due
5 Jan 2027

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/2660751/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2660751 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 7 Dec 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.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560256Conditional5 Sept 202520 mPermission for a new proposed storey and a half style dwelling and associated detached single garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to the site, new private water well and new wastewater treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site development works.
24124Conditional5 Sept 2024377 mPermission for the erection of 62.48m2 of Photovoltaic ground mounted solar panels, revised site boundary and all associated site works at existing dwelling house
23300Conditional4 Aug 20231377 mPermission for a first floor extension to existing dwellinghouse and all associated site works
22548Conditional1 Sept 20221450 mRetention permission for an existing storage shed/garage
211228Refused19 Nov 20211310 mOutline permission sought for one dwelling house, waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

What has happened on this file

  • 2 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 7 Dec 2026
  • 2 Nov 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Louth County Council before relying on it.