Observation pack · Roscommon County Council

Demesne Td , Ballindrimley Road , Castlerea Co. Roscommon

Permission to 1) construct extension to the side of the existing commercial building 2) Materially alter the front of the existing commercial building, by fixing steel cladding to the external walls and 3) To change the curved roof on part of the existing building to a flat roof together with all associated site works at

Observations close 2 Nov 2026 24 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 22 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2660517 · full record
Authority: Roscommon County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 1,853 m²
Received: 28 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due: 22 Nov 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/RoscommonCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660517/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660517 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. Roscommon County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 2 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Roscommon 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
M5 Mixed use — outer core	Outer Core: See detailed explanation on the Roscommmon County Development Plan website (rosdevplan.ie).	RO-001:DP:roscommon-county-development-plan-2022-2028	19 Apr 2022 → 18 Apr 2028
R2 Existing residential	Existing Residential: See detailed explanation on the Roscommmon County Development Plan website (rosdevplan.ie).	RO-001:DP:roscommon-county-development-plan-2022-2028	19 Apr 2022 → 18 Apr 2028

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.

Sources: ROSCOMMON RO-001:DP:roscommon-county-development-plan-2022-2028, ROSCOMMON RO-001:DP:roscommon-county-development-plan-2022-2028 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
ROSCOMMON RO-001:DP:roscommon-county-development-plan-2022-2028	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open
ROSCOMMON RO-001:DP:roscommon-county-development-plan-2022-2028	—	27 Sept 2026, 19:37	open

Designations on or near the site

Recorded monument × 1
R154974

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2560359	Conditional	10 Nov 2025	0	373 m	Permission for the following: 1. demolition of the rear extension of the existing retail unit and existing detached buildings to the rear of the site, 2. the construction of a new extension (215.6 sq.m) to the rear of the existing retail unit, providing 1 No. Retail Unit on completion, 3. change of use from ground and first floor dwelling unit to 2 No. Residential Units, 4. all the above together with internal and external alterations to the existing building, connection to services and all associated site works at
2560415	Conditional	23 Oct 2025	1	275 m	Permission to: 1. To demolish the existing shed, 2. To refurbish the existing house to include removal of chimneys and alterations to elevations, 3. To construct new rear extension to same and 4. To construct new rear domestic garage and carry out all ancillary site development works at
2560322	Refused	27 Aug 2025	0	313 m	Retention permission and permission for the following: 1. To retain as constructed townhouse to the rear of existing dwelling house, 2. To retain alteration to elevation of existing house (removal of chimney), 3. Permission to define new boundaries and private open space associated with both dwellings, and all site development works at
2560056	Conditional	11 Aug 2025	0	376 m	Permission for the construction of a proposed extension to the existing hardware store, together with all associated site works at
2560246	Conditional	18 Jul 2025	0	382 m	Permission for development that will consist of converting the existing steps between the street and the river path to a 21m long ramp that will be suitable for individuals with limited mobility thereby providing access for all. It is also proposed to construct a 29m long metal cantilever meeting area on the riverbank east of the existing steps and path and three new public benches will be provided. The planning application includes overlaying 41m of the existing path with a steel boardwalk from the foot of the ramp, enhancing the mobility for individuals with limited mobility. Approximately 148m of the riverside path will be reprofiled and finished with an anti-skid surface to prevent slip. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) report has been completed for this development at
2560194	Conditional	24 Jun 2025	0	446 m	Retention permission : 1) to retain as constructed domestic garage, 2) to retain as constructed first floor extension to existing dwelling and all ancillary site development works at
23353	Conditional	20 May 2024	1	310 m	Planning Permission to construct a rear two storey extension to an existing dwelling house along with associated site works and services at
23294	Conditional	15 May 2024	0	425 m	Permission for the following: 1. Demolish two derelict dwelling houses and existing commercial premises and construct new commercial premises. 2. Demolish existing storage sheds and construct new storage shed and carryout all ancillary site development works including carparking and landscaping and utilise existing connections to water and waste water services at

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

28 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 2026
28 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Roscommon County Council before relying on it.