Planning application · Louth County Council

Detached single storey structure containing a bedroom

Carmen’s Cottage No. 5 Mountain View, Reaghstown Ardee, Co. Louth

2560758 · LouthGranted

0.082 ha · Granted · permission to Sept 2031 (estimate)

Planning application 2560758 to Louth County Council: Detached single storey structure containing a bedroom with ancillary kitchen space and en-suite w/c and shower, at Carmen’s Cottage No. 5 Mountain View, Reaghstown Ardee. Granted by the council on 25 September 2026. The permission normally runs to September 2031 (an estimate: the grant plus five years).

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Permission normally ends (estimate)

The end date is an estimate: the grant plus five years, the normal life of a permission. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560758
Planning authority
Louth County Council
Received
25 Nov 2025
Decided
25 Sept 2026
Status
Granted
Use
Residential
Dwellings
1
Floor area
1 m²
Site area
0.082 ha
Further information requested
23 Jan 2026
Further information received
14 Jul 2026

Proposed development

Retention permission for: (1) Detached single storey structure containing a bedroom with ancillary kitchen space and en-suite w/c and shower, and including a covered front porch enclosable by curtains, including hot tub/Jacuzzi with wood-fired water heater. The structure operates as an extension of the accommodation within the existing dwelling only and does not operate as an independent dwelling. (2) Detached single storey domestic outbuilding containing a) facilities for the keeping of pet dogs including kennels, washing / grooming facilities and ancillary w/c and shower; and b) domestic storage / utility space including heating system serving both the subject outbuilding and the existing dwelling. The facilities for the keeping of pet dogs are for domestic use incidental to the existing dwelling only and not for any commercial activities. (3) Detached single storey structure providing covered garden seating area. (4) Lengths of fencing along the north-western, south-western and north-eastern boundaries of the property, and a length of wall along the north-eastern boundary of the property, inside of the aforementioned fencing. Permission is sought for surface water drainage works including provision of a soakaway

Planning status

Permission was granted on 25 Sept 2026. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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