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Planning near you · Louth · Ref 2660358

Change of use to office

Fane Valley, Allardstown, County Louth

Pre_Validation

Applicant
Ciaran Byrne
Proposed works
Change of use
Proposed use
Office

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: received_date

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 22 June 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Fane Valley , Allardstown , County Louth. Proposal excerpt: “Retention and Permission: Retention permission for (a) Retention of use of the site as a joinery workshop as farm diversification. (b) Retention of shed No. 01 & ancillary sanitary facilities. (c) Retention existing timb…” Demolition is included in the proposal description.

Location & nearby applications

Fane Valley , Allardstown , County Louth

No usable coordinates are available in the retained record, so a map pin is not shown.

Documents & sources

Louth County Council · Reference 2660358

View council file →
Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Latest source observation retained: 2026-06-22T00:00:00+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file
Retention and Permission: Retention permission for (a) Retention of use of the site as a joinery workshop as farm diversification. (b) Retention of shed No. 01 & ancillary sanitary facilities. (c) Retention existing timber cutting shed No. 02. (d) Retention of existing commercial timber joinery workshop Shed 04. (e) Retention of an existing single office and meeting room building which is ancillary to the joinery workshop. The development seeking permission consists of (f) Demolition / removal of existing shed 03, temporary canteen, office block B, store building B and toilet facilities. (g) Permission for extension to timber joinery workshop Shed no. 04. (h) Alterations to and part change of use of Shed no. 01 from timber store to office and staff facilities with associated elevational changes. (i) Provision of new car parking, EV charging points, bike store, yard areas with all hard and soft landscape works with external lighting, planting and boundary treatments. (j) Provision and upgrade of access roads, including extended/passing area. (k) Installation of a New effluent treatment system and percolation area. (l) New soakaways. (m) All ancillary site development works
Application details
Reference
2660358
Applicant
Ciaran Byrne
Site address
Fane Valley, Allardstown, County Louth
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
RETENTION
Latest reported outcome
Pre_Validation
Date received
June 05, 2026
Decision due
July 30, 2026
Authority
Louth County Council

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