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Drewstown Cottage Drewstown House , Fordstown Navan , Co. Meath

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Council received 15 Dec 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (271 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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2561367 is a planning application for retention at Drewstown Cottage Drewstown House , Fordstown Navan , Co. Meath, received by Meath County Council on 15 Dec 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: the development to be retained comprises the refurbishment and extension of Drewstown Cottage including single storey ground floor extensions to the front West and rear East of the cottage, removal of the existing roof to facilitate the construction of new first floor dormer accommodation, and replacement of removed roof with a new roof over new first floor. All repairs, alterations and ancillary site works to be retained. The cottage is located within the curtilage of Drewstown House, a protected structure in the Meath County Development Plan. The council refused permission on 16 Feb 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 28 Jan 2026. The scheme is for 1 unit. Within 500 m there is 1 other decided application in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 16 Mar 2026 closed 180 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (16 Feb 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

the development to be retained comprises the refurbishment and extension of Drewstown Cottage including single storey ground floor extensions to the front West and rear East of the cottage, removal of the existing roof to facilitate the construction of new first floor dormer accommodation, and replacement of removed roof with a new roof over new first floor. All repairs, alterations and ancillary site works to be retained. The cottage is located within the curtilage of Drewstown House, a protected structure in the Meath County Development Plan

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Refused on 16 Feb 2026
Units
1
Floor area
87 m²
Site (from polygon)
2,403 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 15 Dec 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 28 Jan 2026
  • 16 Feb 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 16 Mar 2026

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 146205). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2561367/0.

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