Planning Register
Observation pack · Meath County Council

02 Amharc Fada , Drumconrath , Co. Meath C15 X5N0

File Ref: 21956 - construction of a single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling and to convert attic space into bedrooms with revised elevational treatment to include velux windows and all ancillary site works

Observations close 15 Sept 2026 3 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 11 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 5 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
26192 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
EXTENSION OF DURATION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
Site area
709 m²
Received
11 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due
5 Oct 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/26192/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26192 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. Meath County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
  4. Submit before 15 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Meath 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.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560113Conditional1 Apr 20250118 mthe development will consist of 1. Change of use from commercial store to retail outlet and to construct single storey extension to rear of same. 2. Construct shop front, replace existing roof, provide car-parking and connect to existing services
2360491Conditional28 Aug 2024192 mThe development will consist of the construction of a storey and a half dwelling, new entrance gates, connection to services and all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
24294Conditional27 Aug 20242324 mconstruction of 2 no. 3 bed single storey dwellings, connection to existing services and all works ancillary to the overall development on site
2460435Conditional8 Aug 202411429 mThe development consists to demolish existing single storey dwelling and construct 11 no. part two storey part single storey detached dwellings in total, of four house design types, consisting of (i) 7 no. three bedroom and (ii) 4 no. four bedroom detached dwellings, new vehicular access and pedestrian entrance onto Carrickmacross Road together with connection to existing public services, provision of footpaths, access road, landscaping and all associated site works
2360252Conditional26 Mar 2024117 mThe development will consist of the demolition of existing derelict dwelling and to construct 5 No. 2-bed single storey retirement homes, connection to existing services, car-parking, boundary treatment and all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2460071Refused26 Mar 20241363 mthe development will consist of a new proposed dwelling and detached garage, opening of a new vehicular entrance to site and connection to existing public sewage and storm drainage together with all associated site development works
2360176Conditional31 Jan 2024274 m2 No. 2-bed semi-detached dwellings, connection to services along with all ancillary site works. Significant Further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2360019Refused17 Jan 202412360 mto demolish existing single storey dwelling and construct 13 no. part two storey part single storey detached dwellings in total, of four house design types, consisting of (i) 7 no. three bedroom and (ii) 6 no. four bedroom detached dwellings, new vehicular access and pedestrian entrance onto Carrickmacross Road together with connection to existing public services, provision of footpaths, access road, landscaping and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 11 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 15 Sept 2026
  • 11 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.