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Observation pack · Meath County Council

Crossdrum House , Crossdrum Upper , Oldcastle

the retention of three variations to the development at Crossdrum House, Upper Crossdrum, Oldcastle, Co. Meath, a Protected Structure, approved in Planning Permissions No's KA/200910, Granted 14/10/2020 and 21/1125 granted 04/10/2021. The variations are as follows: - 1.0 Replacement of the derelict, slated roof of the plant room, with a flat, stone-paved terrace and a masonry, parapet wall. 2.0. Conversion of structural, undercroft of new drawing room into laundry/ancillary area. 3.0. Opening of arched, sideboard recess in original dining room to create a new, access arch into the drawing room extension, including the re-location of new drawing room fireplace to west, external wall to facilitate this. Planning Permission is also sought for the lime-washing of the lime rendered, external walls of the original house and the new extensions, to achieve a unified colour finish

Observations close 2 Oct 2026 9 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20

The application

Reference
26199 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
Site area
1.61 ha
Received
28 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 16:04
Decision due
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/26199/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 26199 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 2 Oct 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
2360042Conditional18 Sept 20230483 mRetention of holiday let. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
211125Conditional6 Dec 202100 mthe refurbishment of the existing house involving conservation works to existing roof and chimneys, new electrical and mechanical services, new bathroom fit-outs at first floor level, new openings and partitions at ground floor level, the conversion of the basement level into two bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, either side of the existing hall. It will involve the demolition of three existing screen walls, a rear porch and an existing 1st floor WC extension and the building of two new extensions, one comprising a living room, and the other a dining room over a basement store, to either side of the existing front elevation. The proposed revisions to the original planning permission are as follows: 1.0 The conversion of bedroom 1/6 into two en suite bathrooms, 1/6a and 1/6b to serve bedrooms 1/5 and 1/7, and a new laundry room 1/6c. This involves the removal of an existing partition between Rms. 1/6 and 1/7 and its replacement with a new partition. New dropped ceilings will be installed in 1/6b and 1/6c. 2.0 Soil pipes to be run in direction of joists and a services duct will rise from the basement to the attic. 3.0 The conversion of bedroom 1/2 into an en suite bathroom and the insertion of new double doors into the partition between Master Bedroom 1/3 and Room 1/2. 4.0 The basement store referred to in original permission to be used as home office/studio. 5.0 The relocation of the septic treatment system from its existing location to a lower altitude location, to facilitate servicing waste water from Cottages 1 and 2 adjoining the farmyard, as well as the main house, together with the installation of a new percolation area. 6.0 Amendments to 'red site boundary line' shown on the original application to increase the site area to include the new septic treatment system and percolation area as per 5.0 above. 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

  • 28 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 2 Oct 2026
  • 28 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.