Eight Eight Acres , Athboy , Co. Meath
File Ref: 21598 - Consstruction of a new detached residential dwelling, proprietary wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new site entrance, landscaping and all ancillary site works
The application
- Reference
- 26202 · 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
- 1
- Floor area
- 270 m²
- Site area
- 2.05 ha
- Received
- 7 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 1 Nov 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
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/26202/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26202at 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. - 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.
- Submit before 12 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.
- 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.
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
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660305 | Refused | 8 May 2026 | 1 | 309 m | permission to retain the site boundaries as constructed on site and permission to alter condition no. 3, from planning reference KA202035 and all associated site works at the above address. |
| 2560858 | Conditional | 9 Apr 2026 | 0 | 415 m | Retention Permission and Permission for the development consists of the retention of an existing palisade type metal fence on the western boundary of the property. The development will consist of the back-planting of the existing palisade type metal fence on the western boundary of the property and all associated site works |
| 2561363 | Refused | 13 Feb 2026 | 1 | 253 m | permission to construct a two storey dwelling (205.4sq m), a new domestic entrance onto the public roadway and all associated site works at the above address |
| 2560157 | Conditional | 22 Jul 2025 | 1 | 174 m | The development will consist of the construction of a dwelling, new entrance and connection to existing public services and all associated site works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application. |
| 24332 | Conditional | 8 May 2025 | 3 | 12 m | (1) to demolish 2 no. sheds on the site. (2) to construct a development of 3 no. detached dwelling houses consisting of: House type (A) single storied, 3 bedrooms. House type (B) one and a half storied, 4 bedrooms. House type (C) two storied, 4 bedrooms. (3) to close up an existing entrance onto the cul-de-sac and to make a new entrance along with service road to serve the new houses. (4) to make a new connection to the public sewage system. (5) all ancillary site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2460667 | Conditional | 1 May 2025 | 85 | 325 m | the development will consist of the construction of a residential development containing a total of 85 no. residential units consisting of 13 no. 4 - bed dwellings, 36 no. 3 - bed dwellings, 28 no. 2 - bed dwellings and a 2-storey block containing 8 no. own-door 1 - bed residential units. Permission is also sought for the demolition of derelict structures on-site to be replaced by construction of a creche. The proposed development also includes permission for connections to existing foul main, watermain and surface water discharge, drainage, landscaped open space, planting, boundary treatments, car parking, bicycle provision, set down area and all ancillary and associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and accompanies this application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2460686 | Conditional | 21 Jan 2025 | 1 | 0 m | permission to retain (a) existing 1st floor Dormer converted attic consisting of 2 no. bedrooms & bathrooms & (b) ground floor single store rear dining room extension & all associated site development works |
| 23843 | Conditional | 20 Oct 2023 | 0 | 198 m | a new single storey club dressing room to replace the existing temporary dressing room containers, and any ancillary site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323760 | — | Refused | 13 Jan 2026 | 174 m |
| 323418 | — | Granted | 15 Sept 2025 | 174 m |
| 323380 | — | pending | 12 Aug 2025 | 174 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
- 7 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.