Observation pack · Meath County Council
Drumree Road , Roestown Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
the development will consist of the retention of domestic garage with storage at the rear of my existing dwellinghouse and all ancillies
Observations close 30 Oct 2026 8 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 19 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 26209 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 586 m²
- Received
- 25 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 19 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/26209/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26209at 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 30 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.
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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1 Open space with recreation | F1 - Open Space: Open Space | meath county development plan 2021 2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| R2 Existing residential | A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential | meath county development plan 2021 2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| G1 Open space with recreation | F1 - Open Space: Open Space | meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| R2 Existing residential | A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential | meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Meath County Council development plan zoning · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meath County Council development plan zoning | — | 4 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660947 | Conditional | 22 Sept 2026 | 0 | 261 m | the proposed development is 1952 sqm and consists of changing rooms, showers, WC’s, store rooms, a multipurpose hall with a stage area, a gym and 3no. multipurpose rooms; with roof mounted photovoltaic panel arrays; additional 11no. car parking spaces including 2no. disabled accessible spaces, covered bicycle shelters for 22 no. bicycle spaces including cargo bikes, and associated ancillary hard and soft landscaping works. The development will include the removal of existing storage containers and prefabs on the site |
| 2660164 | Conditional | 14 Jul 2026 | 0 | 8 m | the construction of a new 2 and 3 storey 11,405m2 extension on the site of 3 no. existing single storey college buildings at the site of Dunshaughlin Community College, Drumree Road, Knocks, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, A85 TY22. With roof mounted photovoltaic panel arrays, heat pumps and air handling unit; 98 no. new carparking spaces and 5 no. new coach spaces to the east and north of the proposed extension; covered bicycle shelters for 140 no. bicycles; realignment and upgrading of the internal vehicular, cyclist and pedestrian routes serving the existing College and the existing Community Sports Centre to the south, approximately 500m2 single storey temporary college accommodation to the south west of the existing college buildings; external store building; 5 no. new hardcourts to the south of the site; new pedestrian and vehicular entrance gates to the existing Drumree Road college entrance; formation of a temporary construction access route through Dunshaughlin & Royal Gaels GAA Club to the west which will be removed upon completion of the proposed development, new site lighting and associated ancillary hard and soft landscaping works. The development will include the demolition of 3 no. existing single storey college buildings on the site, which are currently in use for education only. These will be demolished on a phased basis to accommodate the development |
| 2561183 | Conditional | 22 Dec 2025 | 0 | 465 m | the development will consist of the construction of a two storey extension (950.4 sqm) to existing school (1072.6 sqm plus temporary accommodation of 253.3 sqm.), minor alterations to existing school & part removal of existing temporary accommodation (196.4 sqm); to include 1 no. replacement classroom, 2 no. new classrooms, toilets & ancillary, & new SEN accommodation to include a central activities space, 2 no. class safe bases, toilets & ancillary, with external works to include new layout to existing car park to include 6 no. car parking spaces for the SEN & new set down area, new play areas, hard & soft landscaping & all associated siteworks |
| 2560884 | Conditional | 13 Oct 2025 | 1 | 402 m | 1) 1st floor, hipped roof, side extension to accommodate one bedroom, wardrobe & bathroom 2) Associated internal and external works |
| 2560749 | Conditional | 5 Sept 2025 | 0 | 127 m | permission to alter and widen driveway, move kerbing and a light pole and Permission for the retention of utility room/ kitchen/ living room extension to the side and rear of existing house |
| 2560450 | Conditional | 18 Aug 2025 | 0 | 171 m | the development will consist of demolition of existing detached flat roof Barbeque Structure and associated patio area and construction of a new single storey detached flat roof home office/Playroom structure in rear/side garden together with all ancillary site works & landscaping |
| 2560644 | Conditional | 15 Aug 2025 | 1 | 463 m | the development will consist of the construction of a single-story extension to the front of existing dwelling, including 2 No. bedrooms & 1 No. Ensuite also 1 No. new window on the existing side elevation, and all associated site works and landscaping, |
| 2460459 | Conditional | 18 Jun 2025 | 0 | 47 m | the retention of two advertisement structures fixed to the existing entrance splayed walls either side of the existing entrance |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 316785 | — | Other | 12 Oct 2023 | 135 m |
| 313923 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 Aug 2023 | 297 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
- 25 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 30 Oct 2026
- 25 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.