Observation pack · Meath County Council
Agher , Summerhill , Co. Meath
File Ref: 211625 - the development will consist of one and a half storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, installation of new proprietary waste water treatment system and polishing filter together. The development also includes new dual entrance with proposed dwelling to the west of the site, driveway and all associated site works
Observations close 8 Dec 2026 24 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 6 Jan 2027
The application
- Reference
- 26223 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Units
- 2
- Floor area
- 269 m²
- Site area
- 4,255 m²
- Received
- 3 Nov 2026
- Decision due
- 6 Jan 2027
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/26223/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26223at 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 8 Dec 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P5 Rural and agricultural | RA - Rural Area: Rural Area | meath county development plan 2021 2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| P5 Rural and agricultural | RA - Rural Area: Rural Area | 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 within 100 m
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660582 | Conditional | 9 Jul 2026 | 386 m | The development will consist of the demolition of existing single storey entrance porch to the north-west side and first floor dormer to the south-east side of the existing dwelling, the construction of a new storey and a half style extension to the south-east side of the existing dwelling, renovations & alterations to the existing dwelling with all associated elevational changes, the decommissioning of the existing septic tank and the installation of a new waste water treatment system and all associated site works. | |
| 2660009 | Conditional | 20 Feb 2026 | 0 m | The development will consist of change of house type from that previously granted permission under planning reference no. 21/1624 to single storey dwelling. The development also includes revised location of proposed domestic garage on site together with all associated site works. | |
| 2360322 | Conditional | 30 Nov 2023 | 1 | 0 m | the construction of a new single storey detached domestic garage and all associated site works at Agher, Summerhill, Co. Meath. |
| 23771 | Conditional | 25 Sept 2023 | 1 | 0 m | the construction of a new detached dwelling comprising part single storey and part two storey structure, including proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, all associated site works and access to public road via existing entrance with change of house type and site layout plan from that previously approved under Reg Ref 21/2055 |
| 23338 | Refused | 22 May 2023 | 1 | 0 m | planning permission on previously approved site Reg. Ref. 21/2055 for the construction of a new detached dwelling comprising part single storey and part two storey structure, including proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, all associated site works and access to public road via existing entrance with change of house type and site layout plan from that previously approved under Reg. Ref. 21/2055 |
| 2348 | Conditional | 13 Mar 2023 | 1 | 412 m | the construction of a new 1.5 storey detached dwelling including waste water treatment system and polishing filter, new entrance onto public road and all on and off associated site works including remedial works to existing embankment opposite subject site and setting back existing hedgerow to north east of site (to accommodate sightlines) |
| 211799 | Refused | 4 Aug 2022 | 1 | 450 m | one and a half storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, entrance and driveway. The development also includes the installation of new proprietary waste water treatment system and polishing filter together with all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 212055 | Conditional | 31 Mar 2022 | 1 | 14 m | the construction of a single storey detached dwelling including proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works with access to public road via existing entrance. Significant Further information/ Revised plans submitted on this application. |
What has happened on this file
- 3 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 8 Dec 2026
- 3 Nov 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.