Observation pack · Meath County Council
Dublin Road , Ashbourne , Co. Meath A84 KD52
The development will consist of demolition of the existing detached dwelling house and the construction of a 3 storey apartment building containing 11 apartments consisting of 8 no. Two bedroom apartments and 3 no. Three bedroom apartments, along with bicycle & bin store building, parking, revised entrance, all associated services, service connections, landscape, boundary treatment and site development 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
- 26224 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1,245 m²
- Site area
- 2,016 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/26224/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
26224at 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential | 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660379 | Conditional | 9 Oct 2026 | 11 | 287 m | The development will consist of the demolition of 1 no. cottage and adjacent shed, the decommissioning of an existing septic tank and associated percolation area on the west part of the site and the construction of 11 no. 3-bed dwellings comprising 2no. two storey terraces of four houses each, and 1no. two storey terrace of three houses and will also include a new sewage connection and the realignment of the entrance to an existing dwelling adjoining the northern boundary of the site A84RF86, and a new sewage connection only to an existing dwelling A84EY80, adjoining the south eastern boundary of the site. An existing foul line running north from the neighboring property to the south of the site will be connected into the new foul network within the application site boundary. The development includes all ancillary site works including provision of access road, 10m riparian strip along the existing open stream and landscaped public open space. |
| 2660555 | Conditional | 10 Sept 2026 | 196 m | the development will consist of 1. Conversion of the existing attic space for the provision of a home office, W.C. and storage area. 2. Modification of the existing main roof to accommodate a new rear and side flat roof dormer window finished with metal cladding. 3. New rear rooflight to serve the W.C. 4. General remodel and upgrade of the existing dwelling at ground and first floor to suit the new proposed layouts. 5. All drainage, structural and associated site works to be implemented | |
| 2660610 | Conditional | 17 Aug 2026 | 221 m | RED 111 - the erection and installation of (i) a new single storey detached flat roofed biomass boiler unit with an attached fuel store and flue in accordance with the Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III) Development; (ii) the demolition of an existing single storey portacabin to facilitate the development, and (iii) all associated siteworks, services and landscaping to facilitate the proposed development | |
| 2660519 | Conditional | 29 Jun 2026 | 221 m | the development will consist of (i) the construction of a new single-storey flat-roofed extension of 16.4 sq. m. floor area, as a new entrance lobby addition to the front of the existing school building at the existing main entrance. The proposed entrance lobby extension to feature some high-level clerestory glazing and a new school sign / name-board to the new front (north) elevation; and (ii) all associated siteworks, services and landscaping to facilitate the proposed development | |
| 2660464 | Conditional | 16 Jun 2026 | 475 m | permission is sought for extension and refurbishment of existing bungalow, and erection of a new 4 bedroom part double/part single storey dwelling, new waste water treatments system for each dwelling, revised vehicular access and boundary treatments and associated site works | |
| 2561359 | Conditional | 26 Mar 2026 | 71 | 277 m | The proposed development consists of 71 no. 2 storey houses, comprised of 3 no. 2 bed, 63 no. 3 bed and 5 no.4 bed, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses. Access to the proposed development will via the adjoining permitted residential development to the north (under Ref. 23/873) which has a permitted vehicular entrance off the Dublin Road. The proposed development also provides for all associated site development works, above & below ground, public open space, hard and soft landscaping & boundary treatments, surface car parking, bin & bicycle storage, ESB Sub-station & public lighting etc., all on an overall application site area of c.2.1 hectares. |
| 2561044 | Conditional | 13 Mar 2026 | 233 | 285 m | Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development - ARNUB LIMITED Intends to apply for Permission for a Large-scale Residential Development at this site of c. 5.8Ha, located in the townland of Baltrasna, Ashbourne, County Meath. The application site is generally bound to the east by the Dublin Road (R135) and “The Briars” and immediately to the north by development permitted under ABP-314550-22 now under construction (as amended by MCC Reg. Ref. 2460848), to the west by agricultural lands and existing dwellings to the south. The proposed development consists of 233no. residential units in a mixture of terraced and semi-detached houses, duplexes and apartments, ranging in height from 2 – 3 storeys as follows: - o 19no. 2-bed apartments and 19no. 3-bed duplexes (38 no. dwellings overall) are accommodated in 4no. buildings 3 storeys in height. Private patios / terraces or balconies are provided for all duplexes and apartments; 195no. 2-storey houses consisting of 164no. 3-bedroom houses, 10no. 4-bedroom houses and 21no. 5-bedroom houses; And all associated and ancillary site development, infrastructural, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works, including public open space (c. 7,613 sq. m) and communal open space (c. 323 sq. m); 431no. car parking spaces; 496no. bicycle parking spaces for duplex units and mid-terrace units; ESB Sub-stations and bin stores; Demolition of 1no. single storey dwelling (c. 162 sq. m) and associated out building (c. 63.3 sq. m). Vehicular access serving the proposed development is to be from the access point from Cherry Lane, located off the Dublin Road (R135) via internal roads and footpaths all as permitted under ABP-314550-22 and now under construction (as amended by MCC Reg. Ref. 2460848). A separate pedestrian and cyclist access is proposed from Hickey’s Lane. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application. The application, Natura Impact Statement and Environmental Impact Assessment Report may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during public opening hours at the offices of Meath County Council. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.baltrasnaphase3.com. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2560603 | Conditional | 27 Feb 2026 | 2 | 442 m | the development will consist of the following: (1) to demolish a detached domestic garage on the site, (2) to construct a development of 2 no detached dwelling houses consisting of: House Type (A) one and a half storied, 3 bedrooms; House Type (B) one and a half storied, 3 bedrooms. (3) to instal 2 no proprietary wastewater treatment units and percolation areas to serve each house separately, (4) to construct a 2-meter high capped and plastered wall to the rear and side of the existing dwelling on the site, Eircode A84 HX56. (5) to use the existing entrance to the site with a new driveaway to the rear to serve the proposed dwellings, (6) to connect the new dwellings to the mains water supply along with all other ancillary site development works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 318496 | Withdrawn | 23 Aug 2024 | 139 m | |
| 314550 | Granted with conditions | 28 Nov 2023 | 34 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
- 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.