Observation pack · Meath County Council

Meath and District League Philpotstown , Trim Road , Navan Co. Meath

the development will consist of: Retention for A Rural enterprise consisting of a concrete pad with Gravel base containing 3 sauna pods, 3 outdoor showers, and 4 Plunge Pools Baths. 2 Pods containing male and female changing rooms with Storage and reception, together with bin store and Stick storage area. A paved Entrance and a car parking facility, landscaping and all associated works

Observations close 14 Sept 2026 2 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 3 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2660999 · 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: 9.00 ha
Received: 9 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 3 Oct 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/2660999/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660999 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.
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 14 Sept 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

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
25256	Conditional	10 Feb 2026	1	16 m	NA/201351 to construct proposed single storey residence and detached domestic garage, install proposed wastewater treatment system and percolation area, construct new entrance onto main road, including all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
212134	Conditional	6 Jan 2022	1	57 m	retention of existing sunroom, construction of a single storey granny flat extension and provision of a new waste water treatment system and site works
211692	Conditional	16 Dec 2021	0	487 m	retention permission for existing side and rear side extension, existing temporary garden room, and planning permission to construct proposed extension to front of original dwelling, demolish and remove existing chimneys, and front porch, including all ancillary site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

9 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 14 Sept 2026
9 Aug 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.