Observation pack · Meath County Council

Rathcairn , Athboy , Co. Meath

the development will consist of the construction of a storey and half dwelling, an attached carport with single storey domestic garage, upgrade of existing agricultural site entrance to a domestic site entrance, connection to all mains services and all associated site works

Observations close 14 Sept 2026 2 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2661007 · full record
Authority: Meath County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 1
Floor area: 305 m²
Site area: 3,265 m²
Received: 10 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 4 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/2661007/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661007 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
2560535	Conditional	17 Jul 2025	1	353 m	the development will consist of the change of house type from a single storey dwelling to a two-storey type dwelling, also amendment to the garage roof profile and all associated site works and landscaping, as previously granted under Planning Ref. KA202051
2560353	Conditional	29 May 2025	0	179 m	the development will consist of: • A new external LPG tank and enclosure • A new external heat pump and enclosure • All related underground pipework and associated site works
24424	Conditional	3 Apr 2025	1	277 m	Is eard a bheas i gceist leis an bhforbairt seo na teach conaithe aon stoir amhain, garaiste tis scoite, sli isteach agus cabhsa. Cuimsionn an fhorbairt seo ceangal le gach seirbhis phriomhlionra chomh maith leis na hoibreacha laithreain ar fad a bhaineann leis
23251	Conditional	12 May 2023	1	280 m	a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new entrance onto public road, connection the public sewer and public watermain and all associated site development works. The application if granted will supercede and result in the rescinding of planning reference no. 211658
23232	Refused	24 Apr 2023	1	277 m	is eard a bheas i gceist leis an bhforbairt seo na teach conaithe aon stoir amhain, garaiste tis scoite, sli isteach agus cabhsa. Cuimsionn an fhorbairt seo ceangal le gach seirbhis phriomhlionra chomh maith leis na hoibreacha laithreain ar fad a bhaineann leis
22311	Conditional	3 May 2022	0	418 m	chun bealach isteach talmhaiochta a choinneail ar bhothar poibli mar aon le gach oibreacha forbartha suimh choimhdeacha
211175	Conditional	11 Mar 2022	1	211 m	san fhorbairt bungalo dhormanta seo ta ceithre seomra leaba, garaiste baile agus bealach insteach nua. Ta an fal le cothabhail freisin chun bealach isteach ceart a chruthu le tinte radhairc gan bhac agus gach oibreach coimhdeacha forbarta an laithreain. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

10 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 14 Sept 2026
10 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.