Planning Register
Observation pack · Meath County Council

D. & D.'s Fruit & Veg , Farrell Street , Kells Co. Meath

the development will consist of renovations and alterations of the existing first floor apartment located above D. & D.'s Fruit & Veg, including (1) demolition of the pitched roof to the first floor rear projection (2) replacement roof to the existing first floor apartment, (3) internal alterations and improvements to the existing first floor apartment & ground floor access way (4) elevational changes. Permission is also sought for all associated site works and services. The development is located within Kells Historic Core Architectural Conservation Area, and a Zone of Archeological potential

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
2661008 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
Site area
117 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661008/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661008 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660872Conditional27 Aug 20260443 mto construct a single storey extension to rear of dwelling house to include 2no bedrooms, kitchen area, utility, bathroom & plant room together with all associated site development works on site
2660425Conditional11 Aug 2026099 mplanning permission for the following works: (1) change of use of vacant / derelict restaurant building to a dwelling house, (2) demolish existing rear extension and smoking hut (3) construct new two-storey rear extension (4) all associated site development works on site
2660742Refused10 Aug 20260198 mThe development will consist of the installation of 1no. digital screen at ground floor level along the front façade (south elevation). The screen will be located internally within the existing window display.
2561311Conditional10 Jun 20260142 mthe development will consist of the change of use of the ground floor of the premises from retail to the use as a food takeaway outlet with ancillary dine in capacity for the sale of hot food for consumption off and on the premises.
2561337Conditional9 Feb 20260168 mthe development consists of and will consist of the following: (1) Demolition of existing boundary concrete wall and soil embankment (2) Construction of new concrete retaining wall over entire south western boundary (3) All ancillary site works
2560373Conditional16 Jan 202610 mthe development will consist of the demolition of a detached two-storey derelict building to the rear and the erection of a part two-storey, part single-storey extension to the rear of existing two-storey building comprising shop and dwelling which is a Protected Structure. Also, to include for connections to public services, private parking and all ancillary and associated site works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application
2560300Conditional4 Dec 20250466 mthe development will consist of the construction of 84.40 metre square, single storey, Semi-Independent Living Unit to the side of the existing, 2 storey, 3-bedroom family dwelling. Proposed development will also consist of all site and services works
2460769Conditional11 Sept 2025023 m(1) construct a two storey rear extension to existing dwelling house, (2) provide a one bedroom studio apartment at street level, (3) provide a two bedroom apartment at first floor level, (4) demolish existing rear outbuildings, (5) provide off street carparking, cycle and bin storage to the rear with access off The Grove access road and the provision of a pedestrian access from Farrell Street. (6) permission for all works ancillary to the overall development.

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.