Planning Register
Observation pack · Meath County Council

Creroge , Kilmessan , Co. Meath

the development consists of covered indoor Equestrian Arena as built; this comprises a steel framed 6 bay shed, floor area 530m² and 5.3m height, used in connection with equestrian business and all associated works

Observations close 16 Sept 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 12 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 6 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2661015 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
Site area
2,804 m²
Received
12 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due
6 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/2661015/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661015 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 16 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
2560317Conditional5 Nov 20251211 mthe development will consist of construction of a storey & a half style dwelling with detached domestic garage, install a septic tank with percolation area and form new entrance from public road. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2560375Refused4 Jun 20251157 merection of fully serviced 2 storey dwelling with detached domestic garage, new site entrance, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all ancillary site works.
24102Conditional30 Apr 20241447 mthe construction of a storey and a half residence, installation of a new proprietary waste water treatment system, single storey detached domestic garage, new site entrance gates and piers along with all associated site development works
2460025Conditional29 Feb 20241304 mthe development will consist of alterations to previously approved planning permission TA201607 to include, a new dwelling design, altered site layout, new access laneway, associated site wastewater treatment system and site works
2460026Conditional28 Feb 20241304 mthe development will consist of alterations to previously approved planning permission TA201606 to include, a new dwelling design, altered site location, new access laneway, associated site wastewater treatment system and site works
23273Conditional8 May 20231189 mto construct (1) domestic garage, (2) permission for change of house design and changes to site layout plan from that previously granted under 21/1988 and all associated site works
23263Conditional3 May 20230113 man equestrian holiday centre, which will comprise four holiday cottages made up of conversion of two stable buildings each to a one-bedroom single storey dwelling, conversion of a shed to a two-bedroom single-storey dwelling, and refurbishment of a stone cottage to a two-bedroom single-storey dwelling, with a new sewage treatment system, three stable blocks containing four, six and nine horse cubicles respectively and associated site development works, outdoor riding arena, horse walker and associated site development works, access will be via the existing entrance serving the existing farmyard and dwelling
221257Conditional9 Jan 20231277 ma single story detached dwelling, detached domestic garage, new vehicular entrance onto public road, driveway, septic tank and percolation area, landscaping and all associated works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 12 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 16 Sept 2026
  • 12 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.