Planning Register
Observation pack · Meath County Council

JOHNSTOWN , KILSKYRE KELLS , COUNTY MEATH

the development will consist of the renovation & alteration of an existing dwelling, a new single storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling, the demolition and replacement of an existing shed, all associated elevational changes to the house and shed, the installation of a septic tank and percolation area, a rainwater harvesting tank, a new entrance onto the public road together with connection to existing services and including all ancillary site 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
2661016 · 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
2,469 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/2661016/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661016 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
2660318Conditional10 Jul 20260487 mthe proposed development consists of the Retention of the first-floor attic space converted into a 1 bedroom & office space along with all associated ancillary site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2560488Conditional30 Apr 20260421 mthe proposed development will consist of the construction of 1) a new detached cattle housing shed with underground slatted slurry storage tanks and 2) a new detached calf shed, and all associated and ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2560119Conditional1 Apr 20250285 mPLANNING PERMISSION AND RETENTION: The development will consist of the following: (1) Retention permission for domestic garage. Full planning permission for (2) Construction of extension to existing single storey dwelling, (3) the extent of the works will include the construction of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing single storey dwelling , (4) internal room layout alterations to existing dwelling, (5) upgrade existing entrance , (6) construct new sewerage system and percolation area (7) and all ancillary site development works
23687Conditional11 Apr 20240318 ma single storey extension to rear & side of existing house, removal of existing porch & other elevation changes, new proprietary effluent treatment system, percolation area, & well, existing entrance is to be closed up & open new entrance onto public road, & all ancillary siite works. 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

  • 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.