Planning Register
Observation pack · Meath County Council

Balreask Old , Navan , Co Meath

the Development will consist of 1) the demolition of an existing single storey shed and existing entrance gateway; 2) relocation of existing access from R161 public road via a new recessed entrance serving (a) the existing dwelling, (b) the proposed dwellings, (c) the retained lands to the rear; 3) the construction of 10 dwellings arranged on a site of c.0.43 hectares. The proposed dwellings consist of 2no. 4 bedroom detached two-storey dwellings, 2 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached two-storey dwellings, 2 no. 3 bedroom terraced two storey dwellings, 2no. 2 bedroom terraced two-storey dwellings and 2 no. 2 bedroom semi-detached two-storey dwellings. The proposed development includes 17 no. car parking spaces, public and private open spaces including all associated landscaping works, boundary walls and fences. Permission is also sought for necessary roads, footpaths, public lighting, surface water, foul water and potable water infrastructural works to connect the scheme to the existing mains services and public roads together with all associated site and development 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

The application

Reference
2661017 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
1,117 m²
Site area
4,225 m²
Received
12 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due
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/2661017/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661017 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
2660609Conditional15 Jul 20261416 mThe development consists of the retention of a detached domestic garage and store located to the rear of the dwelling and for all associated site works and services.
2660117Conditional26 Mar 202600 mThe development will comprise of the erection of 10nr. 15m high floodlight poles with attached flood lighting to existing GAA pitches and necessary site works.
2461054Conditional19 May 20251481 mthe development will consist of ‘The removal of an area of hard-standing which was constructed pursuant to planning permission reg. 99/2617 and which now comprises a defunct road, realignment of spine road, the provision of additional open space within this part of Balreask Manor, the erection of 4 no. semi-detached dwellings, extension to the existing estate road and footpath, the provision of on-site carparking for each of the proposed houses as well as four communal / visitor spaces within the enlarged area of public open space, connections to the public water supply and sewerage systems along with all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2460363Conditional4 Nov 202446 mthe development will consist of the construction of 4 number, 4 bedroomed, storey and a half style houses with a new vehicular and pedestrian access road from the Trim Road and all associated landscaping, boundary treatments and ancillary development works on a site of approximately 0.39 hectares bounded by, to the West/North by existing houses on the Trim Road, and to the South/East by playing fields. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2360235Conditional30 Nov 20231188 mpermission to construct (a) a single storey extension to side of existing dwelling & (b) a Garage / Store to rear of site all associated site development works
2359Conditional15 Mar 20230267 mthe proposed development will consist of the construction of an 8-bedroom extension to the side of the existing detached two storey guesthouse (constructed under planning permission ref. NA/190405) and associated site works
2286Conditional21 Mar 20221259 mplanning permission to construct a detached single storey dwelling, detached domestic garage, an update vehicular entrance onto public roadway, driveway, connection to existing mains sewerage and mains water, boundaries, landscaping and associated site works
211692Conditional16 Dec 20210334 mretention 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

  • 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.