Planning Register
Observation pack · Meath County Council

Dulane , Kells , Co. Meath

the development will consist of the refurbishment and extension of the existing dwelling house, demolition of the existing detached domestic garage and construction of a new detached domestic garage, decommissioning and removal of the existing septic tank, installation of a new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, relocation and upgrading of the existing site entrance to improve access and sightlines, including any necessary alterations to existing boundary treatments, together with landscaping and all associated 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
2661018 · 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
4,892 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/2661018/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661018 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
2660206Conditional29 May 20260186 mthe development will consist of construction of single storey extension to existing dwelling with use of existing septic tank, construction of domestic garage, relocation and widening of existing entrance to include new piers and walls and all associated site works
22461Conditional19 Apr 20231490 ma two storey dwelling house, domestic garage, new entrance and install a sewage treatment system with percolation areas together with all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
212430Conditional23 Feb 20220465 mthe development will consist of closing up and decommissioning an existing septic tank and soak-pit and to install a new proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area along with all ancillary site development 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.