Observation pack · Meath County Council

14 Woodlands Hall , Ratoath , Co. Meath

the development will consist of the construction of a single-story extension to the rear of the existing dwelling and a new two-story extension to the side of the existing dwelling, including a new utility room & garage to the side, and all associated site works and landscaping

Observations close 17 Sept 2026 5 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2661021 · full record
Authority: Meath County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 333 m²
Received: 13 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 7 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

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661021/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661021 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.
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.
Submit before 17 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.
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

Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Recorded monument × 1
R171642
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

1 layer present but masked: flood_cfram — source licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660447	Conditional	15 Jun 2026	0	266 m	planning permission is sought for single storey extension to front, side and rear of existing house for office use and all associated site works
2660054	Conditional	2 Jun 2026	1	184 m	the development consists of permission to construct a single storey dwelling house, new vehicular entrance to be provided from Woodlands Park, landscaping and boundary treatment and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2561390	Conditional	27 Mar 2026	0	251 m	The development will consist of: (i) the removal of 1no. pitched roof dormer to front of existing detached dwelling; (ii) construction of a storey and a half entrance extension to front; (iii) construction of part single, part two storey extension to rear; (iv) construction of new rendered front boundary & entrance walls, and entrance pillars, providing widened vehicular entrance off Dunshaughlin Road(R125); (v) other works as part of the development include: alterations to all elevations, internal alterations, rooflights, and all ancillary site works necessary to facilitate the development.
2660114	Conditional	26 Mar 2026	1	418 m	Permission to complete amendments to previously approved permission (Reg. Ref. 2460762/ABP-321402-24). The amendments for which permission to complete is sought are an enlarged footprint (approx. 6.0m2), an additional window on the front (southern) & side (eastern) elevations, revised fenestration layout on the front (southern) elevation together with revised positioning off the rear (western) and side (northern) boundaries of the detached single storey flat roof office structure in rear garden together with all ancillary site works, landscaping & drainage.
2560978	Conditional	28 Jan 2026	0	365 m	the development will consist of the conversion of the existing first floor hair salon to the rear of the property to a studio apartment and the subdivision of the existing vacant ground-floor commercial unit to the front of the property to two smaller commercial units, with the installation of sanitary facilities in the two new commercial units and all associated site works
2532	Conditional	14 Apr 2025	1	458 m	the construction of first floor extension to front of dwelling and proposed rooflight onto existing roof, including all ancillary site works
2460762	Conditional	11 Nov 2024	0	418 m	the development will consist of Retention permission for amendment to previously approved permission (Reg. Ref. DA60141). The amendment for which retention permission is sought is construction of a single storey lean to roof storage shed at rear ground floor level. The works for which permission is sought are (i) The Demolition of existing single storey pitched roof conservatory structure at rear and construction of (ii) two storey pitched roof extension to rear (iii) single storey lean to roof kitchen extension to the rear (iv) detached single storey flat roof office structure in rear garden, internal refurbishment and alterations to existing dwelling to facilitate the above works together with all ancillary site works, landscaping & drainage
2460629	Conditional	3 Oct 2024	1	337 m	Single-storey side extension with a roof light, and single-storey extension to the rear.

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

13 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 17 Sept 2026
13 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.