Planning Register
Observation pack · Meath County Council

Boynagh Kilmainhamwood , Kells , County Meath

the unauthorised development comprises the following alterations to the development previously permitted under Planning References 21/295, 23/90 and 26/119: • Amendments to select fenestration; • Provision of an additional external door; and • Alteration of the roof configuration above the bay windows from flat roofs to pitched roofs

Observations close 21 Sept 2026 9 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 17 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 11 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2661033 · 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
1.33 ha
Received
17 Aug 2026
We first saw it
11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due
11 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/2661033/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661033 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 21 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
26119Conditional24 Jun 202600 mFile Ref: 21295 & 2390 - Proposed extensions and alterations to existing nursing home
2360272Conditional20 Dec 20231431 ma single storey detached dwelling, single storey detached garage, new vehicular entrance onto public road, driveway, landscaping, boundaries, waste water treatment system and percolation area, and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
23425Conditional15 Dec 20231104 mthe construction of a single storey dwellinghouse, a domestic garage, connection to public water and sewer services, an entrance to the public road, together with all other works ancillary to the overall development
23388Conditional20 Jul 20230100 m1. the removal of 8 no. existing 12m lighting poles, 2. to erect 6 no. 20m high columns to carry LED Floodlights, 3. remove existing dugouts and install new dugout structures, 4. erect new perimeter fencing around pitch and all assoicated site works
23113Conditional3 May 20230468 mretention permission at Eden, Kilmainhamwood, Co Meath consisting of one container to store goods for sale in shop, container will be done in timber cladding, also an existing wooden structure and seating area for customers to eat food cooked on premises in deli and a separate seating area for tenant who occupies upper floor flat , the existing wooden structure will be reduced in height and width
2390Conditional27 Mar 202300 man extenstion to the Plant Room of previously approved under planning register reference numberr 21/295 and all associated site works
2351Conditional10 Mar 20231396 malterations to previously approved Planning Ref. No. KA/130940 & KA/190266 - works to "McMahons", a protected structure (RPS. Ref. ID. 90186), the proposed works consist of the restoration and alterations of existing two storey building, construct single storey extension to rear of building, the change of use of building to a community facility, cafe & working hub and all associated site works
22325Conditional26 Oct 2022100 mto construct 10 no. of semi-detached single storey dwellings, roadway, public open space, connection to public services, boundaries, landscaping and associated site 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

  • 17 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 21 Sept 2026
  • 17 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.