Observation pack · Meath County Council

Danestown , Balrath , Navan Co. Meath

the development will consist of the construction of a single-storey extension to the front and side, South and West of the existing dwelling. The development will also consist of the reconstruction of the existing front porch, and all associated ancillary site works

Observations close 22 Sept 2026 10 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 18 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 12 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2661037 · 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: 3,921 m²
Received: 18 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 12 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/2661037/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661037 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 22 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

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2560809	Conditional	19 Sept 2025	0	0 m	1) to demolish a domestic shed to the rear of an existing single storied dwelling house, 2) to construct extensions to the front, side and rear of the dwelling along with alterations to the internal layout, 3) to remove existing roof tiles and fit new slates to the entire roof, 4) to close up and de-commission an existing septic tank and soak pit and to install a new proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area, 5) to close up existing vehicular entrance and to construct a new recessed entrance, including wing walls, gates & piers, 6) all ancillary site works
24232	Conditional	10 Sept 2024	1	89 m	a single storey 4 bedroom dwelling with detached garage, vehicular access there to with proprietary waste water treatment system, percolation area, ancillary works and landscaping associated with above. Significant Further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2360296	Conditional	17 Nov 2023	0	172 m	EirGrid PLC, with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), intends to apply to Meath County Council for permission for works associated with the proposed uprate of the existing Louth – Woodland 220 kV overhead powerline (OHL) between the existing Louth 220 kV substation in the townland of Monavallet, County Louth and the existing Woodland 220 kV substation in the townland of Woodland, County Meath. The Louth – Woodland 220 kV OHL is approximately 61.5 km long and comprises 207 no. steel lattice tower structures. The existing circuit is located within the functional area of Louth County Council and Meath County Council. Approximately 38.5 km of the existing OHL circuit is located within the functional area of Meath County Council and approximately 23 km is within the functional area of Louth County Council. A separate planning application is being lodged with Louth County Council. The Proposed Development within the functional area of Meath County Council is located in the townlands of Cardrath, Broomfield, Balrenny, Higginstown (Slane Electoral Division), Coalpits, Mooretown (Slane Electoral Division), Cashel, Crewbane, Rossnaree, Fennor (Painestown Electoral Division), Newtown (Painestown Electoral Division), Rathdrinagh, Thurstianstown, Painestown (Painestown Electoral Division), Knockharley, Veldonstown, Kentstown, Danestown, Proudstown (Skreen Electoral Division), Macetown (Skreen Electoral Division), Painestown (Macetown Electoral Division), Frankstown, Riggins (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Reask (Kilbrew Electoral Division), Hallstown, Cabinhill, Flemingtown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Twentypark, Lagore Little, Brownstown (Ratoath Electoral Division), Bradystown, Curkeen, Commons (Ratoath Electoral Division), Gormanstown, Wilkinstown (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Powderlough, Raynestown, Derrockstown, Mill Land (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), Parsonstown, Rathregan, Portan (Dunshaughlin Electoral Division), and Woodland. Five (5) temporary construction compounds and associated access routes are located in the townlands of Knockmooney, Slane, Rath, Flemingstown and Tuiterath. The Proposed Development works within the functional area of County Meath will comprise: ? the replacement (“restringing”) of the existing overhead line circuit conductor with a new higher capacity conductor; ? the strengthening of up to 25 no. tower foundations; ? the replacement of hardware and fittings, such as insulators, insulator ha
212006	Conditional	13 Jun 2022	1	251 m	the retention of an existing single storey bedroom extension to the rear of existing dwelling house, also proposed alterations and a single storey extension to the side of the house, decommission existing septic tank, extend site boundaries to the rear and replace septic tank with a proprietary waste water treatment system with percolation area and all ancillaries. 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

18 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 22 Sept 2026
18 Aug 2026 Decision

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