Observation pack · Meath County Council

51 FITZHERBERT COURT , SLANE ROAD , NAVAN Co. MEATH

the development will consist of the construction of a new singe storey extension to side of existing dwelling 59.3sqm. Works include new extension comprising a bedroom and kitchen extension and all associated 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: 2661040 · 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: 609 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/2661040/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661040 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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660757	Conditional	12 Aug 2026	0	410 m	the development will consist of the construction of first floor extension above existing single storey element to the east of the existing dwelling, and all associated site works and landscaping
2660620	Conditional	17 Jul 2026	0	439 m	for the installation of a 1.42m x 0.51m x 1.81m (LxWxH) above ground enclosure to house a new natural gas District Regulating Installation (DRI) including a 3m high ‘lamp post’ style relief vent stack with all ancillary services and associated site works at Blackwater Heights, off New Lane, Navan, Co. Meath
2660533	Conditional	30 Jun 2026	1	307 m	The development will consist of the construction of extension to side of residence. Change of use of garage to habitable room. New extension to consist of granny flat accommodation.
2660203	Conditional	17 Apr 2026	1	284 m	attic conversion with roof windows to front and rear roof allow conversion as non habitable storage space all with associated ancillary works
2561132	Conditional	12 Dec 2025	0	442 m	the proposed works consist of: (a) Demolish existing boiler house to rear of property (b) Construct a single storey extension to the rear of the property (c) along with all associated site works
2561091	Refused	3 Dec 2025	0	431 m	the retention of 3 No. one bedroom Pod living units with entrance through existing apartment block and associated car parking. This application is for a temporary period of 5 years
2560938	Conditional	23 Oct 2025	0	285 m	planning permission for attic conversion with dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion to create additional bed ensuite with roof windows to front all with associated ancillary works
25112	Unconditional	31 Jul 2025	0	349 m	NA190100 - change of use of derelict dwelling house to three one bedroom apartments (one unit to each floor). Permission is also sought to demolish existing rear annex and construct a three storey extension to rear to accommodate access stairs to first and second floors, connect to public sewer, surface water and mains water together with all ancillary works on site

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

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.