Observation pack · Meath County Council

Front Gate Lodge , Ardbraccan , Navan Co. Meath

Change of Use of existing dwelling, Front Gate Lodge (Protected Structure), into a short-term holiday unit forming Phase 1 of the Ardbraccan House Estate Masterplan and associated proposed wedding venue development. Material alterations are limited to minor interior alterations associated with upgrading fire protection

Observations close 24 Sept 2026 12 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 14 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2661044 · 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: 2,566 m²
Received: 20 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 14 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/2661044/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661044 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 24 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
2460131	Conditional	16 Apr 2024	0	197 m	a ten-year planning permission for a solar energy development with a total site area of approximately 34 hectares comprising (i) photovoltaic solar panels on steel mounting frames; (ii) electrical inverters; (iii) electrical power stations; (iv) an electrical control building and associated electrical apparatus; (v) underground electrical and communications cabling; (vi) on-site access tracks; (vii) a temporary construction compound; (viii) security fencing and security gates; (ix) pole-mounted security cameras; and (x) all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifetime of the proposed development is 35-years. This development is related to an activity requiring an Industrial Emissions Licence. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Report and a Natura Impact Statement
231019	Conditional	21 Dec 2023	0	291 m	the construction of new single storey porch to the front of existing dwelling, alteration of elevations and fenestration, adjustment to internal layouts, location of a new gable to side elevation, new rear dormer window, new roof lights, removal of chimneys and widening of existing front entrance with new gates and all associated ancillary site works
211147	Conditional	9 Feb 2022	1	336 m	retention planning permission for a dormer style extension to an existing dwelling house and associated 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

20 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 24 Sept 2026
20 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.