Observation pack · Meath County Council
Moorepark , Garristown , Co. Meath
a) removal of flat roof and chimney stack over part of existing dwelling and replacement with pitched roof, b) removal of flat roof over porch and replacement with pitched roof, c) modifications to fenestration, d) new gate piers and garden wall to front boundary and e) all associated site works
Observations close 25 Sept 2026 13 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661054 · 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
- 4,064 m²
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
- Decision due
- 15 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/2661054/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661054at 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 25 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 × 2About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26168 | Refused | 20 Aug 2026 | 1 | 270 m | File Ref: 211295 - Construct dwelling & garage, new entrance, Waste treatment system & associated works |
| 2560624 | Conditional | 16 Jan 2026 | 0 | 58 m | 1. Retention and Completion of 3 tourist accommodation buildings, Unit A; Two no.3 bedroom family units, Unit B1; Five no. single bedrooms with dining/living kitchen and shower area, also one no. self-catering 3 bedroom family unit, Unit B2; Five no. single bedrooms with dining/living, kitchen and shower area, also one no. self catering 3 bed family unit, all for short letting tourist accommodation, and a separate 3 bedroom Managers staff accommodation unit and conversion of storage area to bedrooms. 2. Retention of change of use of part of existing Puddenhill Equestrian Centre to incorporate ancillary storage and play areas, play centre, conversion of part of kitchen area to staff accommodation bed rooms including amendments to elevations. 3. Planning Permission for relocation and repositioning of the 3 bedroom Managers staff accommodation unit to form a traditional courtyard design style of tourism accommodation provision in keeping with the rural character of the area, provision of stairwell, removal and decommissioning of existing waste water treatment system and the replacement of same with a new secondary treatment system including a polishing filter and provision of a new surface water drainage system to appropriate modern operational standards and codes of practice to serve the overall development together with all ancillary site works. 4. Erection of solar panels to roof of existing centre. |
| 24429 | Refused | 20 Dec 2024 | 0 | 63 m | the development consists of the following; 1. Retention and completion of 3 tourist accommodation buildings, Unit A; Two no. 3 bedroom family units, Unit B1; Five no. single bedrooms with dining/living kitchen and shower area, also one no. self-catering 3 bedroom family unit, Unit B2; Five no. single bedrooms with dining/living, kitchen and shower area, also one no. self-catering 3 bed family unit, all for short letting tourist accommodation, and a separate 3 bedroom Mangers staff accommodation unit, 2. Planning permission for relocation and repositioning of the 3 bedroom Managers staff accommodation unit to form a traditional courtyard design style of tourism accommodation provision in keeping with the rural character of the area, removal and decommissioning of existing waste water treatment system and the replacement of same with a new secondary treatment system including a polishing filter |
| 24336 | Refused | 1 Oct 2024 | 1 | 63 m | 1. retention and completion of 3 tourist accommodation buildings, Unit A: Two no. 3 bedroom family units, Unit B1: Five no. single bedrooms with dining/living, kitchen and shower area also one no. self-catering 3 bedroom family unit, Unit B2: Five no. single bedrooms with dining/living, kitchen and shower area, also one no. self-catering 3 bed family unit, all for short term letting tourist accommodation and a separate 3 bedroom Managers staff accommodation unit. 2. Planning permission for relocation and repositioning of the 3 bedroom Managers staff accommodation unit to form a traditional courtyard design style of tourism accommodation provision in keeping with the rural character of the area, removal and decommissioning of existing waste water treatment system and the replacement of same with a new secondary treatment system including a polishing filter |
| 2460492 | Conditional | 27 Sept 2024 | 1 | 399 m | The development will consist of a two-storey style dwelling, domestic garage, waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance walls and piers and all ancillary site development works. |
| 231081 | Refused | 29 Jan 2024 | 1 | 53 m | retention and completion of 3 no. buildings, Unit A: Two no. 3 bed family units, Unit B1: Five no. single bedrooms with dining/living kitchen and shower area also one no. self-catering 3 bed family unit, Unit B2: Five no. single bedrooms with dining/living kitchen and shower area, also one no. self catering 3 bed family unit, all for short term letting, tourist accommodation and connection to existing waste water treatment system, including also a 3 bed Managers staff accommodation unit |
| 23803 | Conditional | 6 Oct 2023 | 0 | 399 m | the erection of single storey extensions to the rear and the side of the existing bungalow including all associated ancillary site works |
| 221634 | Conditional | 15 Feb 2023 | 0 | 97 m | EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION AA/170948 - A new 2 storey dwelling to replace a previously approved 1.5 storey dwelling, Reg. Ref: NA/100761 & AA/150801, revised site layout including a detached domestic garage, wastewater disposal system, new site entrance and all assocaited site works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 21 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 Sept 2026
- 21 Aug 2026 Decision
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