Observation pack · Meath County Council

Milltown Road , Ashbourne , Co. Meath

the proposed development will consist of the conversion and extension of an existing garage to a habitable dwelling all together with associated site works

Observations close 29 Sept 2026 17 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 19 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2661067 · full record
Authority: Meath County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 1
Floor area: 79 m²
Site area: 1,926 m²
Received: 25 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 19 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/2661067/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661067 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 29 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 × 3
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 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
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
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1 layer present but masked: flood_cfram — source licence forbids redistribution (CC-BY-NC-ND); shown as a boolean and a link only

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660610	Conditional	17 Aug 2026	0	255 m	RED 111 - the erection and installation of (i) a new single storey detached flat roofed biomass boiler unit with an attached fuel store and flue in accordance with the Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III) Development; (ii) the demolition of an existing single storey portacabin to facilitate the development, and (iii) all associated siteworks, services and landscaping to facilitate the proposed development
26157	Conditional	6 Aug 2026	0	261 m	planning permission for: A. Change of roof profiles from hip end profiles to gable end profiles. B. Raising of ridge level to allow for 2 No. dormer windows to front and 1 No wider box dormer to rear with balcony servicing same. C. 2 No. high level windows to western elevation. D. 1 No. double height window to eastern elevation. E. New flat roof to side extension. F. New single storey flat roof extension to rear. G. All associated site works
2660655	Conditional	23 Jul 2026	0	73 m	the development will consist of a proposed single-storey flat roof extension to the side of the existing house, consisting of a lobby / larder and utility room with a roof light over, internal alterations and new double sliding doors to the rear of the main house. The retention of the existing single-storey flat roof extension to the rear consisting of a games room and roof light over along with associated site works associated with the development
2660519	Conditional	29 Jun 2026	0	255 m	the development will consist of (i) the construction of a new single-storey flat-roofed extension of 16.4 sq. m. floor area, as a new entrance lobby addition to the front of the existing school building at the existing main entrance. The proposed entrance lobby extension to feature some high-level clerestory glazing and a new school sign / name-board to the new front (north) elevation; and (ii) all associated siteworks, services and landscaping to facilitate the proposed development
2660017	Conditional	20 Feb 2026	1	113 m	The development will consist of demolition of existing shed and rear single storey extension, construction of a new single storey extension to rear and all associated internal alterations, drainage and ancillary works.
2560354	Refused	19 Dec 2025	0	378 m	the development will consist of alterations, demolitions and additions to The Maple Clinic, the change of use of the first floor from storage to medical clinic, the demolition of the existing single storey structures in accordance with condition 3 of Grant, Reg. Ref: 23/60323, alterations to the elevations, the removal of the existing attic second floor, construction of a store and bin store, alterations to the site layout, widening of the existing entrance and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2560146	Refused	27 Nov 2025	12	455 m	the development will consist of the demolition of 1 no. cottage and adjacent shed, the demolition of an additional existing steel shed on the northwest part of the site, the decommissioning of an existing septic tank and associated percolation area on the west part of the site and the construction of 12 dwellings - 1no two storey 3 bedroom detached house, 2 no two storey terraces of four houses each, and 1 no two storey terrace of three houses, and will also include a new sewage connection and the realignment of the entrance to an existing dwelling adjoining the northern boundary of the site A84RF86, and a new sewage connection only to an existing dwelling A84EY80, adjoining the south eastern boundary of the site. The development also includes all ancillary site works including provision of access road and landscaped public open space. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2560657	Conditional	18 Aug 2025	0	371 m	the development will consist of the construction of a temporary clubhouse (23.680 sqm) consisting of a single storey timber frame log cabin structure, boundary treatment and associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 Sept 2026
25 Aug 2026 Decision

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