Planning Register
Observation pack · Meath County Council

6 The Crescent Inse Bay , Laytown , Co. Meath

construction of a single-storey pitched roof side extension and a pitched roof canopy to the rear of the existing property

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
2661070 · 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
243 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661070/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661070 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2561393Conditional18 Feb 20260217 mDevelopment will consist of a 100sqm 2 storey, pitched roof extension accommodating garage, storeroom, ensuite bedroom and office to the North East facade and a 22.5sqm single story, flat roofed breakfast room annex to rear, South East facade. Permission to allow for alterations to internal layout, connections to services, landscaping and all associated site works.
2560470Conditional4 Jul 202510 m1. Retention permission for extended section to my existing shed located to rear of my dwelling house along with any other ancillary site works attached.
2460339Conditional3 Jul 20240399 mNo. 1 Renovation the existing dwelling house. No. 2 Construction of an extension to the side and Rear of the existing dwelling house along with any ancillary site works attached
23768Conditional9 May 20240236 mthe installation of a 1.62m x 0.87m x 0.5m (H x W x D) gas pressure reduction unit and 3.25m (H) vent stack, with all ancillary services and associated site works. Signfiicant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2360066Conditional14 Jul 202310 m1. Retention permission for existing shed to rear of dwelling. 2. Retention of existing extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling, 3. Permission to construct a new projecting porch which includes extension of ground floor bedroom along with any other ancillary site works attached to the front elevation.
23522Conditional6 Jul 20231183 mthe construction of a one-storey extension to the side and rear of the existing dwelling house
23485Conditional27 Jun 20230432 mthe construction of a single storey Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) kiosk (Gross Floor Area: 17 sq. m), including 2 no. signage panel areas for branding on the side elevation of the DRS Kiosk (1.0m x 2.0m), and all associated site development works. The development will result in the removal of 3 no. existing car parking spaces in the car park that serves the existing Aldi Store
2320Conditional8 Mar 20231497 mextension and alterations to existing bungalow, including demolition of existing single storey side extension, demolition of existing entrance porch, construction of replacement single storey side extension, construction of replacement entrance porch, alterations to window/door openings, modification of internal room layout and all associated site development works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
320164Railway Order ApplicationOther19 Aug 2025183 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

  • 25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 Sept 2026
  • 25 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.