Main Street , Ratoath , Co. Meath
the proposed development consists of change of use permission of part of the ground-floor retail store room into a self-contained two-bedroom unit and constructing a self-contained three-bedroom unit above it, accessed by an external galvanised staircase, together with floor plan and elevation alterations and all associated site development works
The application
- Reference
- 2661072 · 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
- 908 m²
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
- Decision due
- 20 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/2661072/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661072at 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 30 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.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- Recorded monument × 3Historic town · Cross - Market cross · R171642
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660054 | Conditional | 2 Jun 2026 | 1 | 362 m | the development consists of permission to construct a single storey dwelling house, new vehicular entrance to be provided from Woodlands Park, landscaping and boundary treatment and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2561390 | Conditional | 27 Mar 2026 | 0 | 213 m | The development will consist of: (i) the removal of 1no. pitched roof dormer to front of existing detached dwelling; (ii) construction of a storey and a half entrance extension to front; (iii) construction of part single, part two storey extension to rear; (iv) construction of new rendered front boundary & entrance walls, and entrance pillars, providing widened vehicular entrance off Dunshaughlin Road(R125); (v) other works as part of the development include: alterations to all elevations, internal alterations, rooflights, and all ancillary site works necessary to facilitate the development. |
| 266 | Conditional | 4 Mar 2026 | 0 | 488 m | permission for proposed attic conversion, with dormer to rear and velux rooflights to front of existing roof, includiing ancillary site works |
| 2560978 | Conditional | 28 Jan 2026 | 0 | 15 m | the development will consist of the conversion of the existing first floor hair salon to the rear of the property to a studio apartment and the subdivision of the existing vacant ground-floor commercial unit to the front of the property to two smaller commercial units, with the installation of sanitary facilities in the two new commercial units and all associated site works |
| 25212 | Conditional | 19 Dec 2025 | 0 | 495 m | the development will consist of a proposed seperate domestic garage, also a covered patio/barbeque area all at the rear of existing house and all ancillaries |
| 24469 | Conditional | 6 Oct 2025 | 2 | 271 m | two semi-detached, two storey, dwelling houses to the rear of the existing dwelling, accessed via the existing vehicular entrance which is to be modified, new and shared access road along with all associated services, service connections, landscape and site development works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application |
| 2532 | Conditional | 14 Apr 2025 | 1 | 238 m | the construction of first floor extension to front of dwelling and proposed rooflight onto existing roof, including all ancillary site works |
| 2460629 | Conditional | 3 Oct 2024 | 1 | 216 m | Single-storey side extension with a roof light, and single-storey extension to the rear. |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 26 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 30 Sept 2026
- 26 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.