Observation pack · Meath County Council
Paddingstown , Clonee , Co. Meath
the development will consist of: (1) The construction of a new light industrial unit (c.600sq.m GFA; c.10m in height). (2) The provision of hardstanding areas for open-air storage, including vehicles and materials. (3) Upgrades to the existing site access and the construction of an internal roadway, including associated pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure. (4) The reconfiguration of car parking spaces to include electric vehicle (EV) charging spaces, accessible parking spaces, and bicycle parking spaces. (5) Hard and soft landscaping works, including Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) measures, the removal and replacement of sections of hedgerow, the installation of site lighting, and the erection of sections of paladin fence and post-and-rail fence along the site boundary. (6) All associated site development and services works on a site of c.5.2ha
Observations close 2 Oct 2026 9 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 22 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661083 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 5.19 ha
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- Decision due
- 22 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/2661083/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661083at 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 2 Oct 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
- EPA-licensed facility × 1P1229
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660849 | Conditional | 1 Sept 2026 | 0 | 2 m | the development will consist of the following; Amendments to the extension of the existing dwelling, previously granted permission under permission reference number 2460903 which will include 2 storey extensions to existing single storey dwelling to front, side and rear and all associated site development works |
| 2660290 | Conditional | 6 May 2026 | 0 | 0 m | the development consists of Permission for Retention of 2 X extensions to the side and rear of existing dwelling house with external alterations to all elevations and amended internal alterations and permission to construct a detached domestic garage to the side of the existing dwelling house and all associated site development works |
| 2587 | Conditional | 27 Feb 2026 | 0 | 369 m | the proposed development consists of a logistics, warehouse and/or light industrial development comprising of 5 no. buildings with overall gross floor area of approximately 50,473 sq.m, as follows: • 3 no. Warehouse/ Logistics/ Light Industrial Units (units A04, A05 and A06), with a combined gross floor area of approximately 39,365 sq.m located to the north of the proposed central (east-west) access road. Each building has a gross floor area of 13,121.8 sq.m, comprising of 12,220 sq.m of Warehouse/ Logistics/ Light Industrial floorspace at ground floor level together with ancillary office floorspace (109 sq.m); ancillary canteen (42 sq.m); associated reception (33 sq.m) and associated staff welfare facilities; toilets; changing rooms; and plant and storage rooms at ground floor level. At first floor level provision is made for a further 163 sq.m ancillary office floorspace and canteen (173 sq.m) together with staff welfare facilities and toilets. The proposed buildings have a maximum building height of approximately 16.8m above ground level. Each of the three units will include 845 sq.m of solar panels fixed to a portion of the building roof. The buildings are set back from the northern edge of the access road to provide for landscaped forecourt parking areas to the front of each unit that are accessed of the proposed internal distributor road to provide ancillary car parking (47 no. spaces (including 2 no. disabled spaces) to serve Unit A04; 45 no. spaces (including 2 no. disabled spaces) to serve Unit A05; and 41 no. spaces (including 2 no. disabled spaces) to serve Unit A06), and set down areas to the front of each building, respectively, together with covered bicycle storerooms (each providing 6 no. spaces) and an ESB sub-station (21.1 sq.m) for each building. A separate service access road is provided off the central (east-west) access road leading to the rear of each building from where it will be serviced. Provision is made for HGV parking and loading facilities together with circulation space within the service yards that are enclosed / fenced with 1.8m high palisade fencing, with an automatically opening gate to provide access. ……. |
| 25152 | Conditional | 6 Oct 2025 | 0 | 105 m | the development will consist of 2 no. new external backlit signs at high level to be mounted on the West and South elevation of the existing warehouse building. An additional 2 no. directional signs at ground level to be installed to indicate vehicular routes |
| 2560048 | Conditional | 24 Jun 2025 | 0 | 0 m | the development consists of permission to construct an infill extension between existing dwelling house and garage, permission to construct 2 x new windows to replace 2 x garage doors, retention of change of use of garage to residential, retention of 1.8m high boundary wall to side and rear of site, retention of relocated entrance, retention of garden shed and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2460903 | Conditional | 13 Mar 2025 | 0 | 2 m | the development consists of and will consist of the following; Retention Permission: 1. Retention of a flat roofed extension to rear of existing house. 2. Retention of changes to windows on front & rear elevations. Planning Permission: 1. Planning for proposed extensions to front & side of existing dwelling to include living accommodation on first floor level section of house. 2. Planning for proposed new roof over section of existing dwelling. 3. Planning for installation of roof windows and dormer window to front and rear of dwelling. 4. Planning for upgrading and installation of new effluent treatment system and percolation area. 5. All associated site development works |
| 2460559 | Conditional | 8 Nov 2024 | 0 | 0 m | the development will consist of (i) an extension of 680 square metres to an existing grain store (ii) an aeration system incorporating two external ground mounted fans which will be acoustically enclosed (iii) extension to the existing concrete yard area (iv) all associated site development works, landscaping and boundary treatments. The existing grain store to be extended currently extends to 2,300 square metres and the proposed extension building will be similar in height and finishes to the existing grain store at this site. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2460223 | Conditional | 27 Sept 2024 | 0 | 90 m | The development to be retained consists of the existing automatic brush car wash, 2no. 6,300 litre above ground water storage and settlement tanks, car wash plant room, payment terminal, signage and all other associated site drainage works. The proposed development for which full planning permission is sought will consist of a new 10,000 litre above ground water storage tank, the removal of existing launderette unit, and all other associated site development works. Significant Further information / revised plans submitted on this application. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321132 | — | Invalid | 24 Oct 2024 | 90 m |
| 319478 | — | Withdrawn | 27 Sept 2024 | 0 m |
| 314515 | — | Refused | 2 Nov 2023 | 2 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
- 28 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 2 Oct 2026
- 28 Aug 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.