Observation pack · Meath County Council
1 St. Brigid's Villas , Trim , Co. Meath
the development will consist of demolition of existing domestic garage attached to rear of house and front porch and construct new single storey flat roof extension to side and rear of existing dwelling together with a new flat roof porch to front. The development also includes modifications to existing elevations and internal plan layout together with all associated site works
Observations close 2 Oct 2026 10 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
- 2661084 · 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
- 332 m²
- Received
- 28 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
- 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/2661084/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661084at 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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660842 | Conditional | 28 Aug 2026 | 0 | 209 m | the development will consist of a proposed dormer window to rear elevation, internal renovations & alterations in the attic, all elevational changes, and all associated site works. The Trim Parochial House is located within the curtilage of the protected structure of St. Patrick's Church (91278). |
| 2660278 | Conditional | 1 May 2026 | 43 | 266 m | A Large Scale Residential Develepment - LRD - amendments to Strategic Housing Development (SHD) approved under An Coimisiún Pleanála Ref. ABP-307507-20 (as extended by Meath County Council planning reference Reg. Ref. 25/145) comprising: (i) omission of 8 no. three-storey duplex blocks (accommodating 64 no. duplex apartments – 32 no. two-bedroom & 32 no. three-bedroom) and removal of associated vehicular parking areas, bicycle stores, communal amenity areas, hard/soft landscaping and circulation areas; (ii) provision of 43 no. two-storey houses (5 no. semi-detached three-bedroom units & 38 no. terraced three-bedroom units) each served by private amenity space to the rear and 2 no. on-curtilage car parking spaces; and, (iii) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development inclusive of revised road/footpath layout, revised open space layout, landscaping, boundary treatments and SuDS drainage. On foot of the proposed amendment, the scheme will comprise a mix of 10 no. two- bedroom houses, 148 no. three-bedroom houses, 20 no. four-bedroom houses, 11 no. studio apartments, 30 no. one-bedroom apartments, 71 no. two-bedroom apartments and 8 no. three- bedroom apartments for a total of 298 no. residential units in lieu of the 319 no. residential units approved under An Coimisiún Pleanála Ref. ABP-307507-20 |
| 2660150 | Conditional | 7 Apr 2026 | 0 | 101 m | the development will consist of the demolition of the existing rear freestanding storage shed and the construction of a single-storey rear extension measuring 5.0m long by 6.43m wide, providing a total internal floor area of 27.396m². The extension will contain a kitchen/ living room and utility room. The extension will be constructed with a flat roof design, incorporating a slight fall towards the north/west to facilitate effective drainage. The flat roof will be contained within a parapet. Construction will be of traditional insulated masonry, and the external walls will be finished with sand and cement NAP render finish. The floor construction will include insulation and will be finished with a concrete screed. A large feature window is proposed to the rear elevation, measuring circa 2.6m wide by 2.1m high, and will be south-west facing, providing enhanced natural light and visual connection to the garden area. This extension is designed to integrate with the existing dwelling |
| 2660137 | Conditional | 1 Apr 2026 | 0 | 219 m | the development will consist of: Alterations to the first floor of the existing hotel to provide for additional bedrooms which will consist of: (i) change of use of restaurant area at 1st floor level to provide for 7 no. en-suite bedrooms; (ii) change to internal layout to provide for associated corridors, internal doors and necessary alterations. There are no external changes proposed; and (iv) all other associated engineering works, drainage, landscaping, lighting, and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development |
| 2660128 | Conditional | 30 Mar 2026 | 0 | 328 m | proposed repair and refurbishment of three terraced houses (all Protected Structures), and includes for removal of existing modern single-storey rear extension at No. 2. Erection of new single-storey rear extensions are proposed for the rear of each of the three properties, with associated ancillary site works |
| 25145 | Conditional | 24 Sept 2025 | 0 | 412 m | EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION SHD307507-20 - the development will consist of the following: • 320 no. dwellings comprising: o 136 no. houses comprising 10 no. 2-bed, 105 no. 3-bed and 21 no. 4-bed; o 120 no. apartments within 4 no. 3-5 storey blocks comprising 11 no. studio, 30 no. 1-bed, 71 no. 2-bed and 8 no. 3-bed; o 64 no. duplex apartments within 8 no. 3-storey blocks comprising 32 no. 2-Bed and 32 no. 3-Bed. o All units with associated private gardens/ balconies/ terraces to the north/ south/ east/ west elevations. • A creche and community centre (total floor area c.739 sq.m). • 563 no. car parking spaces, 188 no. secure/covered bike parking areas and communal bin stores for apartments/duplexes. • Vehicular and pedestrian accesses from Summerhill Road (R158) with associated upgrades including new cycleways and footpaths. • All other site works, landscaping, boundary treatments, ESB substation/switchrooms, plant and services provision required to facilitate the development. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Meath County Council Development Plan 2013-2019 and Trim Development Plan 2014-2020. The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. |
| 2560739 | Conditional | 1 Sept 2025 | 0 | 66 m | permission being sought to alter and extend existing dwelling. The development will comprise of the construction of a single storey extension to the front (east elevation) of existing dwelling (7.3sq.m) and all associated site works |
| 2560715 | Conditional | 29 Aug 2025 | 0 | 271 m | alterations and an extension to the third floor of the existing hotel to provide for a new spa with outdoor thermal area as follows: (i) removal of 2 no. bedrooms at 3rd floor level to provide a spa / thermal area (244 sq.m) including elevational alterations as necessary, (ii) provision of a spa reception area, 3 no. changing rooms and lockers, 1 no. guest WC, 1 no. accessible WC, a rasul (heat experience) with accompanying shower in the anti-chamber; (iii) extension of the spa / thermal facilities out to the Rooftop terrace (156 sq.m) at the same level to the east of the existing hotel to provide an outdoor thermal experience with a sauna, plant room, hydrotherapy pool, hot tubs, cold plunge pool, 2 no. showers, and 4 no. seaweed baths; and (iv) all other associated engineering works, drainage, landscaping, lighting, and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324506 | — | pending | 31 Jul 2026 | 99 m |
| 323139 | — | Granted with conditions | 26 Mar 2026 | 111 m |
| 319567 | — | Granted with conditions | 13 Jan 2026 | 116 m |
| 320412 | — | Other | 18 Sept 2024 | 266 m |
| 320212 | — | open | 18 Jul 2024 | 413 m |
| 315614 | — | Refused | 21 May 2024 | 335 m |
| 315765 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 Feb 2024 | 327 m |
| 315190 | — | Granted with conditions | 17 Jan 2024 | 166 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 18 Sept 2026, 16:04. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.