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Observation pack · Meath County Council

Calvinstown , Drumree , Co. Meath

Planning Permission for Retention is sought for (1) The Retention of the partially constructed single storey pitched roof extension to the existing single storey pitched roof dwelling to include (a) foundations, (b) ground floor slab (c) rising walls and (d) part external walls (2) Increased depth of front elevation window openings (3) External and internal alterations to the existing dwelling. Planning Permission is sought for (4) To complete the construction of the single storey pitched roof extension to the existing single storey pitched roof dwelling. New pitched roof to tie onto existing garage roof (5) To complete external and internal alterations to the existing dwelling (6) Enlarge and improve the existing vehicular entrance off the public road (7) Decommission existing septic tank and install a new wastewater treatment system and soil polishing filter and (8) All necessary ancillary site development works to facilitate this development

Observations close 2 Oct 2026 8 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 28 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20

The application

Reference
2661086 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
Site area
1,561 m²
Received
28 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 16:04
Decision due
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/2661086/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661086 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 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.
  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

  • Radon risk area × 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
221287Conditional23 Nov 20221270 mthe development will consist of: A single storey 90sqm domestic garage to the North East of the existing Dwelling

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

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.