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Observation pack · Meath County Council

3 silverlawns , Navan , Co. Meath

the development will consist of: Converting existing Garage into 1) living room with access from main hallway, garage door to be replace with double French style doors, 2) Utility room with internal alterations to existing toilet. A 9.1sqm single-storey Bedroom extension on the Rear elevation, with minor window and door configuration landscaping and all associated works

Observations close 5 Oct 2026 14 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 29 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 23 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2661092 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
132 m²
Site area
272 m²
Received
29 Aug 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 16:04
Decision due
23 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/2661092/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661092 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 5 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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660901Conditional9 Sept 2026061 mThe application is for a rear single storey extension of the existing residential house with alterations as required and a side single storey garage conversion to join to the existing house and all associates siteworks.
2660843Conditional28 Aug 2026054 mthe development will consist of the construction of a two-storey extension to the side of existing dwelling, new roof over existing garage, with a single storey extension to the front with new porch roof also incorporating 2 No. rooflights, and all associated site works and landscaping
2660620Conditional17 Jul 20260445 mfor the installation of a 1.42m x 0.51m x 1.81m (LxWxH) above ground enclosure to house a new natural gas District Regulating Installation (DRI) including a 3m high ‘lamp post’ style relief vent stack with all ancillary services and associated site works at Blackwater Heights, off New Lane, Navan, Co. Meath
2660441Conditional12 Jun 20260308 mthe construction of a first floor, bedroom extension over existing bedroom/study, toilet and utility room
2660095Conditional5 Jun 2026017 mRetention Planning Permission for widened vehicle access to front with dished footpath and granny flat to side
2560804Conditional22 Jan 20260433 msplit of existing retail unit NE8 (former Argos unit) at Navan Town Centre, Abbey Road, into 3no. units with associated change of use as follows: Proposed Unit NE8/A (77sqm GFA) for Café/Restaurant use, Proposed Unit NE8/B (337sqm GFA) for Café/Restaurant and Proposed Unit NE8/C (727sqm GFA) for office use, with associated modifications to façade to provide new entrances to the units and remove opacified glass at existing window system
2560933Conditional24 Oct 20250100 mthe development consists of retention of a single storey extension to the side of dwelling which comprises of a garage and utility room. The development also consists of retention of a detached domestic metal garden shed located to the rear of the dwelling and for all associated site works and services
2560332Conditional21 Jul 20250472 mchange of use at ground floor level from retail and at first floor level from offices to day care services for people with disabilities, including offices and ancillary use, erect new signage and all ancillary and associated works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
312695Granted with conditions20 Dec 2022228 m
310130Other19 Apr 2022498 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

  • 29 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 5 Oct 2026
  • 29 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.