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Observation pack · Meath County Council

Jenkinstown , Kilcock , Co. Meath

the development will consist of a proposed new dwelling, domestic garage, creation of new site entrance, wastewater treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works

Observations close 7 Oct 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 27 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2661104 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
197 m²
Site area
3,363 m²
Received
2 Sept 2026
We first saw it
22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due
27 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/2661104/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661104 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 7 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
P5
Rural and agricultural
RA - Rural Area: Rural AreaME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: MEATH ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
MEATH ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027—27 Sept 2026, 19:37open

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660887Conditional7 Sept 20261467 mthe development will consist of: New dwelling and detached garage, new domestic entrance to replace existing agricultural entrance, Wastewater Treatment system with Percolation area, rainwater harvester, Landscaping & all associated site works. The proposed development is a change of design to previously granted permissions (Ref. No. RA160860 & DA110634)
2460876Conditional13 Dec 20240426 mthe development will consist of the modular construction of a family flat extension attached to the existing dwelling, comprising 2 Bedrooms, Bathroom and Kitchen/Living Area and a wastewater treatment soil polishing filter
24268Refused23 Sept 20240426 mthe modular construction of an extension to the existing dwelling comprising 2 bedrooms, bathroom and kitchen/living area
23750Refused18 Sept 2023043 mpermission for retention of existing timber frames structure 1 as a changing room with attic storage space from that previously granted under DA802675 and retention of existing timber frame structure 2 for the storage of flock fodder and feed in the attic storage space, and permission to externally clad and render structures 1 and 2 and all associated site development works.
221316Refused28 Nov 2022052 mpermission for retention of existing timber frames structure 1 consisting of bedroom, bathroom and wardrobe area with attic storage area and permission to provide external insulation with a new dashed finish to same, permission to construct a link extension consisting of lounge and games area, permission for retention of existing timber frames structure 2 with attic storage area for domestic storage also and permission to provide external insulation with a new dashed finish to same, all to the rear of existing dwelling house and all associated site development works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
316372—Granted with conditions13 Mar 20250 m
318181—Refused11 Jul 202443 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

  • 2 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 7 Oct 2026
  • 2 Sept 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.