Observation pack · Meath County Council

Lougher , Duleek , Co. Meath

the change of use of certain land and existing stables, along with a horse walker, at Lougher,Duleek, Co. Meath from an equestrian centre and for equine paddocks to a livery and riding establishment which provides riding tuition and which caters for the horses of the applicant’s children and of other schoolchildren, including special needs children. The development will also consist of the construction of new sanitary facilities, installation of a new waste water treatment system and decommissioning of the existing septic tank

Observations close 8 Oct 2026 18 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 28 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2661105 · 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: 7.40 ha
Received: 3 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
Decision due: 28 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/2661105/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661105 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.
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 8 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

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

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
25117	Refused	5 Dec 2025	0	0 m	the development consists of the following; The change of use of certain land and existing stables, along with a horse walker, at Lougher, Duleek, Co. Meath from an equestrian centre and for equine paddocks to a livery and riding establishment which provides riding tuition and which caters for the horses of the applicant's children and of other schoolchildren, including special need children
24243	Conditional	11 Jul 2024	0	152 m	the construction of a single storey extension to the side and rear of house, a two storey extension to the rear of existing house, also including a storey and a half attached domestic garage and home office to house previously granted planning permission under Reg. Ref: LB/160502
23796	Conditional	4 Oct 2023	1	6 m	the proposed development will consist of a new single storey dwelling house and garage along with associated landcaping, boundary walls, fences, entrance and all associated site services and works
23540	Refused	13 Jul 2023	1	207 m	the construction of a single storey extension to side and rear of the house, a storey and a half attached domestic garage and home office with ancillary single storey open car port to rear of house previously granted planning permission under reg. ref: LB/160502
23458	Conditional	20 Jun 2023	0	19 m	The proposed development will consist of an uprate of the existing Gorman to Platin 110 kV Overhead line (OHL) (19.76 km long and comprising 109no. supporting structures between the existing Gorman substation in the townland of Causetown, Co. Meath and the existing Platin 110kV substation in the townland of Platin, Co. Meath). The proposed project is located within the townlands of Graigs, Ardmulchan, Dollardstown, Dunmoe, Carranstown, Platin, Haystown and Carnuff, Stackallan, Harmanstown, Causetown, Garballagh, Commons, Downestown, Gillinstown, Longford, Rathdrinagh, Painestown, Thurstianstown, Knockcommon, Drumman, Laugher, Newtown and Platin.The proposed uprate project will comprise: • the replacement ("restringing") of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires with a new higher capacity conductor including installation of a new fibre communication connection; • the replacement of 42no. existing polesets - any replacement structures will be constructed at, or immediately adjacent to the existing structures they will replace, will be along the same alignment as existing, and will be of a similar height and appearance; • the replacement of steel members at 8no. steel angle masts; • replacement of hardware and fittings at all structure locations; • replacement and relocation of fibre communication structures; • all associated site development works; • Earthwire to be replaced between Angle Mast 94 and End Mast 108; • Tower painting at 10no. steel Angle/End masts; • foundation strengthening works at 4no. Angle Masts; • Anti-climbing guards to be installed at lno. location; • all associated works within the existing Gorman substation and Platin 110 kV substation to accommodate the uprated 110 kV overhead line including alterations to existing apparatus; • all associated temporary site development works to gain access to the existing structures including clearance of vegetation, disassembly and reassembly of gate posts/ piers and removal and reinstatement of existing fencing; and • other temporary associated and ancillary site development works required for the purpose of the uprate of the existing circuit, including construction compounds, silt traps, silt fences, stone tracks, ground protection mats, infrastructure crossing support systems and temporary watercourse crossings .....
221635	Conditional	16 Feb 2023	1	201 m	retention is sought for: 1. existing dwelling house as laid out and constructed with alterations from that as granted under reg. ref. 99/957 including converted attic, 2. existing domestic garage as laid out and constructed altered from that as granted under reg. ref. 99/957, 3. existing pump house as laid out and constructed, 4. existing western vehicular access entrance from public road as laid out, 5. existing site layout altered from that granted under reg. ref. 99/957. Full permission is sought for decommissioning of existing septic tank, with installation of replacement proprietary wastewater treatment system, new dormer & rooflight windows to rear of dwelling house, repositioning of door to conservatory and all associated site works
211478	Conditional	24 Sept 2021	1	194 m	retention of a dwelling house as constructed and laid out from previous planning application SA/50364, retention of a block built, single storey garage to the rear of the property and retention of a single storey metal profile storage shed also to the rear of the property

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
317568	—	Granted with conditions	22 Oct 2024	19 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

3 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 8 Oct 2026
3 Sept 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.