Observation pack · Meath County Council
Certa Service Station , Longwood Road Commons (7th Division) , Trim Co. Meath
planning permission for 1no proposed freestanding illuminated Main I.D advertising Structure and all associated site development works
Observations close 8 Oct 2026 1 day 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
- 2661109 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 15 m²
- Received
- 3 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
- 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/2661109/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661109at 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructure | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructure | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 3 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.
Sources: MEATH ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027, MEATH ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| MEATH ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| MEATH ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | — | 4 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660277 | Conditional | 11 Jun 2026 | 0 | 393 m | the development consists of the construction of a two-storey extension to the side of existing dwelling, a single storey extension to the front and all site works associated with the proposed development |
| 2660278 | Conditional | 1 May 2026 | 43 | 159 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 |
| 25145 | Conditional | 24 Sept 2025 | 0 | 11 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. |
| 2461070 | Conditional | 1 Jul 2025 | 0 | 488 m | planning permission to a) realign/reorientate 3 existing tennis courts and develop 1 additional tennis court with full ITF Class 1 Professional court sports lighting at corners of each court (12 poles in total at 12m high), b) develop 1 Padel Tennis court with 6m court sports lighting, c) construct a young children’s play area, d) construct a new two-storey club house with associated single-storey equipment and service sheds, e) construct a central elevated viewing area/canopy between courts, f) erect new tennis court fencing and site perimeter fencing, g) develop landscaping including paved areas, h) adjust and update car parking facilities and provide bicycle parking, and all associated works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 23441 | Conditional | 13 Jun 2023 | 0 | 17 m | a change of use from retail use (7.5 sq.m) to retail with ancillary off licence use |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323139 | — | Granted with conditions | 26 Mar 2026 | 488 m |
| 320412 | — | Other | 18 Sept 2024 | 73 m |
| 315009 | — | Refused | 15 Feb 2024 | 426 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 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.