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Observation pack · Meath County Council

Newcastle , Enfield , Co. Meath

the development will consist of the construction of a one and a half-storey extension to the rear of existing dwelling; modifications to the existing site entrance and the installation of a new septic tank and percolation area in lieu of the existing septic tank, including all site works associated with the proposed development

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 5 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee 20 · council decision due 30 Oct 2026

The application

Reference
2661112 · 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
2,780 m²
Received
5 Sept 2026
We first saw it
18 Sept 2026, 16:04
Decision due
30 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/2661112/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661112 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 12 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
2561065Conditional28 Nov 20251105 mthe development will consist of the construction of a ‘sensory room’, and a one and a half-storey extension that will be used as a ‘granny flat’, to the rear of the existing dwelling; the retention of a domestic shed, and the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system in lieu of the existing septic tank, including all site works associated with the proposed development
24318Conditional28 Nov 20240480 mFor 10 no dwelling consisting of A) eight number three bedroom semi-detached dwellings, B) one number three bedroom detached dwelling, C) on e number four bedroom detached dwelling with domestic garage, D) site infrastructure works including access road with associated footpaths, storm water collection drains and onsite attenuation and soakway areas foul sewer connection to existing public main and watermain infrastructure, E) New site entrance along with all associated site development, landscaping, boundary treatments and facilitating works.
2360247Conditional19 Oct 20231115 mConstruction of a single storey dwelling, effluent treatment system and associated site works
22917Refused24 Jan 20230426 m(A) the erection of a Warehouse/Store for commercial use, (B) and all associated site works
2262Refused10 Mar 20220480 mfor a temporary on site wastewater treatment system with discharge to main sewer serving 10 no. dwellings previously granted planning permission under reference 19-493. The proposed development works consist of A) On site PTA Solido Smart XL modular SBR wastewater treatment system with gravity sewer connection to existing main sewer, B) Foul sewer pump station with rising main to the proposed on site wastewater treatment system, C) provision of future on site treatment system bypass sewer route with direct connection to the main sewer. D) site infrastructure works including all associated site development, landscaping, boundary treatments and facilitating works
211436Conditional21 Dec 20210426 m(A) planning permission for the change of use for the warehouse previously granted under file ref. 20/657, from commercial warehouse to retail warehouse/showroom, (B) planning permission for the addition of a personnel fire escape door in the side (south west) elevation, (C) planning permission for the removal of a high-level window and the installation of a roller shutter door and personnel door on the side (north east) elevation, (D) retention permission for the additional first floor loft type storage area within the warehouse previously granted under file ref. 20/657 (E) retention of an additional store room and other minor alterations constructed within the warehouse previously constructed under file ref. 20/657 (F) retention of an additional windows and making good cladding on the side (north east) elevation (G) retention of the connecting structure between an existing storage unit and the warehouse previously constructed under file ref.20/657 (H) and all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 5 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
  • 5 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.