Observation pack · Meath County Council
Drogheda IDA Business & Technology Park , Donore Road Drogheda , Co. Meath
the development will consist of the following: 1. Construction of new 2-storey laboratory buildings and enclosed yard. 2. Proposed new internal access road off existing vehicular entrance. 3. Proposed 4no. carparking spaces and bicycle parking. 4. New boundary treatment to existing boundary. 5. All associated drainage, landscaping, and site works. 6. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of this planning application
Observations close 13 Oct 2026 9 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661123 · 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
- 6,098 m²
- Received
- 8 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- 2 Nov 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/2661123/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661123at 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 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities. | LO-001:DP:louth-county-development-plan | 11 Nov 2021 → 1 Jan 2027 |
| C3 High technology | E1 - Strategic Employment Zones (High Technology Uses): Strategic Employment Zones (High Technology Uses) | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 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: LOUTH LO-001:DP:louth-county-development-plan, MEATH ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 · fetched 27 Sept 2026, 19:37
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| LOUTH LO-001:DP:louth-county-development-plan | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| MEATH ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | — | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660408 | Conditional | 5 Aug 2026 | 0 | 486 m | Permission for development consisting of the continuous use of existing structure on site at An Post Drogheda DSU for a period of 5 years this is an existing single storey structure which measures 15 Lm x 20 Lm x 5m tall consisting of a hard shell marquee type structure with similar connecting link corridor to the main building and all associated site development works |
| 26152 | Refused | 23 Jul 2026 | 0 | 467 m | the consruction of a single-storey detached ancillary residental accommadtion unit (approx. 28 sq.m) in the rear garden of the existing dwelling, with mono-pitch roof, containing kitchen/living area, bedroom and bathroom, with all associated site works and connection to existing services |
| 2560617 | Conditional | 18 Nov 2025 | 0 | 282 m | Permission for the demolition of Unit No. 9, Drogheda Industrial Park (a two storey building, 462 sq m) and removal of associated structures, and the removal of part of the existing service station forecourt canopy, and existing car wash; and the construction of single storey extension (275 sq m) onto the existing single storey forecourt building (155 sq m), resulting in a forecourt building of 430 sq m on a combined site of c. 0.35 ha. The resultant forecourt building will accommodate: a 100 sq m shop (net retail area, including a 9 sq m ancillary off-licence); 3 No. restaurant/café areas (which will include for the sale of hot and cold food for consumption on and off the premises) (one of which will include a drive-thru facility); associated restaurant/café seating area; ancillary kitchens, staff and customer facilities, plant, storage, back of house and circulation spaces. The development will also consist of 30 No. signs: 9 No. fixed signs (2 No. x 0.49 sq m, 1.85 sq m in area) including 6 No. internally illuminated fixed signs (2 No. x 0.41 sq m, 1.5 sq m, 2.14 sq m, 3.51 sq m, 12.92 sq m in area); 17 No. signs mounted on building facades (3 No. x 0.6 sq m and 3 No. x 1 sq m in area) including 11 No. internally illuminated signs (4 No. x 0.24 sq m, 0.58 sq m, 1.08 sq m, 2 No. x 2.25 sq m, 2 No. x 1.35 sq m, 3.75 sq m in area); 3 No. signs associated with car wash (4.9 sq m, 2.25 sq m, 1.42 sq m in area); and a replacement double sided internally illuminated Totem sign at revised location (35.4 sq m total area). The development will also consist of: elevational changes to the existing building; external lighting; revisions to the site layout (the provision of 43 No. car parking spaces (including 2 No. EV spaces), bicycle parking spaces, waste and plant storage area; new replacement car wash, vent pipes, offset fill point and air/water services point); changes to levels; hard and soft landscaping, including revised boundary treatments and an external public seating area; associated site servicing (water supply, foul and surface water drainage including surface water attenuation measures); all other associated site development works above and below ground; realignment of the existing vehicular access points at Donore Road; and closure of the existing vehicular access to the former garden centre site |
| 25147 | Conditional | 7 Nov 2025 | 0 | 489 m | Retention Permission of a freestanding sign at an Early Learning and School Aged Care facility. The sign is 2400mm(w) x 1400mm(h) fixed at a height of 2000mm above ground level on two 98mm diameter galvanized steel supports. |
| 2560582 | Conditional | 3 Nov 2025 | 0 | 325 m | Retention of a lightweight storage building on existing hardstanding. The dimensions of the proposed building will be 80.3M x 15M x 5.3M |
| 2460630 | Conditional | 5 Dec 2024 | 0 | 496 m | Permission for alterations to development previously approved under Reg. Ref. 22/716 comprising: (i) The erection of 1 no. totem signage post (4.4 metres height with 2 no. 2 x 2 metre signs on northern/eastern elevations) at the entrance to the site via the Donore Road Industrial Estate; (ii) relocation of security hut and bicycle parking area; (iii) removal of 2 no. layby parking spaces along northern boundary and provision of footpath/tactile paving along northern boundary with the 2 no. parking spaces relocated into the general carpark; and, (iv) the development will also include all associated works necessary to facilitate the development |
| 2460390 | Conditional | 22 Jul 2024 | 0 | 330 m | the development will consist of: - Provision of a drive-thru lane for the Costa Coffee unit, including a canopy and service hatch on the northern side of the unit, a height restrictor / entrance barrier on the access lane, 3.5m wide drive-thru lane, and associated hard and soft landscaping; - Provision of associated signage consisting of 2 no. directional signage, 1 no. order station, and 2 no. menu boards / advertisement signs; - Alterations to all elevations of the Costa Coffee unit, including the provision of new signage on all elevations; - Minor internal reconfigurations to the bathroom and Back of House areas of the Costa Coffee unit and relocation of the bin store to the north east of the unit; - Associated alterations to the existing car parking layout including the removal of 20 no. associated parking spaces and relocation of the pedestrian crossing; - An increase in the floor area of the building by c. 7 sq.m; and - Alterations to landscaping, outdoor seating area, relocation of a lighting pole and all associated development |
| 2460141 | Conditional | 16 Apr 2024 | 0 | 26 m | the development will consist of (a) Standalone new internally illuminated totem outside of North-East entrance, (b) 1no. internally illuminated fascia panel fixed to top of existing façade at first floor level on the North-East elevation, and (c) 1no. internally illuminated fascia panel fixed to top of existing façade at first floor level on the South-East elevation |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324455 | — | open | 21 Jul 2026 | 86 m |
| 315897 | — | Granted with conditions | 24 Apr 2024 | 497 m |
| 311619 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 Oct 2022 | 134 m |
| 310729 | — | Granted with conditions | 14 Apr 2022 | 124 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
- 8 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 13 Oct 2026
- 8 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.