Observation pack · Meath County Council

Collegeland , Summerhill , Co. Meath

the development will consist of the retention and completion of revisions to dwelling previously granted under Planning Register number RA191796 to include alteration to external finishes. Permission to facilitate change of occupant, and permission for all associated site works and services

Observations close 15 Oct 2026 21 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2661132 · full record
Authority: Meath County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 1
Floor area: 1 m²
Site area: 3,821 m²
Received: 10 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
Decision due: 4 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/2661132/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661132 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 15 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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2561193	Refused	17 Dec 2025	0	0 m	the development consists of retention and completion of revisions to dwelling previously granted planning permission under planning register number RA191796 to include alteration to external finishes. Permission to facilitate change of occupant, and permission for all associated site works and services
2460979	Conditional	2 May 2025	0	475 m	the development will consist of: (i) An extension to the permitted Clonymeath Solar Farm (Pl. Ref: 21/546, ABP Ref. 311760, Pl. Ref: 24/60288) comprising the construction and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm consisting of solar arrays on ground mounted steel frames with a maximum overall height of 3 metres above ground; (ii) 11 no. medium voltage power stations, underground electrical cabling and ducting, security fencing and CCTV stands; (iii) Provision of new internal access tracks and upgrading of existing access tracks, linking with the access track permitted under Planning Reference 21/546, ABP Reference 311760; (iv) Temporary construction compound with temporary site offices and staff facilities; (v) Construction and operational access will be provided via the existing farm entrance off the L2210, to the east of the site; (vi) The removal of the existing hedgerow and boundary wall in the field opposite the existing farm entrance to provide for sufficient sightlines; (vii) The hedgerow will be reinstated set back from the roadside to maintain the necessary sightlines; (viii) Site drainage and; (ix) All ancillary site development works and apparatus.Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years with an operational life of 35 years from the date of commissioning. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2460813	Refused	28 Apr 2025	1	442 m	construction of a new dwelling house, domestic Garage, Vehicular Entrance, Effluent Treatment system with Percolation area and all associated ancillary site works
2560177	Conditional	16 Apr 2025	1	0 m	PLANNING RETENTION PERMISSION FOR REPLACEMENT OF A WINDOW WITH A FIRE DOOR FROM AN INNER BEDROOM IN THE SIDE OF THE LOG CABIN PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION UNDER REGISTER REFERENCE NO 22/629
22629	Conditional	5 Oct 2022	0	18 m	the development consists of the erection of four 51.5 sqm. detached pods, each of which would be 3 metres tall and which would provide two bedrooms and a combined kitchen/ dining area, as well as bathroom accommodation, along with the use of these four structures for tourist accommodation purposes; The retention of an existing 54 sqm. timber log cabin which already occupies the site (whose removal is required under condition no. 4 of permission reg. RA/191557) and the use of this two-bedroom plus living area building for short-term residential occupation. The proposal also includes the decommissioning of a septic tank (which was permitted under reg. RA191557), the provision of a new soakaway, the installation of a mechanical aeration sewage treatment system and the construction of a 300 sqm. soil polishing filter, the closure of an existing entrance and upgrade works to an existing access which serves the adjacent Shanks Mare development and its use in connection with this proposal, a new turning circle for fire services and an extra parking area accommodating 11 new bays, which are in addition to the 21 spaces on the subject land. The application includes all site works, such as the removal of an existing stone wall, the raising of the land at Gate 1 by 300mm, the creation of a gravel surface, the provision of a wheelie-bin store and the removal of a gas tank. This development will be held in common ownership with the Shanks Mare development and will not be sold or leased separately. Included in this are all associated site works and services. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
322612	—	Granted with conditions	19 Sept 2025	442 m
321042	—	Other	14 Feb 2025	0 m
321043	—	Other	14 Feb 2025	0 m
320274	—	Invalid	22 Jul 2024	0 m
320251	—	Invalid	22 Jul 2024	0 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

10 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 15 Oct 2026
10 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.