Observation pack · Meath County Council
Coolfore , Ashbourne , Co Meath
The development will consist of: The temporary placement and occupation of one mobile home, within an approximate maximum envelope of 12.2m long by 4.2m wide by 3.5m high, for use solely by the applicant and immediate family during construction of the dwelling permitted under Planning Ref. 25/60126; The installation of a temporary sealed foul pumping chamber and rising main connecting to the inlet of the permitted on-site wastewater treatment system; Temporary water and electricity arrangements; Associated siting works; and Removal of the mobile home and temporary service connections following first occupation of the permitted dwelling or within the period permitted by the Planning Authority, whichever occurs first.
Observations close 19 Oct 2026 9 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 2661144 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1.16 ha
- Received
- 13 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- —
- 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/2661144/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661144at 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 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P5 Rural and agricultural | RA - Rural Area: Rural Area | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| P5 Rural and agricultural | RA - Rural Area: Rural Area | 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
- Radon risk area × 1About 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560750 | Conditional | 19 Aug 2026 | 0 | 354 m | the proposed development comprises a 10-year planning consent for a ground-mounted solar PV energy installation on a site of approximately 62.96 hectares. It will include solar panels mounted on fixed-tilt frames with associated pile-driven support structures, inverters, transformers, a client substation, internal access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter deer fencing, CCTV security poles, welfare facilities and a temporary construction compound. Site access will be provided via an existing upgraded and widened entrance onto the R155. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2660505 | Refused | 25 Jun 2026 | 0 | 325 m | CONSTRUCTION OF NEW COMMERCIAL STORE |
| 2660024 | Conditional | 17 Feb 2026 | 0 | 0 m | the development consists of retention permission for additional first floor space to agricultural building being 20.1 m2 (previously open to ground floor), & permission for proposed internal & external changes to floor plans & elevations, being canteen/camera room to be repositioned to first floor, with shower room & tackroom/secure store, & windows to first floor & door to stairwell at ground floor. Ground floor will be as per planning permission ref. no. 22/1382, apart from agricultural barn/store to be extended into previous canteen/camera room area. Previous planning permission ref. no. 22/1382. |
| 2561341 | Conditional | 9 Feb 2026 | 0 | 427 m | The development will consist of the construction of 1. 2-storey extension to north side of dwelling 2. Single storey extension to south side of dwelling 3. Revised front porch with internal amendments and all ancillary site works as a revision to works granted under reg. ref. 2460315 |
| 2560126 | Conditional | 25 Nov 2025 | 1 | 0 m | the development will consist of the following: 1. Construction of a new detached, 2-storey dwelling. 2. Construction of a new 1.5-storey garage & carport. 3. Existing agricultural entrance to be relocated and construction of proposed new vehicular entrance gates and piers. 4. New proprietary wastewater treatment system & percolation area. 5. All associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2561022 | Refused | 19 Nov 2025 | 0 | 454 m | Permission is sought for proposed development of a truck park, ancillary maintenance and office facility and associated development and site works, on a site of c.2.37 ha, comprising: (a) A hardcore area of 5,829 sq.m to accommodate circulation and parking for 20 articulated and rigid body tipper trucks, 22 staff car parking spaces, and the parking and storage of ancillary plant and machinery. (b) Surface water drainage infrastructure including an attenuation pond, petrol interceptor, and associated ancillary infrastructure. (c) A 4-bay maintenance building of 284.68 sq.m for the storage and light maintenance of the trucks parked on site only, including a concrete apron of 478 sq.m on the southern side of the maintenance building. (d) The upgrade and improvement of an existing entrance to a dwelling from the R155 Regional Road, to provide for a dual entrance to the proposed parking facility and the domestic dwelling, and removal and set back of the front boundary of the adjoining property to the south to provide appropriate sightlines from the upgraded entrance. (e) The construction of an access road of 120.6 m in length within the curtilage of the existing dwelling to access the parking facility to the east, and the construction of entrance gates and 2m high walls on both sides of the proposed access road for its full length, and the demolition of the existing domestic garage to accommodate the proposed new access road. (f) The change of use of part (48.34 sq.m) of the existing dwelling for use as offices ancillary to the parking and maintenance facility, including the provision of 5 car parking spaces to the front of the dwelling for use by the ancillary office space and two spaces to the rear for use by the dwelling. 85.97 sq.m of the existing dwelling will continue as residential use. The existing septic tank and percolation area servicing the dwelling will be replaced by a proprietary wastewater treatment system and polishing filter. (g) And all landscaping within the curtilage of the existing dwelling, to the north of the proposed truck park and shed to screen from the N2 National Primary Road, and along the R155 Regional Road frontage. Retention Permission is being sought for: (h) The retention of an earthen berm of 2.1m in height and for a length of 150m, and associated landscaping, along the western boundary of the site. Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application |
| 2560128 | Conditional | 21 May 2025 | 1 | 268 m | the development consists of permission to construct a single storey dwelling house, detached garage, new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2560090 | Conditional | 1 May 2025 | 1 | 326 m | the development will consist of permission for the installation of a new waste water treatment system with polishing filter and the retention permission of cross docking bay & a relocated store as granted under planning ref.24/60165 |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 13 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 19 Oct 2026
- 13 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.