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Observation pack · Meath County Council

"Shimna" , Kilberry , Navan Co. Meath

The development it is proposed to retain consists of amendments to extension approved under planning ref. NA/70034 constructed to the rear of the existing dwelling house and natural stone-clad extension constructed to front of the existing dwelling house.

Observations close 19 Oct 2026 window closed
5 weeks from receipt (received 12 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 6 Nov 2026

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference
2661145 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
RETENTION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
1,456 m²
Received
12 Sept 2026
We first saw it
7 Oct 2026, 01:19
Decision due
6 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661145/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661145 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 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.
  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
2561133Conditional15 Dec 202500 mthe development will consist of revisions to previously granted planning permission Ref; 211654 to include an additional single storey porch extension to the side of the existing dwelling along with all associated site works
2560742Conditional29 Aug 20251291 mpermission is sought to amend the previously approved planning application ref. no. 24/60933 to include (a) Replacement of tennis court no. 1 located on the west side of the site with 3 no. padel courts, each measuring 10x20m, enclosed by 3m high glazed panels topped with 1m high metal mesh panels, all supported by steel posts, (b) revise dimensions to the tennis court no. 2 located on the east side of the site, (c) installation of 4 no. 6m high steel lighting columns to each proposed padel court, each column fitted with 2 no. metal LED floodlights, (d) provision of 2 no. additional car parking spaces, together with all associated site works
2540Conditional27 Aug 20251219 mthe construction of 9 no. dwellings, proprietary waste water treatment systems and percolation areas also Planning Permission for the provision of roads, footpaths and ancillary services to facilitate the development
2460933Conditional8 Jan 20250291 mpermission is sought for cut/fill groundworks associated with the laying out and use of land to (a) restore 2 no. tennis court of 18.2x36.5m each, including surround netting stretched between steel posts of approx. 2.7m high, (b) construction a single-storey clubhouse of approx. 106.5sq m including PV solar panels over roof, (c) erection of 7 no. 12m high steel columns, each fitted with 1 no. metal LED floodlights, (d) new car parking area to accommodate 11 no. parking places including bicycle parking area, (d) upgrade existing site entrance from public road, (e) installation of new wastewater treatment system and percolation area, together with all associated site works
221616Refused9 Feb 20231325 mthe construction of 8 no. houses consisting of bungalows and storey and a half residences, proprietary waste water treatment systems and percolation areas inclusive of service road and ancillary services
221608Refused8 Feb 20231271 mthe construction of two no. bungalows, proprietary waste water treatmenet systems and percolation areas inclusive of service road, public lighting and ancillary services
22887Conditional22 Aug 20220303 mthe development will consist of (1) Construction of machinery storage shed to southern boundary of site, (2) Completion of all ancillary site works and associated structures together with retention of (a) boundary wall to western boundary of site, (b) revised site layout from that previously granted under planning reference KA190301
211654Conditional26 Jan 2022110 mrenovations and alterations to the existing dwelling, the demolition of the existing front porch, the construction of a two storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, the upgrading of existing entrance gate, piers and front boundary walls, revisions to the site layout plan and all associated site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
323727—Granted with conditions3 Feb 2026219 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

  • 12 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 19 Oct 2026
  • 12 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 7 Oct 2026, 01:19. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.