Observation pack · Meath County Council

6 The Close , Silverbanks Stamullen , Co Meath

an attic conversion with dormers to rear and side roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front, window to gable. Permission for boundary wall with metal railing and brick pillars to side and metal railing to front to match surrounding. All with associated ancillary works

Observations close 19 Oct 2026 23 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Nov 2026

The application

Reference: 2661148 · full record
Authority: Meath County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 1
Floor area: 50 m²
Site area: 332 m²
Received: 14 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
Decision due: 8 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/2661148/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661148 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 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

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Radon risk area × 1
About 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
2660924	Conditional	14 Sept 2026	0	0 m	Retention planning permission for a Detached single storey Garden room and storage to rear of existing house all with associated ancillary works
2660173	Conditional	18 Jun 2026	0	9 m	A). Single-storey detached structure to rear consisting of office, utility, WC and creche use. B). External escape stairs with refuge area and first-floor escape door to side, C). Change of rear ground-floor window to door, and D). Changes to interior layout. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2660036	Conditional	26 Feb 2026	0	125 m	Retention Planning permission for attic conversion with as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front all with associated ancillary works
2561307	Refused	30 Jan 2026	1	369 m	to convert attic to storage space with a dormer roof extension to rear of existing roof and all associated site works
2560989	Conditional	11 Nov 2025	1	79 m	dwelling house , detached garage with covered connection to dwelling , new vehicle entrance from public road , connection to public services and all associated site works
2560391	Conditional	9 Jun 2025	1	213 m	The construction of a new single storey detached gym building, located to the east of the existing clubhouse with all ancillary site works and services.
2560060	Conditional	13 Mar 2025	0	240 m	single storey extension to existing junior school building for one ensuite classroom, access corridor and all associated site works
2560036	Conditional	28 Feb 2025	0	435 m	A first floor extension above existing ground floor rear extension, new first floor window to side elevation and revised first floor window to rear with all associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
317754	—	Granted with conditions	12 Aug 2024	391 m
312771	—	Granted with conditions	18 Oct 2023	443 m
316417	—	Other	31 Aug 2023	391 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

14 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 19 Oct 2026
14 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.