Observation pack · Meath County Council
Kennedy Road , Dunboyne , Co. Meath
the development will consist of the construction of new two storey dwelling, new sewage treatment system and percolation area, Entrance walls and piers, private well and all ancillary site works
Observations close 27 Oct 2026 2 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 19 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 2661172 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 584 m²
- Site area
- 5,149 m²
- Received
- 19 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 7 Oct 2026, 01:19
- 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/2661172/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661172at 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 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1 Open space with recreation | F1 - Open Space: Open Space | meath county development plan 2021 2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| R2 Existing residential | A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential | meath county development plan 2021 2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| G1 Open space with recreation | F1 - Open Space: Open Space | meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| R2 Existing residential | A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential | 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.
Source: Meath County Council development plan zoning · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meath County Council development plan zoning | — | 4 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Radon risk area × 2About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ieShown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660642 | Conditional | 22 Jul 2026 | 0 | 381 m | the construction of a single storey porch to the front of the existing dwelling |
| 2660491 | Refused | 23 Jun 2026 | 1 | 0 m | the development will consist of the construction of new two storey dwelling, new sewage treatment system and percolation area, Entrance walls and piers, private well and all ancillary site works |
| 2660345 | Conditional | 21 May 2026 | 0 | 149 m | the development seeks retention permission of additional deposited non-hazardous soil and clay above that permitted under Reg Ref RA18124. This application seeks retention for 39,817 tonnes of additional material resulting in a total 65,715 tonnes of material on an overall site area of 2.38 ha. |
| 2660001 | Conditional | 14 May 2026 | 356 | 102 m | Permission for the following Large-Scale Residential Development consisting of: 1) the demolition of 2 no. existing agricultural farm sheds and associated structures, 2) the removal of the existing GAA pitch and associated structures; 3) the construction of 356 no. residential units comprising 252 no. dwelling houses and 104 no. maisonettes/apartments/duplexes providing a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4-bed units. The dwelling houses range in height from 2-3 storeys. The maisonettes are 2 storey in height and the apartments/duplexes are in 4 no. blocks (i.e. Blocks A-D) ranging in height from 3 to 4 storeys; 4) a 2 storey creche; 5) modifications to the R157 regional road including changes to the existing carriageway/traffic lanes, the replacement of an existing roundabout with a new signalised junction and the provision of a northern arm off the new signalised junction; 6) a new signalised junction and link road (including new bridge over the River Tolka) connecting the R157 and the Old Navan Road; 7) the provision of footpaths, cycle lanes and 2 no. pedestrian crossings on the existing M3 Parkway access road, 8) foul pumping stations and connection to the existing public sewerage system via the Old Navan Road; 9) a watermain connection to the north of the site at Pace (townland); 10) 4 no. ESB substation/kiosks; 11) construction of conveyance swales and filter drains as part of pluvial flood mitigation measures and 12) all ancillary development works including footpaths, cycle lanes, car and bicycle parking, drainage, public lighting, bin/bike storage, boundary treatments and landscaping/amenity areas at this site principally located in Bennetstown (townland) to the west of the R157 and north of Kennedy Road, and also extending into Pace & Dunboyne (townlands), Dunboyne North, Co. Meath. Access will be via 2 no. new signalised junctions on to the R157 comprising 1 no. new vehicular access point to the southeast along the R157 and via 1 no. new vehicular access point to the north along a new northern arm off a new signalised junction which will replace the existing roundabout on the R157. The planning application red line boundary overlaps with planning ref. 23/60290 (ABP Ref: 320049-24), 23/60065, 23/424, 24/60805 and 25/61001. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the planning authority with the application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2560743 | Conditional | 13 Feb 2026 | 0 | 222 m | the development will consist of: 1. Modifications to the existing dwelling, including the construction of a new single-storey extension to the side and rear of the house; 2. Removal of the existing rear block-built garden shed and relocation of the existing steel-framed garden shed to the rear of the site; 3. Along with all associated and ancillary site development works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application |
| 2561001 | Conditional | 13 Nov 2025 | 0 | 133 m | a Large-Scale Residential Development - Permission for the following Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising modifications to part of the LRD permitted under Meath County Council Ref. 23/60290 (An Coimisiún Pleanála ref. 320049-24). The proposed modifications consist a re-alignment of a portion of the link road (including new bridge over the River Tolka) connecting the R157 and the Old Navan Road, the provision of 1 no. pumping station and associated access road off the Old Navan Road and all associated ancillary development works including footpaths, cycle lanes, drainage, public lighting, boundary treatments and landscaping at Bennetstown and Dunboyne (townlands), Dunboyne North, Co. Meath. An Environmental Impact Assessment Addendum Report and Natura Impact Statement has been submitted to the planning authority with the application. The application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.dunboyneroad.ie |
| 2560461 | Conditional | 23 Sept 2025 | 2 | 487 m | for the construction of 2no. detached single storey 3 bedroom houses to the rear of the existing dwelling including all new boundary treatments to the existing and proposed dwellings to provide private open space, new vehicular access road and entrance on the southern boundary including the dropping of the existing kerb, all associated landscaping proposed, off street vehicular parking, a single storey shed to be ancillary to the existing dwellings and all other associated ancillary site development works |
| 2460625 | Conditional | 13 Feb 2025 | 171 | 158 m | The proposed development will consist of the following: a) Development of 171 no. residential units as follows: i. 114 no. houses comprising 101 3-bedroom houses, and 13 no. 4-bedroom houses, ranging in size from c. 107.6 sqm to c. 153 sqm, all 2-storeys in height. Each house will have an associated rear/side private garden. ii. 57 no. apartment/duplex units comprising the following: 5 no. 1-bedroom units of c. 56 sqm to 66.9 sqm, 26 no. 2-bedroom units of c. 78.8 sqm to 120.2 sqm., and 26 no. 3-bedroom units of c. 119 sqm to 128.6 sqm. in 7 no. blocks ranging in height from 2 to 3 storeys. All apartment and duplex units will be provided with private open space areas in the form of balconies/terraces. iii. Communal open space associated with the proposed apartment units will be provided in the form of landscaped areas located in the vicinity of the apartment units (of c. 595 sqm). iv. Provision of 301 no. car parking spaces across the development site (inclusive of accessible (4 no.) and EV (60 no.) parking spaces) and 195 no. bicycle parking spaces for residents and visitors of the scheme provided throughout the development site. b) 1 no. childcare facility of c. 161 sqm with associated outdoor amenity space of c. 40sqm. c) The provision of landscaped public open space amenity areas (totalling c. 6971 sqm). d) Surface water drainage infrastructure on a site of c. 0.36 ha on the eastern side of the railway line (all lands in the control of the applicant). e) Section of the Dunboyne Eastern Distributor Road from the western site boundary with Navan Road to the eastern site boundary. This includes all associated vehicular and pedestrian accesses, carriageways, paths and junctions. The following planning application - Meath Co. Co. Reg Ref 24/60063 – encroaches the application lands in this regard. f) The development will also consist of all associated site development works, demolition of an existing disused entrance way, services provision, infrastructural and drainage works, vehicular connections, internal access roads, homezones, cycle and pedestrian infrastructure, bin stores, bicycle stores, apartment storage, carparking, public lighting, communal and public open space, private open space in the form of the terraces/balconies, and rear/side gardens, as well as all landscape treatment works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324353 | — | Other | 10 Sept 2026 | 102 m |
| 324555 | — | pending | 7 Aug 2026 | 96 m |
| 320091 | — | Granted with conditions | 21 Mar 2025 | 0 m |
| 319422 | Electricity Development Application | Granted with conditions | 5 Feb 2025 | 492 m |
| 320049 | — | Granted with conditions | 20 Nov 2024 | 96 m |
| 314232 | Railway Order Application | Other | 18 Jul 2024 | 248 m |
| 314305 | — | Granted with conditions | 7 Nov 2023 | 361 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
- 19 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026
- 19 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.