Observation pack · Meath County Council
Navangate , Trim , Co. Meath
the development will consist of a proposed two-storey and single-storey dwelling with a new site entrance onto the R161 road at Navangate, with connections to all mains services, and including all associated site works
Observations close 27 Oct 2026 14 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 21 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 15 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661174 · 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
- 215 m²
- Site area
- 562 m²
- Received
- 21 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- 15 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/2661174/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661174at 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| R2 Existing residential | A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential | 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 2house · house
- Recorded monument × 1R171832
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660334 | Conditional | 14 Sept 2026 | 0 | 138 m | permission for redevelopment works at the former Haggard Inn and adjoining property on Haggard Street, Trim, Co. Meath. The proposal comprises the conversion of the existing derelict two-storey building formerly known as The Haggard Inn into two no. two-bedroom apartments, and the conversion of the existing two-storey adjoining building formerly known as The Jewellers into two no. one-bedroom apartments. The works include internal alterations and external elevational modifications. The development also provides for the demolition in part of existing single/two-storey rear additions and the construction of a new two-storey block to the rear, comprising two no. studio apartments and one no. two-bedroom townhouse, works include connections to existing utility services and associated site works. The site is located at Haggard Street, Trim, Co. Meath (C15 PYH4 and C15 FY67) and lies within the National Monuments Service – Zone of Archaeological Notification (R171832). Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2660296 | Conditional | 22 Jul 2026 | 1 | 70 m | The development will consist of restoration and refurbishment of existing two storey dwelling together with the erection of a decorative wrought iron railing to front facing the street. The development also includes new single storey pitched roof extension to the rear of the existing dwelling with flat roof link to connect to existing house, detached domestic store shed and parking to rear, connection to existing mains services together with all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2660228 | Conditional | 21 Apr 2026 | 1 | 130 m | The development being retained consists of detached domestic garage incorporating garden equipment storage area together with all associated site works. |
| 2660199 | Conditional | 13 Apr 2026 | 1 | 209 m | the development will consist of subdivision of site No. 14, and the construction of a proposed single storey style dwelling, revisions to site entrance at access lane (L-40224-4) including the demolition of existing boundary wall, revisions to existing site layout and access lane, connection to all public services and all associated site works |
| 2660137 | Conditional | 1 Apr 2026 | 0 | 448 m | the development will consist of: Alterations to the first floor of the existing hotel to provide for additional bedrooms which will consist of: (i) change of use of restaurant area at 1st floor level to provide for 7 no. en-suite bedrooms; (ii) change to internal layout to provide for associated corridors, internal doors and necessary alterations. There are no external changes proposed; and (iv) all other associated engineering works, drainage, landscaping, lighting, and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development |
| 2660128 | Conditional | 30 Mar 2026 | 0 | 419 m | proposed repair and refurbishment of three terraced houses (all Protected Structures), and includes for removal of existing modern single-storey rear extension at No. 2. Erection of new single-storey rear extensions are proposed for the rear of each of the three properties, with associated ancillary site works |
| 2660123 | Conditional | 26 Mar 2026 | 0 | 153 m | The development will consist of the change of use from existing commercial building to residential use including internal renovations & alterations, all elevational changes, proposed domestic storage shed, revisions to existing site layout and all associated site works. |
| 2560969 | Conditional | 30 Oct 2025 | 0 | 470 m | the development comprises of retention permission for (a) single storey extension to side of existing dwelling comprising of a utility room and accessible toilet. (b) single storey living room extension to rear. (c) modifications to elevations together with all associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320212 | — | open | 18 Jul 2024 | 211 m |
| 315614 | — | Refused | 21 May 2024 | 476 m |
| 315534 | — | Granted with conditions | 13 May 2024 | 126 m |
| 315765 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 Feb 2024 | 410 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
- 21 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026
- 21 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.