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Derrypatrick , Drumree , Co. Meath

the development will consist of a proposed single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, the relocation of existing storage shed to the rear of the site and all associated site works.

Observations close 27 Oct 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 22 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 16 Nov 2026

The application

Reference
2661181 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
0
Floor area
—
Site area
2,793 m²
Received
22 Sept 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due
16 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/2661181/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661181 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 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.
  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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
P5
Rural and agricultural
RA - Rural Area: Rural Areameath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
P5
Rural and agricultural
RA - Rural Area: Rural Areameath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied3 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Meath County Council development plan zoning—4 Oct 2026, 23:04open

Designations on or near the site

  • Recorded monument × 1
    R171659

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2560589Refused16 Dec 2025016 mthe development will consist of the alterations and extensions to existing dwelling. Works include new second storey extension over existing dwelling to incorporate re-located bedrooms from ground floor, raised ridge height, and new extension to rear incorporating extended utility room, and all associated site works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application
2560673Conditional15 Sept 2025026 mfor single storey extension to side / rear of existing dwelling, modifications to elevations and internal plan layout, together with retention of domestic garage and all associated site works
23645Conditional14 Aug 2023026 mthe development consists of removal/blocking up of existing domestic entrance and driveway on site and form new domestic entrance and driveway together with all associated site works
22885Refused25 Jan 20230293 mthe development will consist/consists of the following: (a) Permission for retention and completion of foaling unit & veterinary supply storage room with seasonal accommodation for monitoring foaling mares on the first floor including installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system (b) Permission for retention & completion of 2 no. fields shelters (c) Permission for retention & completion of lean-to loose shed adjacent to existing stable block and all associated site works
22425Conditional26 May 20220310 mthe development will consist of the following: (a) Construction of a new access road from existing farmyard to new farmyard (b) Construction of a new milking parlour, dairy, external milk silo & ancillary rooms, drafting & handling facilities, waiting yard, meal bin, water storage tank & underground slatted reception tank adjacent to existing circular overground slurry storage tank (c) Construction of agricultural livestock shed comprising of calving area, cubicles and underground slatted slurry reception tanks (d) Construction of calf rearing shed (e) Construction of 2 no. silage pits, maize pit & dungstead and all associated site works
212216Conditional22 Mar 20220135 mretention of new vehicular access to farm and the closure of original farm accessway, also new fence along public road

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 22 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 27 Oct 2026
  • 22 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.