Ballymacad , Oldcastle , Co. Meath
the development consists of the request for amendment to condition no. 2 of pl. ref. 21/1721 to allow for continued use of playschool facility for a permanent use
The application
- Reference
- 2661187 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 6,813 m²
- Received
- 23 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- 17 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/2661187/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661187at 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 28 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.
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
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2573 | Conditional | 18 Dec 2025 | 0 | 50 m | Rehabilitation and improvement of a 2km stretch of the Halfcarton River at Moat, Ballymacad and Ballynagranshy, Oldcastle, Co. Meath. Works will include removal of some in-stream vegetation, repair and reinstatement of existing in-stream structures, improvement and alteration of flow dynamics by the construction of deflectors and weirs and the introduction of spawning gravel to improve breeding habitats for trout. Appropriate assessment and an NIS has been submitted as part of this application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2460893 | Conditional | 17 Dec 2024 | 0 | 368 m | the development will consist of the following: (1) To demolish extension and a domestic store to the rear of the dwelling house (2) To construct a new part one and a half storied / part single storied extension to the rear of the dwelling along with a detached domestic store (3) To carry out alterations to the existing window opes along with the cutting of new opes and changes to the internal layout (4) To close up the existing entrance and to make a new entrance onto the adjacent cul-de-sac roadway (5) and all ancillary site development works |
| 211721 | Conditional | 27 Oct 2021 | 0 | 0 m | the development consists of (1) amendment to condition no. 2 of pl. ref. KA/160831 for continued use of playschool facility for a further 5 years from 27th October 2021 and all ancillary site works. (2) Retention permission for additional floor area for internal play area, office and store and additional window (4) Retention permission for roof covering canopy to original external play area. (5) And ancillary site works |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 23 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 28 Oct 2026
- 23 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.