Observation pack · Meath County Council
Kennedy Road/ , Cannon Row , Navan Co .Meath.
the retention and continuance of the use permanently of the existing car park with existing entrance fronting onto Kennedy Road and the rear of Cannon Row
Observations close 30 Oct 2026 7 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 25 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 19 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661194 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 2,457 m²
- Received
- 25 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 19 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/2661194/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661194at 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 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre | meath county development plan 2021 2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| M2 Major town centre | B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre | 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 1milestone/milepost
- Recorded monument × 4Excavation - miscellaneous · Pit · Pit
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660989 | Conditional | 28 Sept 2026 | 0 | 265 m | the development will consist of the retention of renovations and alterations to the existing two storey building, a new pitched roof to the rear, all elevational changes and all associated site works. The site is located within Navan Historic Core Architectural Conservation Area |
| 2660643 | Conditional | 22 Jul 2026 | 0 | 57 m | the development will consist of the change of use of the unit from office to health centre with associated internal reconfiguration works to facilitate this use, signage to the unit’s front/northern elevation, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development |
| 2561214 | Conditional | 6 May 2026 | 1 | 169 m | the extension and renovation of existing residence including new rear entrance and car parking. The proposed floor area of the extension is reduced from that previously granted Planning Permission under Register Reference No. 24/472. |
| 2561295 | Conditional | 26 Jan 2026 | 0 | 98 m | The development will consist of the change of use from Retail to a Sandwich Bar including a sit-down dining area of the existing ground floor, single storey, currently vacant retail unit 40 (59.9 sqm) that is accessed from the internal Navan Town Centre Shopping Mall with an existing shopfront and access door on the Kennedy Road south elevation with provision of internal Mall and external signage to the Kennedy Road south elevation and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development. |
| 2561256 | Conditional | 23 Jan 2026 | 0 | 98 m | the development will consist of the change of use from Retail to Doctor’s Surgery incorporating 2no. consultation rooms and a reception/ waiting area, to the existing ground floor, single storey, currently vacant retail unit 42 (53.8 sqm) that is accessed from the internal Navan Town Centre Shopping Mall with an existing escape door to the Kennedy Road south elevation with provision of internal Mall & external signage with above fascia linear light fitting to the Kennedy Road southern elevation and all associated works necessary to facilitate the development |
| 2560804 | Conditional | 22 Jan 2026 | 0 | 233 m | split of existing retail unit NE8 (former Argos unit) at Navan Town Centre, Abbey Road, into 3no. units with associated change of use as follows: Proposed Unit NE8/A (77sqm GFA) for Café/Restaurant use, Proposed Unit NE8/B (337sqm GFA) for Café/Restaurant and Proposed Unit NE8/C (727sqm GFA) for office use, with associated modifications to façade to provide new entrances to the units and remove opacified glass at existing window system |
| 2561258 | Conditional | 21 Jan 2026 | 0 | 231 m | the development will consist of the construction of a three storey apartment block of four units, connection to all public services, and all associated site development works |
| 25216 | Unconditional | 8 Jan 2026 | 0 | 129 m | EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION NA190965 - Refer to Addendum - the construction of an apartment and commercial scheme within two blocks with surface and basement car parking. Block A (front block) comprises a 3 storey building with a setback 3rd storey comprising of 2 no. ground floor retail/office units (346sq.m) with 11 apartment units in total (1no. 3 bed, 3 no. 2 bed and 7 no. of 1 bed units on the upper two floors). Block B (rear block) comprises a 5 storey building with a setback 5th storey comprising of 32 apartment units in total (15 no. of 2 bed and 17 no. of 1 bed units) and terraced roof garden. There are 43 apartment units in total (1x 3 Bed + 18 x 2 Bed + 24 x 1 Bed) with associated private amenity spaces with 52 car parking spaces in total (21 surface car spaces and 31 basement car spaces), cycle-parking facilities, secure bin storage facility and communal open space at ground level together with connection to all services including all ancillary site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315410 | — | Granted with conditions | 16 Feb 2024 | 490 m |
| 310840 | — | Granted with conditions | 28 Feb 2022 | 362 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
- 25 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 30 Oct 2026
- 25 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.