32 Oak Vale Bailis Downs , Johnstown Navan , Co. Meath
the work will comprise of a 38. 42sq.m conversion to the attic consisting of a bedroom, bathroom and a storage closet and all associated site works and on-site services
The application
- Reference
- 2661197 · 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
- 220 m²
- Received
- 26 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 20 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/2661197/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661197at 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 2 Nov 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential | 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 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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660113 | Conditional | 9 Jun 2026 | 0 | 449 m | Proposed family flat extension to the side/rear of the existing dwelling house, including retention permission for a garden out building to the rear of the existing dwelling house and all associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2660239 | Conditional | 24 Apr 2026 | 1 | 386 m | The development consists of an extension to the rear of the existing building. The 33 square meters extension includes a Disability Toilet/Wet room, Disability equipment Storage room, A Therapy room/Future bedroom. There is a wheelchair access to the storeroom via side lane. We also include an access ramp to front door and side lane as part of this application. |
| 2660042 | Refused | 4 Mar 2026 | 0 | 459 m | planning permission for development comprising the change of use of the approved creche facility to residential use adjacent No. 61 Wood Stream, Old Road, Bailis Td. / Alexander Reid Td., Navan, Co. Meath. The change of use of the granted but not activated ground floor creche facility measuring 144.7 sqm is intended to form 2 no. ground level access apartments 1 no. (81 sqm) 2 bed apartment and 1 no. (61.2 sqm) 1 bed apartment, with provision for 3 no. car parking spaces, 6 no. cycle parking spaces, associated enclosed bin storage and dedicated private open space areas |
| 2561112 | Conditional | 16 Feb 2026 | 0 | 420 m | the development will consist of the construction of an attic conversion incorporating 2 bedrooms and W/C in existing attic space, including 2 No. windows to the side elevation and 3 No. roof lights to the rear elevation, and all associated site works and landscaping |
| 2561275 | Conditional | 26 Jan 2026 | 0 | 335 m | planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof with dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow attic conversion as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front all with associated ancillary works |
| 2561071 | Conditional | 27 Nov 2025 | 0 | 248 m | the development will consist of the construction of a two-storey extension to the side of existing dwelling incorporating 2No. bedrooms, en-suite, w/c, & utility room and all associated site works and landscaping |
| 2513 | Refused | 26 Nov 2025 | 27 | 405 m | the demolition of an existing dwelling house and construction of 27 no. 2 storey, 2 and 3 bed terraced houses, associated car parking and landscaping including a new road entrance on a site of 0.79Ha. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2560764 | Refused | 25 Nov 2025 | 0 | 349 m | the development consists of the construction of part single storey part two storey rear extension to the existing 2 storey dwelling containing on the ground floor a home office and on the first floor a games room storage with connection to public services. Note: Previous Planning Reference No. 25/60080 |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 324256 | — | Withdrawn | 1 Oct 2026 | 378 m |
| 500522 | — | Refused | 5 May 2026 | 405 m |
| 321847 | — | Refused | 13 Jun 2025 | 494 m |
| 311673 | — | Granted with conditions | 19 Apr 2022 | 375 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
- 26 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 2 Nov 2026
- 26 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.