Observation pack · Meath County Council
7 Maudlin Street , Kells , Co. Meath
planning permission to retain change of use of domestic dwelling house for use as an AirBnB home
Observations close 30 Oct 2026 15 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
- 2661198 · 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
- 251 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/2661198/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661198at 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 × 5house · The Stone House · Maudlin House
- Recorded monument × 1R172743
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2661008 | Conditional | 2 Oct 2026 | 0 | 272 m | the development will consist of renovations and alterations of the existing first floor apartment located above D. & D.'s Fruit & Veg, including (1) demolition of the pitched roof to the first floor rear projection (2) replacement roof to the existing first floor apartment, (3) internal alterations and improvements to the existing first floor apartment & ground floor access way (4) elevational changes. Permission is also sought for all associated site works and services. The development is located within Kells Historic Core Architectural Conservation Area, and a Zone of Archeological potential |
| 2660872 | Conditional | 27 Aug 2026 | 0 | 412 m | to construct a single storey extension to rear of dwelling house to include 2no bedrooms, kitchen area, utility, bathroom & plant room together with all associated site development works on site |
| 2660425 | Conditional | 11 Aug 2026 | 0 | 214 m | planning permission for the following works: (1) change of use of vacant / derelict restaurant building to a dwelling house, (2) demolish existing rear extension and smoking hut (3) construct new two-storey rear extension (4) all associated site development works on site |
| 2660742 | Refused | 10 Aug 2026 | 0 | 142 m | The development will consist of the installation of 1no. digital screen at ground floor level along the front façade (south elevation). The screen will be located internally within the existing window display. |
| 2561311 | Conditional | 10 Jun 2026 | 0 | 123 m | the development will consist of the change of use of the ground floor of the premises from retail to the use as a food takeaway outlet with ancillary dine in capacity for the sale of hot food for consumption off and on the premises. |
| 2561337 | Conditional | 9 Feb 2026 | 0 | 449 m | the development consists of and will consist of the following: (1) Demolition of existing boundary concrete wall and soil embankment (2) Construction of new concrete retaining wall over entire south western boundary (3) All ancillary site works |
| 2560373 | Conditional | 16 Jan 2026 | 1 | 269 m | the development will consist of the demolition of a detached two-storey derelict building to the rear and the erection of a part two-storey, part single-storey extension to the rear of existing two-storey building comprising shop and dwelling which is a Protected Structure. Also, to include for connections to public services, private parking and all ancillary and associated site works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application |
| 2560300 | Conditional | 4 Dec 2025 | 0 | 329 m | the development will consist of the construction of 84.40 metre square, single storey, Semi-Independent Living Unit to the side of the existing, 2 storey, 3-bedroom family dwelling. Proposed development will also consist of all site and services works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500770 | — | Granted with conditions | 15 Jun 2026 | 269 m |
| 500559 | — | Granted with conditions | 28 Apr 2026 | 329 m |
| 314282 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 Feb 2024 | 8 m |
| 313552 | — | Granted with conditions | 24 Aug 2023 | 409 m |
| 315325 | — | Granted with conditions | 30 Jun 2023 | 182 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.