57 Fairways Lawns , Bettystown , Co. Meath
the development will consist of the construction of single-story extension to the rear of the existing garage & single-story extension to the porch on the side elevation, reconfiguration of windows and door layouts, also the change of use from garage to habitable space and all associated site works and landscaping
The application
- Reference
- 2661201 · 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
- 548 m²
- Received
- 25 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 30 Sept 2026, 23:22
- 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/2661201/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661201at 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.
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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660888 | Conditional | 8 Sept 2026 | 0 | 433 m | Side Dormer extension to existing dwelling house and all associated site works |
| 2660236 | Refused | 23 Apr 2026 | 3 | 448 m | the development consists of the construction of 3 no. dwellings, new boundary treatments and alterations to existing footpath and road and all associated site works |
| 2561058 | Conditional | 27 Nov 2025 | 1 | 121 m | the development will consist of raising the roof height of the existing attached garage from 2.27m to 2.95m with flat roof construction, conversion of the garage to habitable accommodation for use as habitable accommodation as part of the existing dwelling, and all associated site works. |
| 2561054 | Conditional | 26 Nov 2025 | 0 | 106 m | single storey detached gym in rear garden with pitched roof. Ground floor rear extension with flat roof over & internal alterations. Window in North facing gable wall at first floor level, internal alterations at first floor level |
| 2560982 | Refused | 7 Nov 2025 | 3 | 448 m | the development consists of the construction of 3 no. dwellings, new boundary treatments and alterations to existing footpath and road and all associated site works |
| 25109 | Conditional | 25 Jul 2025 | 0 | 117 m | the development consists of A) The construction of a new single-storey flat-roofed extension across the front of house and B) A design variation to previous planning permission (Ref. No. 231020) changing the pitched roofs on the side extensions (permitted under the above permission) to flat roofs |
| 2560483 | Conditional | 3 Jul 2025 | 0 | 301 m | the development will consist of the retention of the following: • Retention on the ground floor. 1. Inclusion of window (W05a) and omission of window in wardrobe to north elevation. 2. Amendment to window types (W05, W06, W07). 3. Omission of window to north elevation. 4. Inclusion of window (W11a) which was originally shown as a door. 5. Omission of external staircase to first floor to west/south elevation. 6. Amendment to position of door (D06) to south elevation. • Retention on the first floor. 7. Inclusion of window (W22) to north elevation. 8. Inclusion of first floor external terrace with glass balustrade and sliding doors (D10) to east elevation. 9. Omission of window to west elevation. 10. Omission of window and amendments of position of window (W18) to south elevation. 11. Omission of balcony walkway and door. 12. Enclosure of external terrace area to be incorporated within the dwelling with sliding doors (D12) and omission of timber fins to west elevation. 13. Amendment to position of ridge roof light (north and south elevation) |
| 2460716 | Conditional | 29 Oct 2024 | 1 | 39 m | the development will consist of the demolition of elements of the existing dwelling along with the construction of a proposed single storey extension to the rear, the construction of a covered porch area to the front of the dwelling, internal and external alterations to the existing dwelling, new gym/store building to the rear of the existing dwelling together with all associated site development works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501330 | — | Refused | 27 Aug 2026 | 448 m |
| 323275 | — | Invalid | 6 Aug 2025 | 301 m |
| 317430 | — | Withdrawn | 28 Jun 2023 | 301 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 30 Sept 2026, 23:22. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.