Observation pack · Meath County Council
Commons (7th division) , Longwood Road , Trim Co. Meath
the development will consist of the construction of eight single-storey assisted living housing units with private amenity space to the rear and a single-storey private community facility/day centre, a new entrance off the existing internal roadway, forty two parking bays, connection to all public services and all associated site works. Each residential unit will provide three resident's bedrooms, one multi-purpose room and a kitchen/living room. The planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS)
Observations close 5 Nov 2026 2 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 25 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661218 · 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
- 1.02 ha
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 25 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/2661218/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661218at 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 5 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| G1 Open space with recreation | F1 - Open Space: Open Space | meath county development plan 2021 2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructure | meath county development plan 2021 2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| G1 Open space with recreation | F1 - Open Space: Open Space | meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| S5 Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructure | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660401 | Refused | 20 Oct 2026 | 1 | 482 m | the development will consist of the construction of a pair of semi-detached one and a half storey dwellings, new entrances off Summerhill Road and Mornington View, connection to all public services and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2660278 | Conditional | 1 May 2026 | 43 | 215 m | A Large Scale Residential Develepment - LRD - amendments to Strategic Housing Development (SHD) approved under An Coimisiún Pleanála Ref. ABP-307507-20 (as extended by Meath County Council planning reference Reg. Ref. 25/145) comprising: (i) omission of 8 no. three-storey duplex blocks (accommodating 64 no. duplex apartments – 32 no. two-bedroom & 32 no. three-bedroom) and removal of associated vehicular parking areas, bicycle stores, communal amenity areas, hard/soft landscaping and circulation areas; (ii) provision of 43 no. two-storey houses (5 no. semi-detached three-bedroom units & 38 no. terraced three-bedroom units) each served by private amenity space to the rear and 2 no. on-curtilage car parking spaces; and, (iii) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development inclusive of revised road/footpath layout, revised open space layout, landscaping, boundary treatments and SuDS drainage. On foot of the proposed amendment, the scheme will comprise a mix of 10 no. two- bedroom houses, 148 no. three-bedroom houses, 20 no. four-bedroom houses, 11 no. studio apartments, 30 no. one-bedroom apartments, 71 no. two-bedroom apartments and 8 no. three- bedroom apartments for a total of 298 no. residential units in lieu of the 319 no. residential units approved under An Coimisiún Pleanála Ref. ABP-307507-20 |
| 25145 | Conditional | 24 Sept 2025 | 0 | 143 m | EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION SHD307507-20 - the development will consist of the following: • 320 no. dwellings comprising: o 136 no. houses comprising 10 no. 2-bed, 105 no. 3-bed and 21 no. 4-bed; o 120 no. apartments within 4 no. 3-5 storey blocks comprising 11 no. studio, 30 no. 1-bed, 71 no. 2-bed and 8 no. 3-bed; o 64 no. duplex apartments within 8 no. 3-storey blocks comprising 32 no. 2-Bed and 32 no. 3-Bed. o All units with associated private gardens/ balconies/ terraces to the north/ south/ east/ west elevations. • A creche and community centre (total floor area c.739 sq.m). • 563 no. car parking spaces, 188 no. secure/covered bike parking areas and communal bin stores for apartments/duplexes. • Vehicular and pedestrian accesses from Summerhill Road (R158) with associated upgrades including new cycleways and footpaths. • All other site works, landscaping, boundary treatments, ESB substation/switchrooms, plant and services provision required to facilitate the development. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the Meath County Council Development Plan 2013-2019 and Trim Development Plan 2014-2020. The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. |
| 23441 | Conditional | 13 Jun 2023 | 0 | 174 m | a change of use from retail use (7.5 sq.m) to retail with ancillary off licence use |
| 221480 | Conditional | 11 Jan 2023 | 0 | 478 m | to retain (retention planning permission) a porch constructed at the front elevation (south), conversion of the attic space for non-habitable use and including patent roof windows to the north and south elevations, a roofed and open fronted living space to the rear of the house (north), a small garden shed together with all ancillary works |
| 221100 | Refused | 13 Oct 2022 | 1 | 321 m | the development to the rear of the existing family home, will consist of the construction of a det retirement bungalow, detached domestic garage, new connection to public water main, waste water treatment system and designed percolation area and for revisions to the existing established entrance and boundary walls to provide for required sight line distances |
| 211945 | Refused | 7 Oct 2022 | 1 | 461 m | a new entrance off the Kinnegad Road, the construction of thirty two housing units, comprising twenty nine two storey houses, four pairs of semi-detached houses, five terraces comprising three, four and six units and three apartments in a three storey block, an access roadway to the GI Community Infrastructure Lands to the south, connection to public services and all associated site works. A Screening for Appropriate Assessment is included in the application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320412 | — | Other | 18 Sept 2024 | 202 m |
| 315009 | — | Refused | 15 Feb 2024 | 173 m |
| 311905 | — | Granted with conditions | 24 Nov 2022 | 494 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
- 1 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 Nov 2026
- 1 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.