Observation pack · Meath County Council
39 The Hawthorns , Ashbourne , Co. Meath
planning permission for a Single storey extension to rear of existing house, new door to side all with associated ancillary works
Observations close 9 Nov 2026 5 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 3 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 27 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661222 · 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
- 659 m²
- Received
- 3 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 27 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/2661222/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661222at 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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Radon risk area × 2About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
- OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ieShown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2661063 | Conditional | 16 Oct 2026 | 0 | 314 m | the development will consist of the construction of a single storey extension (39.1sq.m) to the front side and rear of existing dwelling comprising of new porch to front, kitchen extension, utility room, wet room and study along with new pedestrian entrance to rear garden, along with and all associated site works |
| 26169 | Conditional | 28 Sept 2026 | 0 | 424 m | the development consists of the retention of internal alterations and stairs to new attic rooms, the addition of seven roof windows at the rear of the house, garden shed and pergola structure in rear garden, and all associated works |
| 26157 | Conditional | 6 Aug 2026 | 0 | 284 m | planning permission for: A. Change of roof profiles from hip end profiles to gable end profiles. B. Raising of ridge level to allow for 2 No. dormer windows to front and 1 No wider box dormer to rear with balcony servicing same. C. 2 No. high level windows to western elevation. D. 1 No. double height window to eastern elevation. E. New flat roof to side extension. F. New single storey flat roof extension to rear. G. All associated site works |
| 2660655 | Conditional | 23 Jul 2026 | 0 | 415 m | the development will consist of a proposed single-storey flat roof extension to the side of the existing house, consisting of a lobby / larder and utility room with a roof light over, internal alterations and new double sliding doors to the rear of the main house. The retention of the existing single-storey flat roof extension to the rear consisting of a games room and roof light over along with associated site works associated with the development |
| 2660364 | Conditional | 26 May 2026 | 0 | 181 m | the development will consist of single storey extension to front / side of existing dwelling including modifications to elevations and existing internal plan layout to facilitate a granny flat / independent living space. The development also includes removal of existing chimney, external wall insulation, widening of existing entrance gate together with all associated site works |
| 2660062 | Conditional | 6 Mar 2026 | 0 | 481 m | planning permission for alterations to previously approved planning permission – (Reg. Ref: 25/6021 (a) a ground floor extension to the front with flat roof over (b) removal of existing pitched roof over existing ground floor extension to the front to be replaced with flat roof over (c) a first-floor extension to the side with hip roof over (d) a new first floor window to the rear bathroom (e) 2no. new rooflights to the rear pitched roof (f) all associated alterations to the existing fenestration and (g) all associated site works) consisting of the addition of a first floor extension to the front with hip roof over and a new dormer window to the rear pitched roof to serve attic storage space and all associated site works |
| 2660017 | Conditional | 20 Feb 2026 | 1 | 371 m | The development will consist of demolition of existing shed and rear single storey extension, construction of a new single storey extension to rear and all associated internal alterations, drainage and ancillary works. |
| 2560354 | Refused | 19 Dec 2025 | 0 | 432 m | the development will consist of alterations, demolitions and additions to The Maple Clinic, the change of use of the first floor from storage to medical clinic, the demolition of the existing single storey structures in accordance with condition 3 of Grant, Reg. Ref: 23/60323, alterations to the elevations, the removal of the existing attic second floor, construction of a store and bin store, alterations to the site layout, widening of the existing entrance and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501953 | — | pending | 24 Aug 2026 | 284 m |
| 500688 | — | Refused | 30 Jun 2026 | 432 m |
| 324291 | — | pending | 18 May 2026 | 469 m |
| 323961 | — | open | 17 Dec 2025 | 367 m |
| 323181 | — | Granted with conditions | 19 Nov 2025 | 127 m |
| 315540 | — | Refused | 1 Jul 2024 | 320 m |
| 317202 | — | Refused | 20 Mar 2024 | 187 m |
| 312785 | — | Withdrawn | 6 Dec 2022 | 80 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
- 3 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 9 Nov 2026
- 3 Oct 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.