Observation pack · Meath County Council
No. 2 The Stables , Seachnall Abbey Dunshaughlin , Co. Meath
the proposed development will consist of the construction of a single-storey detached garden shed/store within the curtilage of a protected structure (NIAH Ref. No. 14335022 / LA RPS ID 91442). The proposed structure is to be positioned to the rear of, and physically separated from, the principal protected structure by a previously permitted contemporary extension to the existing dwelling together with all associated site works
Observations close 9 Nov 2026 4 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 5 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 29 Nov 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661228 · 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
- 20 m²
- Received
- 5 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 29 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/2661228/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661228at 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
- NIAH-recorded building × 2Seachnall House · Seachnall House
- Radon risk area × 3About 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 · About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660862 | Conditional | 3 Sept 2026 | 0 | 464 m | the change of use of the two storey industrial, storage and office building to offices and self storage including a mezzanine third floor, signage, staircase extension and also revisions to car parking and site entrance |
| 2660825 | Conditional | 26 Aug 2026 | 0 | 110 m | the development will consist of a 2 storey office building (330sq.m) east of existing Block A, associated car parking and all related site development works |
| 2561073 | Conditional | 30 Jun 2026 | 0 | 142 m | for the construction of a proposed 4-bedroom detached 2-storey house with single storey living spaces located to the rear with private garden in the form of an infill development to be located to the rear of the existing site with all associated drainage, services, boundary wall treatment, site works, landscaping and any ancillary works including infill of the existing site entrance with boundary wall to match the existing with hedging and proposed removal of low-level planting to the southwestern boundary of the site to provide for vehicular access with driveway and the provision of 4No. parking spaces. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2660269 | Conditional | 29 Apr 2026 | 0 | 430 m | the proposed development will consist of the reformation of an existing kerb, the construction of a new boundary wall with steel fencing to form an entrance, and the installation of a sliding gate to enclose an area associated with Section 1. The development will maintain the existing right of way serving Section 2 and 3. Signage for JW Construction is also proposed to be installed on the fencing enclosing the newly defined area |
| 2672 | Conditional | 8 Apr 2026 | 1 | 479 m | permission for retention of a two-story, town house no. 8 Supple Park Shopping Centre, Off Main Street, Dunshughlin, Co. Meath. As built - previously granted under No. 96874 |
| 2663 | Conditional | 26 Mar 2026 | 0 | 472 m | permission for retention of a two storey townhouse No. 7, Supple Park Shopping Centre, Off Main Street, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath, as built. Permission previously granted under Planning Permission ref. No. 96/874 |
| 2561019 | Conditional | 24 Feb 2026 | 51 | 333 m | a Large-Scale Residential Development - planning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development consisting of modifications to the Strategic Housing Development permitted under ACP Ref.: 303433-19, as amended by ACP Ref.: 307946-20, MCC Reg. Ref.: 22/1594, MCC Reg. Ref.: 23/60181, and MCC Reg. Ref.: 24/60950, which is currently under construction, on lands to the north of the R147 / Dublin Road, Dunshaughlin, County Meath. The lands are located to the south of Kellett’s Grove and Coldrick’s Pass, to the east of Dunshaughlin Business Park and to the north of The Willows. The proposed development relates to modifications to the 64 no. permitted apartments and the permitted community hub within Cell 27, located in the eastern part of the SHD site, and will consist of: • Omission of 64 no. apartments (28 no. 1 beds, 36 no. 2 bed units) in 2 no. 4 storey apartment buildings, and provision of 49 no. residential units, including 35 no. 2 and 3 storey houses (4 no. 2 beds and 31 no. 3 beds), 7 no. duplex units (2 no. 2 beds and 5 no. 3 beds), and 7 no. apartments (2 no. 1 beds and 5 no. 2 beds) in 3 no. 3 – 4 storey duplex blocks; • Omission of the community hub (630 sq.m), including community centre, café and gym, in a 2 storey building and provision of community and café use (228 sq.m), including 2 no. community units at the ground floor of Duplex Block C (98 sq.m), and a café at the ground floor of Duplex Block A (130 sq.m). The proposed modifications will result in an overall decrease in residential units within the permitted development, as amended, by 15 no. units to 824 no. units (595 no. houses, 99 no. duplex units, 130 no. apartments) from 839 no. units, and a decrease in neighbourhood centre facilities of c. 402 sq.m. The proposed development includes all associated modifications to the site layout plan, façade treatments and fenestration, internal roads, car parking, cycle and pedestrian infrastructure, open space, landscaping, services, bin stores, and modifications to site layout plan necessary to serve the proposed modifications to the permitted development, and all associated site development works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.deshdamdt5.ie. Significant further information/revised plans |
| 25231 | Unconditional | 15 Jan 2026 | 0 | 204 m | File Ref: RA201017 - Dunshaughlin Community National School |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319501 | — | Granted with conditions | 27 Sept 2024 | 142 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
- 5 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 9 Nov 2026
- 5 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.