Observation pack · Meath County Council

The Compound , Ashbourne Business Park Ashbourne , Co. Meath

indefinite retention of an existing builder's storage yard (c. 5514 Sq M) used for the storage of building materials, plant, machinery & storage containers. Permission is also sought for the retention of the perimeter fencing, entrance gates and all associated site works

Observations close 11 Nov 2026 17 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: 2661237 · full record
Authority: Meath County Council
Type: RETENTION
Status: INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 5,537 m²
Received: 7 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due: —
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/2661237/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661237 at 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 11 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
C2.1 Economic development and employment	E2 - General Enterprise and Employment: General Enterprise and Employment	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	3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
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	3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
C2.1 Economic development and employment	E2 - General Enterprise and Employment: General Enterprise and Employment	meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied	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
R2 Existing residential	A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential	meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied	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 × 2
About 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.ie
Shown 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
2561392	Conditional	10 Sept 2026	0	269 m	The development will consist of the construction of a new 2-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension and dormer roof extension to rear of existing dwelling, including all ancillary site works.
2660791	Conditional	18 Aug 2026	0	265 m	planning permission for attic conversion with hip to gable roof and dormer to rear roof to accommodate stairs to allow access to attic conversion as non habitable storage space with roof windows to front , Gable window to side with associated ancillary works
2660618	Conditional	15 Jul 2026	1	180 m	Retention Planning Permission for Extended vehicle access all with associated ancillaries
2560786	Conditional	7 Apr 2026	0	246 m	The proposed development will consist of the construction of 3no. grass GAA pitches to the west of existing GAA club facilities. Included in the development will be associated pitch drainage, 18m high LED floodlighting to all pitches, 15m high ball stops to rear of each goal, 2.4m boundary fencing and all associated site and development works to facilitate construction.
2611	Conditional	9 Mar 2026	0	396 m	the development consists of the retention of rear and side extensions, internal alterations and stairs to attic store room, the addition of two roof windows at the rear, and all associated works
2560810	Conditional	23 Sept 2025	0	123 m	the development will consist of the installation of sustainable energy compounds to host 1 no. LPG tank and 6 no. modular heat pumps, and all associated site development works
24305	Conditional	22 Sept 2025	0	259 m	retention planning permission for refurbishment of existing storage unit onsite including new roof and cladding to elevation (Ciara. 300m2). Retention of single storey storage unit (Ciara 146m2). Upgraded site access and associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2560811	Conditional	19 Sept 2025	0	191 m	the development will consist of the installation of sustainable energy compounds to host 1 no. LPG tank and 6 no. modular heat pumps, and all associated site development works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324077	—	Refused	22 Jun 2026	206 m
314424	—	Refused	28 Nov 2023	468 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

7 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 11 Nov 2026
7 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.