Observation pack · Meath County Council
Johnstown Manor , Enfield , County Meath
the development will consist of: A) The construction of a detached 2-storey dwelling (House Type D1) to the south-east of dwelling no. 34 The Garden (granted under Planning Ref: 21-1461 – Site A), and B) The relocation of 7 no. existing visitor car parking spaces (granted under Planning Ref: 21-1461 – Site A) including all associated site development works and services
Observations close 12 Nov 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 8 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 2 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661243 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 143 m²
- Site area
- 660 m²
- Received
- 8 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
- Decision due
- 2 Dec 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/2661243/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661243at 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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R1 New residential | A2 - New Residential: New Residential | meath county development plan 2021 2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| R1 New residential | A2 - New Residential: New 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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264 | Conditional | 17 Apr 2026 | 12 | 478 m | File Reg: TA200317 - : 1) the demolition of an existing detached single storey dwelling and detached domestic garage/shed and (2) the construction of 12 no. dwellings arranged in 2 no. two storey terraces (blocks) on a 1.45 Ha site comprising of; 2 no. four bedroom units, 4 no. three bedroom units and 6 no. two bedroom units. The proposed residential development is arranged as follows: Proposed Block A accommodates; 1 no. four bedroom end of terrace dwelling (143.02 sqm), 1 no. three bedroom mid terrace dwelling (143.02 sqm), 3 no. two bedroom mid terrace dwellings (82.08 sqm each) and 1 no. three bedroom end of terrace dwelling (143.02 sqm). Proposed Block B accommodates; 1 no. three bedroom end of terrace dwelling (143.02 sqm), 3 no. two bedroom mid terrace dwellings (82.08 sqm each), 1 no. three bedroom mid terrace dwelling (143.02 sqm) and 1 no. four bedroom end of terrace dwelling (143.02 sqm).The proposed development includes 12 no. dwelling car parking spaces and 11 no. visitor car parking spaces including wheelchair accessible parking bay (24 no. in total), 2 no. bin stores are proposed, 1 no. at each side of the entrance road. The proposed development incorporates a large open space and large public amenity spaces including all associated landscaping works, boundary walls and fences, it is proposed that the development is accessed via a new/relocated entrance directly from the Johnstownbridge Road. The proposed development includes necessary roads, footpaths, surface water, foul water and potable water infrastructural works to connect the scheme to the existing mains services and public roads together with all associated site works/services. Significant further information/ revised plans submitted on this application. |
| 2561362 | Conditional | 12 Feb 2026 | 4 | 372 m | The development will consist of:` (i) Refurbishment (including partial demolition) and two storey extension to existing two storey detached dwelling (ii) Construction of a residential development consisting of 3 no. houses (including 3 no. detached 4 bedroom houses) (iii) Access via the existing vehicular entrance off Main Street and provision of a new pedestrian entrance off Main Street serving dwelling number 4 (iv) all ancillary site and infrastructural works inclusive of landscaping, boundary treatment and drainage works necessary to facilitate the development |
| 2560729 | Conditional | 22 Dec 2025 | 8 | 117 m | The proposed development will consist of amendments to permitted Duplex Block 6 that accommodates a Creche and 9 no. duplex units. The proposed amendments comprise the omission of 1 no. 2 bed duplex unit at ground floor to accommodate an increase in the floor space of the permitted Creche to increase capacity from 69 no. childcare spaces to 96 no. childcare spaces, minor alterations to the eastern and southern elevations, and all associated development and works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2460967 | Conditional | 6 Jun 2025 | 1 | 428 m | the development consists of the retention of a plant room to the side elevation, a second floor converted attic storage room and minor elevational alterations from what was granted under Reg. Ref. TA/171205. Permission is sought to extend the second floor converted attic storage room to include a metal clad new dormer window to the rear and change from a hipped roof to a metal clad gable wall to the end of terrace elevation, new parapet detail to the single storey flat roof and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2560287 | Conditional | 15 May 2025 | 1 | 369 m | the development will consist of a new single story extension to the side and rear of the existing house, new side and front garden walls and all associated site works |
| 2461029 | Conditional | 2 Apr 2025 | 0 | 202 m | to convert attic to storage room with dormer roof extension to side elevation of existing roof, reduce the size of window on gable wall elevation, new roof windows to rear of existing roof and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2460838 | Conditional | 2 Dec 2024 | 0 | 220 m | the development will consist of retention permission for an existing domestic garage and retention permission for the front porch of the existing dwelling |
| 2460796 | Conditional | 18 Nov 2024 | 1 | 417 m | The proposed development will consist of of the construction of a single storey extension behind the existing bungalow along with the removal of the chimneys to the existing bungalow. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 314845 | — | Withdrawn | 8 Nov 2022 | 345 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
- 8 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 12 Nov 2026
- 8 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.