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The Mill Yard , Stamullen , Co. Meath

retention for change of use from that granted under Planning Ref. No. SA40484 which includes building No. 2 from office to 1 bed apartment, Building No. 7 from office to 1 bed apartment, retention of a modular office building within the enclosed yard and all associated site works

Observations close 13 Nov 2026 21 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
2661246 · 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
3,084 m²
Received
9 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661246/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661246 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Submit before 13 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.
  5. 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

CodeObjectivePlanIn force
G1
Open space with recreation
F1 - Open Space: Open Spacemeath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
M2
Major town centre
B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centremeath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
G1
Open space with recreation
F1 - Open Space: Open Spacemeath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
M2
Major town centre
B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centremeath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied3 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
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Meath County Council development plan zoning—4 Oct 2026, 23:04open

Designations on or near the site

  • Radon risk area × 4
    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 · 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

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660390Conditional2 Jun 2026095 mA single storey dwelling, vehicular entrance on to existing laneway & all associated site works.
2561273Conditional10 Mar 20260176 mthe development will consist of the installation of a new wastewater treatment plant and percolation area along with all associated site works
2560865Refused6 Mar 2026194 ma single storey dwelling, vehicular entrance on to existing laneway & all associated site works. Demolition of existing shed. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2561246Conditional20 Jan 20260392 mplanning permission is sought to: (a) construct a detached single storey office building to the rear of existing care facility, (b) connect to all existing services on site, (c) provide additional car parking, (d) together with all associated site works
2560817Conditional10 Nov 20251104 ma two storey dwelling, vehicular entrance on to laneway & all associated site works
2560516Conditional14 Jul 20250165 mchange of use of partial ground floor unit from restaurant to retail unit and all associated site works
24157Refused3 Apr 20251197 moutline permission for the construction of a dwelling with attached garage, new vehicular entrance, connection to the mains water and foul water system, landscaping and all associated site works
2461079Conditional7 Feb 20250463 mthe development will consist of the construction of a ground floor side extension and all associated ancillary works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
322420—Refused2 Sept 2025197 m
312459—Granted with conditions6 Sept 2022387 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

  • 9 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 13 Nov 2026
  • 9 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.