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Observation pack · Meath County Council

Ongenstown , Bohermeen , Co. Meath

the renovation & extension of existing two storey detached dwelling to include internal and external alterations, provision of new two storey and single storey extension to rear and all associated site works

Observations close 13 Nov 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 3 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2661251 · 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
156 m²
Site area
2,902 m²
Received
9 Oct 2026
We first saw it
14 Oct 2026, 01:45
Decision due
3 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

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661251/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661251 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
P5
Rural and agricultural
RA - Rural Area: Rural Areameath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
P5
Rural and agricultural
RA - Rural Area: Rural Areameath 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

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
25276Conditional17 Feb 20260207 mFile Ref: 24/60002 & 21376 - Construction of a new detached single dwelling including proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works with change of house type and site layout plan from that previously approved under Reg. Ref. 21/376
24403Conditional13 Feb 202510 mplanning permission to construct proposed private residence, detached domestic garage, install proposed wastewater treatment system and percolation area, install new entrance onto main road, including all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application.
24158Refused28 May 202420 mplanning permission to construct proposed private residence, detached domestic garage, install proposed wastewater treatment system and percolation area, install new entrance onto main road, including all ancillary site works
2460002Conditional22 Feb 20241207 mplanning application for permission on previously approved site Reg. Ref. 21/376 for the construction of a new detached single storey dwelling including proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area, new entrance onto public road and all associated site works with change of house type and site layout plan from that previously approved under Reg. Ref. 21/376
211616Conditional12 Jan 2022189 ma proposed three bedroom bungalow, private well, waste water treatment system and percolation area and entrance onto public roadway, also replace and relocate existing waste water treatment system serving the adjoining applicant's family home with a proposed new waste water treatment system and percolation area and all ancillaries. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

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 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.