Observation pack · Meath County Council
The Green , Summerhill , Co. Meath
A) Minor demolition works to the existing dwelling, B) The construction of a new two-storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, C) General repair, refurbishment and renovation works to the existing dwelling, and D) All associated site development works
Observations close 16 Nov 2026 11 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 10 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 4 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661252 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 30 m²
- Site area
- 107 m²
- Received
- 10 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 01:34
- Decision due
- 4 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/2661252/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661252at 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 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Major town centre | B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre | meath county development plan 2021 2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| M2 Major town centre | B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre | 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 × 4Summerhill House · water pump · house
- Recorded monument × 3Cross - Wayside cross (present location) · Armorial plaque (present location) · R171490
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660016 | Conditional | 11 Aug 2026 | 1 | 98 m | The development will consist of: Repair, refurbishment, and subdivision of an existing dwelling house (c. 188 sqm) and will include the following works: Demolition of an existing single-storey rear extension. Subdivision of the existing dwelling to provide two separate residential dwelling units, comprising: House A: 2-bedroom (3-person) dwelling of c. 98.5sqm, including a new flat-roofed single storey rear extension. House B: 2-bedroom (4-person) dwelling with study, of c. 119sqm, including a new flat-roofed single storey rear extension. Amendments to both front and rear elevations including the provision of a new entrance door within the main front façade. Provision of car parking spaces to the rear of the site. All associated site development works, including boundary treatments. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2660617 | Refused | 16 Jul 2026 | 0 | 138 m | The development will consist of the relocation of bin and bike store, granted under planning reference TA202029 from the side to the rear of units 15, 16, 17 & 18, associated site works and services. |
| 2660057 | Conditional | 2 Apr 2026 | 0 | 394 m | (1) alterations to the existing ground floor office space, to provide a showroom, training room, canteen, stairs, reception area, storage and a disabled toilet (2) the installation of a proposed mezzanine floor over the ground-floor office space, to provide offices, a meeting room, a tea room and a toilet block, (3) revisions to the external elevations with the provision of associated new windows on the front, rear & side elevations, proposed external doors on the front & rear elevations, a proposed porch over the main entrance, 2 no. proposed roller doors & a proposed fire escape at the rear of the building, and (4) all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2660154 | Conditional | 1 Apr 2026 | 0 | 196 m | the development consists of the retention of an existing family flat, a detached domestic storage shed, the removal of an attached fuel store and ground floor additions of a boot room, a bedroom extension and bay window, all elevational revisions and alterations to the rear of the dwelling. The development will consist of a link to the existing family flat, revisions to the plans and elevations of the dwelling and family flat, revisions to the site layout along with all associated site development works |
| 2660109 | Refused | 24 Mar 2026 | 0 | 56 m | The development will consist of the construction of 8 new 2 storey dwellings consisting of 6 No 3 bedroom dwellings and 2 No 4 bedroom dwellings, relocation of bin and bike store, visitor bike stand and ESB substation granted under planning reference TA202029, new shared surface road and services to connect to those granted under planning reference TA202029, increase size of open space / playground, associated site works and services. |
| 2660034 | Conditional | 24 Feb 2026 | 1 | 483 m | A single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling. |
| 2560918 | Conditional | 16 Jan 2026 | 40 | 131 m | The proposed development will consist of the construction of 40 no. houses comprising detached, semi-detached and terraced 3-bed and 4-bed units, upgrading of existing field entry point to entrance suitable to serve the new development, provision of public open space, a riparian reservation along Northern and Eastern boundaries, arboricultural works to protect mature trees being retained on site, landscaping, site services and associated site works. |
| 24459 | Conditional | 30 Oct 2025 | 0 | 192 m | the construction of 12 no. two bedroom apartments located in 4 no. Two storey blocks, associated car & bicycle parking, bin enclosures, along with new entrance and access road, all associated services, service connections, landscape, boundary treatment and site development works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 319559 | — | Granted with conditions | 7 Aug 2024 | 202 m |
| 314042 | — | Granted with conditions | 12 Feb 2024 | 148 m |
| 311867 | — | Refused | 8 Mar 2022 | 126 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
- 10 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 16 Nov 2026
- 10 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 01:34. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.