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Observation pack · Meath County Council

A site of 1.1 Ha in Athboy Co. Meath. , The site comprises: an existing dwelling (Eircode C15 YX24) and its grounds in the townland of Fosterfields; land to the side and rear of the existing dwelling (Eircode C15 YX24) principally for new residential

the development principally comprises the construction of 6 No. semi-detached, 2-storey, 3-bedroom houses (111.2 sq m) totalling 667.2 sq m gross floor area. The development also consists of: the partial removal of the existing wall to accommodate the widening of the existing site entrance at the L80055 to accommodate multi-modal access/egress (approximate length of 9.8 m); the lowering of the front boundary wall serving the existing dwelling (Eircode C15 YX24) to approximately 600 mm in height (approximate length of 29.1 m), with the existing cut-stone pillars retained; 12 No. car parking spaces; shared surface; boundary treatments and landscaping, including as a new hedge along the northern boundary of the existing dwelling (Eircode C15 YX24); public lighting; the removal of an existing septic tank and foul water sewer serving the existing dwelling (Eircode C15 YX24) and diversion of its foul water into the proposed foul water network; and all other associated site and development works above and below ground, including mains water network, foul water network connecting to existing infrastructure at the junction of the L80055 and N51 (approximate length of 160 m) and surface water network to a proposed outfall at the Athboy River (approximate length of 1,115 m). Note regarding floor area of existing building: no works proposed to the existing dwelling other than drainage alterations. Although it falls within the red line boundary, it does not otherwise form part of the proposed development. No change to its floor area is proposed, hence the figure of 0 sq m is stated in order to avoid any confusion. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in recect of the proposed development

Observations close 17 Nov 2026 23 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 13 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 7 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2661260 · 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
667 m²
Site area
1.12 ha
Received
13 Oct 2026
We first saw it
21 Oct 2026, 02:10
Decision due
7 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/2661260/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661260 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 17 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
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
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
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
P5
Rural and agricultural
RA - Rural Area: Rural Areameath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
R1
New residential
A2 - New Residential: New Residentialmeath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
R2
Existing residential
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residentialmeath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
R2
Existing residential
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residentialmeath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
R2
Existing residential
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residentialmeath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
R2
Existing residential
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residentialmeath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
R2
Existing residential
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residentialmeath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
S5
Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructuremeath county development plan 2021 20273 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
S5
Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructuremeath 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
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
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
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
R2
Existing residential
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residentialmeath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
R2
Existing residential
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residentialmeath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
R2
Existing residential
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residentialmeath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
R2
Existing residential
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residentialmeath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
R2
Existing residential
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residentialmeath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
S5
Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructuremeath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
S5
Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructuremeath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027
S5
Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community Infrastructuremeath 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
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Meath County Council development plan zoning—4 Oct 2026, 23:04open

Designations on or near the site

  • NIAH-recorded building × 6
    Athboy Garda Síochána Station · Athboy Lodge · Athboy Lodge
  • Recorded monument × 1
    R172153

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660698Conditional6 Oct 20260439 mpermission to amend condition no. 3 of planning reference no. KA202035, on this site, which consists of the amendment of site boundaries from that previously granted. Permission to retain the boundary fence as constructed on site and to accommodate a new build dwelling to the west of the existing house. Permission is also sought to construct a two storey dwelling (205.4sq m), a new domestic entrance onto the public roadway and all associate site works at the above address. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2660504Conditional18 Jun 20260290 mplanning permission for pitch floodlighting and any ancillary site works
2560858Conditional9 Apr 20260165 mRetention Permission and Permission for the development consists of the retention of an existing palisade type metal fence on the western boundary of the property. The development will consist of the back-planting of the existing palisade type metal fence on the western boundary of the property and all associated site works
2660163Refused9 Apr 20263468 mto demolish existing single storey dwelling house and outbuilding, construct 3 no terraced two storey town houses facing onto Connaught St, connect to all services including all associated site development works on site located between Connaught St and Church View,
2561363Refused13 Feb 20261450 mpermission to construct a two storey dwelling (205.4sq m), a new domestic entrance onto the public roadway and all associated site works at the above address
2560157Conditional22 Jul 20251336 mThe development will consist of the construction of a dwelling, new entrance and connection to existing public services and all associated site works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application.
2560246Conditional16 Jul 202500 mthe development will consist of the installation of 24 lighting columns with LED lights, and all associated site works
2560422Conditional20 Jun 20250287 ma new artificial 3G all weather playing pitch, including floodlighting and ball stopping fence and any ancillary site works

Appeals

ACP caseTypeOutcomeDecidedDistance
323760—Refused13 Jan 2026336 m
322555—Granted with conditions22 Sept 20250 m
323418—Granted15 Sept 2025336 m
323380—pending12 Aug 2025336 m
315221—Granted with conditions28 Feb 2024147 m
312047—Refused15 Jun 2022399 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

  • 13 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 17 Nov 2026
  • 13 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.