Observation pack · Meath County Council
16 The View , Dunboyne Castle Dunboyne , Co. Meath
for the construction of a two storey extension to the side of the existing dwelling involving the removal of the existing single storey entrance porch and balcony and all other associated ancillary site development works
Observations close 18 Nov 2026 22 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 14 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Dec 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2661271 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 326 m²
- Received
- 14 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 8 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/2661271/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661271at 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 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential | meath county development plan 2021 2027 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| R2 Existing residential | A1 - Existing Residential: Existing 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
- Radon risk area × 3About 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 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660715 | Conditional | 6 Aug 2026 | 0 | 491 m | the development will consist of modifications to the development permitted under Reg. Ref. 23/580 with the approved name of ‘Rooske Gardens’. It is proposed to change the location of the permitted below ground surface water attenuation tank from its permitted location north of the permitted units to an area within the permitted central courtyard. The proposed development also includes landscaping and all associated ancillary and site development works to include modification to the layout of pipes, conduits and associated works. No changes are proposed to the permitted buildings. All on a total site area of approx. 1.19ha. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (Dunboyne Castle) |
| 2660435 | Conditional | 12 Jun 2026 | 1 | 420 m | the development will consist of the construction of a dormer window in the main roof to the rear of the house, the provision of two rooflights in the main roof to the front of the house and the construction of a window in the gable wall at attic level and all associated site works |
| 2561279 | Conditional | 27 Jan 2026 | 0 | 236 m | for the construction of a first floor extension (c. 21.0msq.) to the rear of the existing two storey detached dwelling, internal alterations, new ground floor bay window, alterations to the existing main entrance porch, new rear rooflights, alterations to the existing elevations with the provision of additional windows and alterations to the front boundary involving the erection of new brick piers and dishing of the existing kerb to provide off street vehicular parking along with all other associated ancillary site development works |
| 2561086 | Conditional | 3 Dec 2025 | 8 | 492 m | the development will consist of modifications to the development permitted under Reg. Ref. 23/580 known as Rooske Gardens. It is proposed to change 1 no. permitted treatment/ consulting room in Block A to 1 no. 1 bedroom independent living unit (Type F, 50 sq. m.) and to change 1 no. permitted management suite in Block A to 1 no. 2 bedroom independent living unit (Type E, 73 sq. m.). No changes are proposed to the external elevations. All on a total site area of approx. 1.19ha. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (Dunboyne Castle). The development also includes bicycle parking, landscaping and all associated site development works |
| 2560228 | Conditional | 5 Jun 2025 | 1 | 412 m | the development will consist of the following; (A) Construction of a new dormer style roof providing a second floor extension to the existing house (B) Internal refurbishment and external elevational changes to existing house (C) Extension to the rear of the house (D) Refurbishment and extension to the existing external garage structure and (E) Works including hard and soft landscaping and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development |
| 2460563 | Conditional | 17 Sept 2024 | 1 | 383 m | the development consists of permission to demolish existing shed and to construct a garage at a new location and all associated site development works at Castlefarm, Dunboyne, Co. Meath. |
| 23580 | Conditional | 6 Dec 2023 | 50 | 492 m | the construction of 50 no. independent living units in 5 no. 2-3 storey blocks comprising Block A consisting of 5 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 11 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 1 no. treatment/ consulting room (50 sq. m.) and 1 no. management suite/ nurses station (73 sq. m.), Block B consisting of 7 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes, Block C consisting of 8 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 1 no. community hall/ amenity space (95 sq.m.), 1 no. creche (202 sq. m.) and 1 no. cafe (105 sq.m.), Block D consisting of 6 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes and Block E consisting of 3 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes. Vehicular access to the development will be via the existing access road from the Rooske Road. The proposed development also provides for car parking spaces, bicycle parking spaces, bin storage, ESB sub station, landscaping, playground, boundary treatments, vehicular and pedestrian site access and all associated site development works including service connections, lighting, foul and surface water drainage/attenuation and water supply/storage. On a total site area of approx. 1.19ha. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (Dunboyne Castle) |
| 22525 | Conditional | 17 Apr 2023 | 0 | 307 m | the application site and Lodge and are within the curtilage of a Protected Structure. The development will consist of closing up and de-commissioning an existing septic tank and soak-pit and to connect to the mains foul sewer line within the adjacent housing development known as 'The Walled Garden' at Maynooth Road, Castlefarm, Dunboyne, Co. Meath, along with all ancillary site works. This is in variance to a previous grant permission Ref. DA/110290 which provided for connecting to the public sewer at a different location on a different site |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 14 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 18 Nov 2026
- 14 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.