25 Colpe drive Deepforde , Dublin Rd. Drogheda , Co.Meath
the development will consist of removal of existing garden shed, alterations to pedestrian gate and driveway gates in front garden and construction of a new two-storey detached 3-bedroom dwelling located to the side of existing house, construction of new driveway and boundary walls for new dwelling and all associated site development works
The application
- Reference
- 2661274 · 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
- 129 m²
- Site area
- 397 m²
- Received
- 15 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 9 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/2661274/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661274at 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 19 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.
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
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660906 | Conditional | 10 Sept 2026 | 0 | 354 m | the development will consist of: the change of use of existing retail/unit to use as a gym, including installation of new external signage and all associated internal alterations, elevational alterations and ancillary works |
| 2660339 | Conditional | 17 Jul 2026 | 1 | 392 m | Permission will consist of demolition of a rear conservatory and construction of side and front extensions and roof modifications, and all associated siteworks. |
| 2560649 | Conditional | 28 Nov 2025 | 1 | 200 m | Permission for alterations and extensions to the existing dwelling house to include a new front porch, garage conversion to sitting room to include two new windows, first floor extension over the garage conversion, rear and side extension and internal alterations and associated site development works |
| 2560481 | Conditional | 12 Sept 2025 | 1 | 377 m | the change of a use of a garage to residential use with construction of a bay window to same along with associated works at the existing detached two storey dwelling. |
| 2560053 | Conditional | 28 Mar 2025 | 2 | 309 m | Permission for first floor front extension to dwelling house , Retention permission for side single storey extension to dwelling including all associated site works |
| 2460885 | Conditional | 16 Dec 2024 | 0 | 380 m | proposed two storey rear extension to existing two storey end of terrace dwelling, conversion of attic to storage including dormer window & rooflight to rear roof slope, alterations to existing and all associated works |
| 2460438 | Conditional | 19 Sept 2024 | 0 | 189 m | Permission for 1. Proposed two storey extension to front and first floor extension to side of existing dwelling. 2. Proposed single storey extension to rear of existing dwelling. 3. Internal alterations including new windows and rooflight to front of existing dwelling. 4. All associated site works |
| 2360525 | Conditional | 9 Feb 2024 | 1 | 309 m | Retention permission for detached exercise room to the rear of the existing dwelling |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323436 | — | pending | 20 Aug 2025 | 260 m |
| 316562 | — | Granted with conditions | 28 Aug 2023 | 452 m |
| 311028 | — | Granted with conditions | 23 Nov 2021 | 260 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
- 15 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 19 Nov 2026
- 15 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.