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Begsrieve , Lobinstown , Navan Co. Meath

the development will consist of the erection of a two storey dwelling, separate garage, new vehicular entrance, new proprietary wastewater treatment plant and polishing filter together with all associated site development works

Observations close 27 Nov 2026 18 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference
2661307 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant
not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units
1
Floor area
298 m²
Site area
5,111 m²
Received
23 Oct 2026
We first saw it
3 Nov 2026, 23:01
Decision due
—
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/2661307/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661307 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 27 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
23842Conditional1 May 20240133 ma livestock housing unit with underground slurry storage tank, extension to existing cattle housing unit, concrete apron, silage slab and all site works
231032Conditional19 Dec 20230283 ma proposed new all-weather AstroTurf pitch and ball wall with associated perimeter fence, netting, lighting columns and associated light fittings, and all associated site development works
23628Conditional11 Aug 20230283 mthe development consists of permission for (1) the extension of 11 no. existing lighting columns and the upgrade of their associated light fittings, (2) the extension of the existing footpath around the perimeter of the playing field, (3) the erection of 8 no. new low level lighting columns and associated light fittings. Permission for retention of 12 no. existing lighting columns and their associated light fittings, along with all associated site development works
23278Conditional9 May 20231321 mthe demolition of garage and to construct a family flat extension along with all ancillary site works
212163Conditional31 Mar 20220351 mthe construction of 1. A single storey extension to side & rear of existing clubhouse to consist of meeting room & toilets, 2. To remove existing septic tank, 3. To construct a new wastewater treatment system with polishing filter along with all ancillary site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

  • 23 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 27 Nov 2026
  • 23 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.