Observation pack · Meath County Council
Main Street , Clonee , Dublin 15
Planning permission is sought for 2 no single storey extensions to rear of existing house, permission also sought for attic conversion with 2 number projecting dormer roof windows to front roof and 2 number projecting dormer windows to rear roof for additional office space and storage facility and all associated site works
Observations close 3 Dec 2026 19 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 29 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- 2661337 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Site area
- 2,280 m²
- Received
- 29 Oct 2026
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/2661337/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661337at 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 3 Dec 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 within 100 m
- 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
- OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ieShown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24477 | Unconditional | 20 Feb 2025 | 1 | 114 m | EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION RA180228 - a three storey pitched roof mixed use building to the front of the site, consisting of a ground floor retail unit (100sqm) and two number 2-Bed duplex apartments on the upper floors. To the rear of the site there will be two number semi-detached two- storey houses (2 bed) with rear gardens, 8 parking spaces will be provided with the development. Site boundary walls, bin stores and all associated site and landscape works included. Total development floor area is 454sqm. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| 2460410 | Conditional | 12 Feb 2025 | 205 m | the development will consist of: 1. Demolition of existing vacant Public House, Outbuildings & and any associated existing structures. 2. Construction of a new part 4 storey & part 5 storey mixed use building to accommodate. 3 no. commercial/retail units & 36 no apartments, with the breakdown per floor as follows: a) On ground floor 3 no. new commercial/retail units, 3 no. 1 bedroom apartments & 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment & public plaza/hard landscaped area fronting onto the main street. b) On first floor 5. No 1-bedroom apartments & 4 no. 2 bedroom apartments with associated balconies/private amenity spaces. c) On second floor 6. No 1-bedroom apartments & 4 no. 2 bedroom apartments with associated balconies/private amenity spaces. d) On third floor 6. No 1-bedroom apartments & 4 no. 2 bedroom apartments with associated balconies/private amenity spaces. e) On fourth floor 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments & 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment with associated private amenity spaces & a rooftop terrace communal amenity spaces for the building residents. 3. New parallel parking spaces at the main street. 4. New private carpark and bicycle parking to the rear of the building with new development entrance. 5. Provision of a new foul sewer connection to the adjoining public foul sewer network. 6. Provision of storm water drainage and connection to adjoining public storm water network. 7. Provision for a new water connection to the building from the adjoining public water main. 8. Provision of public lighting throughout the development site. 9. Provision of bin storage. 10. All associated site development works & services. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application | |
| 2460197 | Conditional | 10 Oct 2024 | 420 m | the proposed development is for a 2-5 storey mixed use building on the former Joe Molloy’s Bookmakers site, Main Street, Clonee, Co. Meath. The development will consist of the demolition of the existing building and site clearance (Derelict Site No. DS-1044); the construction of 3 no. ground floor level retail units with frontage onto Clonee Main Street (R147), the Lucan Road (R149) and at the Main Street / Lucan Road Junction (R147 / R149 Junction); 37 no. apartments (1 no. studio unit, 17 no. 1 bed units and 19 no. 2 bed units) at upper floor levels, including private amenity spaces; a raised communal landscape deck at first floor level, together with landscaped communal roof terraces at 2nd and 4th floor levels; 37 no. car parking spaces (including. 1 no. accessible space), 76 no. bicycle parking spaces and 2 no. communal bin stores at ground floor/surface level with access onto the Lucan Road (R149); and all associated and ancillary site and development works. The proposed development incorporates works to the public realm along the frontage of the site onto Clonee Main Street (R147), the Lucan Road (R149) and at the Main Street / Lucan Road Junction (R147 / R149 Junction). These proposed works include the provision of a concrete footpath (2.5m in width) along the Lucan Road (R149) frontage of the site; the provision of a bituminous macadam cycle path (1.75m in width) along Clonee Main Street (R147) and Lucan Road (R149) frontage, integrating with existing cycle paths; and, the provision of a loading bay for commercial vehicles only (2.5m x 7m) along Clonee Main Street (R147), adjoining and integrated with existing on-street parallel parking spaces. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application | |
| 24298 | Refused | 3 Sept 2024 | 1 | 114 m | EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION REF NO: RA/180228 - a three storey pitched roof mixed use building to the front of the site, consisting of a ground floor retail unit (100sqm) and two number 2-Bed duplex apartments on the upper floors. To the rear of the site there will be two number semi-detached two- storey houses (2 bed) with rear gardens, 8 parking spaces will be provided with the development. Site boundary walls, bin stores and all associated site and landscape works included. Total development floor area is 454sqm. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application |
| FW24A/0281E | Grant permission | 26 Aug 2024 | 449 m | Planning permission for Alterations to existing hip roof to create ext | |
| 2360340 | Conditional | 28 May 2024 | 108 m | a proposed place of worship, including 1) a single storey pitched roof detached building with church hall, multifunctional room, sanitary facility, entry hall, bin store, plant room, 2) vehicular and pedestrian access from Clonee Main Street (R147), including a vehicular access gate and bollards on the footpath, 3) parking spaces, 4) External lighting, 5) drainage system and other required services, 6) timber fences along the main street and access road, and 7) all related works | |
| 23799 | Conditional | 3 Oct 2023 | 231 m | attic conversion comprising 2 new office rooms with projecting dormer window to rear, 2 no. velux windows to front elevation roof, and all associated site works | |
| 2360148 | Conditional | 30 Aug 2023 | 406 m | permission to convert existing garage to playroom/gym and showerroom, with minor alterations to doors and windows. At ground floor, proposed corridor connecting garage to main house. At first floor, to include an attic conversion incorporating 2 bedrooms, showerroom, landing, and store. With connection to existing services and all associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315909 | Granted with conditions | 15 Apr 2024 | 24 m | |
| 315492 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 22 Jan 2024 | 420 m |
| 311612 | Granted with conditions | 11 Jan 2023 | 351 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
- 29 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 3 Dec 2026
- 29 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 11 Nov 2026, 23:00. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Meath County Council before relying on it.