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Crossanstown , Ballivor , Co. Meath

The development will consist of the construction of a one off, two storey type dwelling, domestic garage, new site entrance, associated wastewater treatment system and all ancillary works

Observations close 7 Dec 2026 22 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 31 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 3 Jan 2027

The application

Reference
2661347 · full record
Authority
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
PRE_VALIDATION
Units
1
Floor area
213 m²
Site area
4,490 m²
Received
31 Oct 2026
Decision due
3 Jan 2027

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/2661347/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661347 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 7 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.
  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
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Meath County Council development plan zoning—4 Oct 2026, 23:04open

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

ReferenceDecisionDecidedUnitsDistanceDescription
2660854Refused1 Sept 20261221 mplanning permission is sought for single storey 3-bedroom house with new vehicular access and proposed new treatment system and percolation area, permission also sought for retention of agricultural shed for storage of farm machinery and all associated site works
2660387Refused27 May 20260 mThe development will consist of the construction of a one off, two storey type dwelling, domestic garage, new site entrance, associated wastewater treatment system and all ancillary works.
231094Conditional1 Feb 20241242 mretention of converted attic space (52.5sq.m) to accommodate 2 no. bedrooms and toilet, also the retention of relocated site entrance for increased sightlines and all associated site works

What has happened on this file

  • 31 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 7 Dec 2026
  • 31 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.