Observation pack · Meath County Council
Glenard , Baytown Td. Kilbride , Co. Meath
the development consists of retention of alterations to previously granted planning permission ref. no. AA200515, comprising of a revised site layout plan and internal & external dwelling alterations, including additional floor area
Observations close 10 Dec 2026 28 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 5 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 8 Jan 2027
The application
- Reference
- 2661364 · full record
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 1
- Floor area
- 285 m²
- Site area
- 2,620 m²
- Received
- 5 Nov 2026
- We first saw it
- 11 Nov 2026, 23:00
- Decision due
- 8 Jan 2027
- 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/2661364/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2661364at 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| P5 Rural and agricultural | RA - Rural Area: Rural Area | 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 | 3 Nov 2021 → 2 Nov 2027 |
| P5 Rural and agricultural | RA - Rural Area: Rural Area | meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied | 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 × 1About 1 in 20 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660905 | Refused | 10 Sept 2026 | 0 | 261 m | the development for which retention permission is sought consists of change of use of a two storey dwelling and 2 no. farm buildings (Block 1 and Block 2) into staff accommodation, including all associated internal works. The accommodation consists of 6 no. apartments in the farm buildings (at ground and first floor level) and 7 no. bedrooms in the dwelling. The apartments consist of 1 no.2 bed, 1 no. 3 bed, 1 no. 4 bed, 1 no.5 bed, 1 no.6 bed and 1 no. 8 bed. Also a replacement on-site waste water treatment system and percolation area and all associated site works |
| 2560894 | Refused | 17 Aug 2026 | 0 | 426 m | 1) Retention Permission of change of use of existing industrial unit to vehicular repair garage, retention of storage containers, hard standing area's. 2) Planning Permission sought for office/storage space to existing building with associated site works |
| 2660583 | Conditional | 8 Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 m | The development consists of retention permission & completion of single storey detached domestic store, home office with toilet, & home gym with toilet to rear, in lieu of domestic garage. Previous planning permission ref. no. AA200515. |
| 2561380 | Conditional | 18 Feb 2026 | 56 | 128 m | The development consists of the construction of 56 no. residential units, to include 52 no. houses and 4 no. apartments, creche facility, café, gym and a retail unit and all associated works on a site area of 3.4 ha. Block A includes the creche (245 sq m), café (Unit 1, 83 sq m) and 2 no. apartments in a 2 – 3 storey building and Block B includes the gym (Unit 2, 77 sq m), retail unit (Unit 3, 82 sq m) and 2 no. apartments in a 2 storey building. The 52 no. houses are 2 – 3 storey and consist of: 1 no. 3 bed detached house (Type E) 11 no. 3 bed terraced houses (Type C) 26 no. 3 bed semi-detached houses (Type B / B1) 6 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses (Type D / D1 / D2) 8 no. 5 bed detached houses (Type A / A1) The 4 no. apartments with associated balconies consist of: 3 no. 2 bed apartments 1 no. 3 bed apartment Vehicular and pedestrian access will be provided from the Kilbride Road and Priestown Road. A new segregated pedestrian / cycle way along the eastern site boundary. Car parking, bicycle parking, internal roads, services infrastructure and refuse storage. Landscaping, a new Village Plaza, open spaces, play areas, boundary treatments and public lighting. All associated site works and services. |
| 25262 | Conditional | 11 Feb 2026 | 1 | 0 m | AA200515 - constructing a two-storey type dwelling and a detached domestic garage, installing a proprietary waste water treatment unit and percolation area, and to make a new entrance onto the road along with all ancillary site development works. |
| 2560254 | Conditional | 15 Jul 2025 | 0 | 75 m | the construction of a two storey extension (c. 93.9m2) to the side of the existing two storey dormer detached dwelling involving the removal of the existing single storey conservatory along with the construction of a new single storey entrance porch, internal alterations, minor alterations to the eastern elevation and all other ancillary site development works |
| 23992 | Conditional | 11 Dec 2023 | 1 | 294 m | the proposed new house will be a change from that already granted planning permission, Plan Reg. Ref. AA200940. The new proposal will include a kitchen/dining and living area, with study, utility room and ancillary accommodation, on the Ground Floor and with three bedrooms and ancillary accommodation on the First Floor. The proposal will also include a garage, a new vehicular access and a suitable wastewater treatment system, all as permitted under the original planning permission |
| 23990 | Conditional | 8 Dec 2023 | 1 | 327 m | the proposed new house will be a change from that already granted planning permission, Plan Reg. Ref. AA200941. The new proposal will include a kitchen/dining and living area, with study, utility room and ancillary accommodation, on the Ground Floor and with three bedrooms and ancillary accommodation on the First Floor. The proposal will also include a garage, a new vehicular access and a suitable wastewater treatment system, all as permitted under the original planning permission |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502260 | Planning Appeal | pending | 7 Oct 2026 | 261 m |
| 502051 | Planning Appeal | Invalid | 3 Sept 2026 | 0 m |
| 311578 | — | Refused | 17 Apr 2023 | 434 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
- 5 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 10 Dec 2026
- 5 Nov 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.