Observation pack · Meath County Council

1 Oldbridge Village , Oldbridge , Drogheda Co. Meath

The development will consist of a single storey, split level extension to the rear and side of the existing dwelling, elevational amendments, landscaping and all associated site works

Observations close 11 Dec 2026 29 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 6 Nov 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 9 Jan 2027

The application

Reference: 2661373 · full record
Authority: Meath County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: PRE_VALIDATION
Site area: 1,536 m²
Received: 6 Nov 2026
Decision due: 9 Jan 2027

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/2661373/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661373 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.
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 11 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
P5 Rural and agricultural	RA - Rural Area: Rural Area	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

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2460494	Refused	26 Aug 2024	1	56 m	The development will consist of the conversion of an agricultural building to residential use and the development of an extension. It will include the installation of a proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area. Access to be provided via the existing agricultural entrance. The boundary will consist of timber fencing, native hedgerow and native trees.
2360149	Conditional	21 Jul 2023		416 m	Permission to consist of: 1 no. prefabricated steel container measuring 10ft (3.048m) in length x 10ft (3.048m) x 2.4m in height. The unit will be fitted out with welfare facilities including toilet and shower. • The unit will be installed on top of a reinforced concrete base/concrete plinth. • 2 no. 100mm ducts will be installed between the new unit and the existing structure to allow connection of water and electrical services. • 150mm wastewater connection from the new unit to a nearby manhole. • All associated ancillary site development works above and below ground
22795	Refused	8 Aug 2022	1	72 m	a single-story dwelling, office pod and the installation of a proprietary effluent treatment system and percolation area. Access to be provided via a new entrance/existing agricultural entrance. The proposed boundary treatment to consist of timber fencing, hedgerow and trees native to the area to include all associated site works

What has happened on this file

6 Nov 2026 New application · observations close 11 Dec 2026
6 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.