Summerhill
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 2 applications nearby open for comments.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 54 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
What it says
A1 - Existing Residential: Existing Residential
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Summerhill (332 m)
| Within 2.0 km | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 11 | Spring Valley House; Summerhill House |
| Radon grid squares | 1 | |
| Monuments | 26 | Barrow - mound barrow; Burial ground |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, EPA radon map, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 19 Oct 2026, 23:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:24 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:51 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| EPA radon map | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:36 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 75% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 8 nearby, 2,968 council-wide
Summerhill, file by file since 2021
8 of 9 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
32 files with "Summerhill" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2021–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 54 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated15 decided home extensions, 5 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
0 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1The Green, Summerhill 2661252
- 2Drumard, Summerhill 26212
- 3Summerhill Townland, Summerhill 2660647
- 43.1 ha zoned for homes
- 50.9 ha zoned for homes
- 61.7 ha zoned for homes
- 70.6 ha zoned for homes
- 8Unit 7 Summerhill Enterprise Centre, Summerhill 2660057
- 9New Road, Summerhill 2660154
- 10Summerhill, Co. Meath 2660016
- 11Harlockstown, Dunboyne 2661061
- 12The Old Orchard, Summerhill 2660109
- 1313 Hillview, Summerhill 2660034
- 14The Old Orchard, Summerhill 2660617
- 154.14 Ha site fronting New Road (R156) Summerhill Co. Meath., The site is generally bound to the north by New Road (R156) to the south by greenfield lands 2660756
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 26 permissions since 2016, 9 show a start notice and 5 have a completion certificate.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured30 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
3 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 12 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 12 Nov 202620 days left32660647 · REFUSED — the development will consist of the provision of a new entrance to serve the existing dwelling permitted…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.1 km away
- Comments close 13 Nov 202621 days left226212 · application received — the development will consist of the construction of two storey, detached dwelling, with first…€20 to the council · 1.8 km away
- Comments close 16 Nov 202624 days left12661252 · application received — A) Minor demolition works to the existing dwelling, B) The construction of a new two-storey…€20 to the council · 432 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 4 within 2.0 km
Empty land zoned for homes 4
- 43.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 341 m
- 50.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 381 m
- 61.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 457 m
- 70.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 486 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026, 00:29 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 3 and 6 a year; busiest 2024. 87% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 2Drumard , Summerhill , Co. Meath comments close 13 Nov 2026the development will consist of the construction of two storey, detached dwelling, with first floor covered…
- 1The Green , Summerhill , Co. Meath comments close 16 Nov 2026A) Minor demolition works to the existing dwelling, B) The construction of a new two-storey extension to the…
Every application within 2.0 km 20 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- Clondoogan Summerhill , Co. Meath , Ireland No decision yetinstallation of a single-storey storage shed and associated landscape works within the site of a…
- 11Harlockstown , Dunboyne , Co Meath No decision yetthe development will consist of refurbishment works to 36.3 kilometres (km) of OHL, comprising provision of…
- Summerhill Demesne , Summerhill , Co.Meath No decision yetthe development will consist of: A part single-storey, part two-storey extension to the rear of the existing…
- Dangan Td. , Summerhill , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of single storey house, proprietary effluent treatment system & percolation…
- Springvalley , Summerhill , Co.Meath Withdrawn or not validthe development will consist of: A part single-storey, part two-storey extension to the rear of the existing…
- 154.14 Ha site fronting New Road (R156) Summerhill Co. Meath. , The site is generally bound to the north by New Road (R156) to the south by greenfield lands , to the east by properties fronting New Road (R156) and greenfield lands and to the west by Kn No decision yetThe development will consist of: the construction of an Integrated Retirement and Assisted Care Development…
- 4.14 Ha site fronting New Road (R156) Summerhill Co. Meath. , The site is generally bound to the north by New Road (R156) to the south by greenfield lands , to the east by properties fronting New Road (R156) and greenfield lands and to the west by Kn Withdrawn or not validthe development will consist of: the construction of an Integrated Retirement and Assisted Care Development…
- 3Summerhill Townland , Summerhill , Co. Meath Refusedthe development will consist of the provision of a new entrance to serve the existing dwelling permitted…
- 14The Old Orchard , Summerhill , Co Meath RefusedThe development will consist of the relocation of bin and bike store, granted under planning reference…
- 9New Road , Summerhill , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development consists of the retention of an existing family flat, a detached domestic storage shed, the…
- Dangan , Summerhill , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsFile Ref: 212002 - Construction of a detached part single storey, part storey & a half dwelling house,…
- Clondoogan , Summerhill , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsFile Ref: TA202093 - the construction of a 2 storey detached dwelling including proprietary waste water…
- Curraghdoo , Summerhill , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsFile Ref: 21836 - the construction of single storey detached dwelling house, with detached single storey…
- 12The Old Orchard , Summerhill , Co Meath RefusedThe development will consist of the construction of 8 new 2 storey dwellings consisting of 6 No 3 bedroom…
- 8Unit 7 Summerhill Enterprise Centre , Summerhill , Co. Meath Approved with conditions(1) alterations to the existing ground floor office space, to provide a showroom, training room, canteen,…
- 1313 Hillview , Summerhill , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsA single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling.
- 10Summerhill , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsThe development will consist of: Repair, refurbishment, and subdivision of an existing dwelling house (c. 188…
- 13 Hillview , Summerhill , Co. Meath Withdrawn or not valida single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
Building work nearby 7 in the last 12 months
- Summerhill Demesne, The Moy Road, Meath · 17 Jul 2026 · start notice not signed off · ABP-319559-24 · 1.5 km
- Clonmahon, The Bull Ring, Meath, A83AX61 · 19 May 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560064 · 1.7 km
- Rear Of Shaws Public House, Main Street, Summerhill, Meath · 8 May 2026 · 12 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24459 · 202 m
- Rear Of Shaws Public House, Main Street, Summerhill, Meath · 8 May 2026 · 12 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24459 · 211 m
- Rear Of Shaws Public House, Main Street, Summerhill, Meath · 9 Apr 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24459 · 215 m
- Rear Of Shaws Public House, Main Street, Summerhill, Meath · 9 Apr 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 24459 · 209 m
- Moy Road, Summerhill, Meath · 2 Apr 2026 · 40 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560918 · 555 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:22
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Summerhill Demesne · 70 homes · building started · 752 m
- Summerhill Industrial Estate · 41 homes · building started · 401 m
- Moy Road · 40 homes · building started · 571 m
- Saint Jude · 13 homes · building started · 125 m
- Summerhill · 12 homes · building started · 392 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| The Hive Childcare · Crèche | 12 Nov 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 623 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Meath County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:28
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:22 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 02:28 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
4% of homes built before 1971 (council 18%). 44% owner-occupied (council 75%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167087002
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Dangan Mixed NS · primary · 228 pupils · 1.0 km
Stops 4
- Summerhill · UM09 · 0/hour at peak · 250 m
- Summerhill · 115C · 339 m
- Summerhill · 115C · 378 m
- Elm Grove · 115C · 442 m
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 23 Oct 2026, 02:42
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
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| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026, 23:44 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 23 Oct 2026, 01:47 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 23 Oct 2026, 02:42 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Application 432 m away open for comments until 16 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Summerhill
- Electoral division
- Summerhill
- Electoral area
- Trim
- Council
- Meath County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 4 sites nearby could change: 4 empty zoned plots.
- 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 16 Nov 2026.
- Summerhill (bus UM09) 250 m away: 2 a day, fewer than one an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 51% rent (council 20%); 4% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 2001–2010; 71% drive to work (council 64%); population up 9% since 2016.
- The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 38% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 52 in the last year, 0 three years before.
- 20 applications nearby in the last 12 months; 73% approved (council 87%); 5% for work already built (council 21%).
What the terms mean 7 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 30
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
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| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 16 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gis.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 23 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 22 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 23 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 21 Oct 2026 |
| water.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | — |
| water.ie | — | © the publisher · flag only | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Oct 2026 |