Newcastle, Enfield, Co. Meath
Construction of a sensory room and granny flat extension, and retention of a domestic shed in Enfield.
2561065 · Meath County Council · Lodged 6 October 2025
- Reference
- 2561065
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 October 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 120.7 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking permission to build a sensory room and a one and a half-storey granny flat extension to the rear of an existing house. The application also includes the retention of an existing domestic shed and the installation of a new wastewater treatment system.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The development will consist of the construction of a ‘sensory room’, and a one and a half-storey extension that will be used as a ‘granny flat’, to the rear of the existing dwelling; the retention of a domestic shed, and the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment system in lieu of the existing septic tank, including all site works associated with the proposed development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Rural Area”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
Objective set by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planKey dates
Timeline
- Application received6 October 2025
- Decision due30 November 2025
- Decision issued28 November 2025
- Grant issued22 January 2026
- Permission expiry21 January 2031
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