Planning application · Meath County Council

Modifications to the existing dwelling at Spruce Cottage, Bennetstown Dunboyne

Spruce Cottage, Bennetstown Dunboyne, Co. Meath A86 Y497

2560743 · MeathGranted

0.238 ha · Granted · permission to Mar 2031

Planning application 2560743 to Meath County Council: Modifications to the existing dwelling, including the construction of a new single-storey extension to the side and rear of the house, at Spruce Cottage, Bennetstown Dunboyne. Granted by the council on 13 February 2026. The register gives the permission's end as 25 March 2031.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560743
Planning authority
Meath County Council
Received
16 Jul 2025
Decided
13 Feb 2026
Status
Granted
Use
Residential
Dwellings (estimated)
1
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Site area
0.238 ha
Further information requested
4 Sept 2025
Further information received
23 Dec 2025

Proposed development

the development will consist of: 1. Modifications to the existing dwelling, including the construction of a new single-storey extension to the side and rear of the house; 2. Removal of the existing rear block-built garden shed and relocation of the existing steel-framed garden shed to the rear of the site; 3. Along with all associated and ancillary site development works. Significant Further Information/Revised Plans submitted on this application

Planning status

Permission was granted on 13 Feb 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 25 Mar 2031.

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