Making A Planning Application

Before making a planning application, it is a good idea to talk to your Local Authority for advise. This may save you long delays later on. To do this you can arrange to have a pre-planning meeting with one of our planners to guide you in the right direction, details of what you will need to do are on our Pre-Planning Clinics page. Also if you are employing an architect, he/she will normally make the application on your behalf.

Your Local Authority will be able to give you advice about

how to apply
whether your proposals are likely to comply with the development plan
what other documents you will need
what the fee will be and any other requirements.

Additional Pre-Application Information

It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED to familiarise yourself with the relevant links below, if they apply to your application (these links are also located to the left of your screen). This will allow you to view additional information relevant to your circumstances, before submitting your application.

To apply for planning permission complete the following steps:

The following information will take you step by step through making a planning application. The Planning Permission Application Packs (below) for each electoral area in Meath are to be submitted when applying for permission for one-off houses in a rural location, commercial, agricultural, residential developments, etc.

Download and complete the planning permission application pack below which is relevant for your area. If you need any help please see our Contact Planning page
Advertise proposed application in any of the newspapers and submit this notice with application within 14 days of the advertisement
Place a Site Notice adjacent to the site
Submit complete application form (downloaded from relevant application pack below) together with appropriate fee and the required documents listed below:

*A location map (6 copies)
*Site or layout plan (6 copies)
Other plans, elevations and sections (6 copies)
*Copies of public notices (newspaper and site)
*A plan showing the position of a site notice or notices
Local Needs Form if applicable (the local needs form is only required for one-off housing)
*The appropriate fee
*Where appropriate, a certificate issued by the Planning Authority verifying that the development
proposed is for no more than 4 houses or for housing development on land of 0.1 hectares or less. If
such a certificate has been applied for but not issued, a copy of the application, which itself must meet
specific requirements, will suffice.

If the application is for outline permission only, the documents marked * in the above list must be submitted. This is to enable the Planning Authority to make a decision in relation to the siting, layout or other proposals for development in the application.

The Administrative area maps are to help you locate what Administrative area your site/development is situated, view our Meath Administrative Areas Map below. If you are still not sure, please contact our planning department Contact Planning who will be able to assist you.

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