Planning

Meath County Development Plan 2013-2019

Meath County Development Plan 2007-2013 Image

Meath County Council has commenced the review of the Meath County Development Plan 2007-2013 and preparation of a new County Development Plan. For further information on the review process, please click on the following link to view the project website: Meath County Development Plan 2013 - 2019

Unfinished Housing Estates - Household Charge Waiver

What is an Unfinished Housing Estate Waiver?

The legislation provides that an owner of residential property which is situated in an unfinished estate, within the meaning contained in the Local Government (Household Charges) Act 2011, on the liability date (1st January) is entitled to a waiver from payment of the Household Charge in respect of that property for that year.

A national survey of unfinished housing developments was carried out in 2011 by officials from the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, in conjunction with the Planning Departments of the various Local Authorities. As part of this survey, all unfinished developments were examined and categorised along the following lines:

Category 1: the development is still being actively completed by the developer;
Category 2: a receiver has been appointed;
Category 3: a receiver has not been appointed and the developer is still in place but effectively inactive;
Category 4: the development has been effectively abandoned and is posing serious problems for residents.

A person who, on 1 January 2012, is an owner of a residential property in an unfinished development contained in the prescribed list (estate categories 3 and 4 only) is entitled to a waiver from payment of the household charge in 2012.

Please see following link of unfinished housing estates within Meath:
Unfinished Housing Estates – Waiver for Household Charge

If you have a query in relation to the estates which qualify for the waiver, please contact the Planning and Housing Policy Section of the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government at one of the following numbers:

(053) 911 7398
(053) 911 7402
(053) 911 7397
(053) 911 7399

Further information in relation to Unfinished Housing Estates is available from the following link: https://www.householdcharge.ie/

Submission of Further Information

In relation to the submission of Further Information you should not publish any notices unless and until such time as the Plannig Authority issues you with a notification to do so.

Extension of Duration of Planning Permissions: New Provisions

Please be aware that applications for the Extension of Duration of Planning Permissions (under section 42 of the Planning and Development Act 2000) are subject to new provisions in the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010. Further information on the provisions of the Planning and Development (Amendment) Act 2010 are available on the Department of the Environment website www.environ.ie

Below please find the revised application form for the Extension of Duration of Planning Permission.

Extention of Duration of Planning Permission doc, 50kb

The Planning Department

The Planning Department is responsible for implementing the provisions of the Planning & Development Act 2000(Amendment) Act 2010 and the Planning & Development Regulations 2001 (Amendment) 2010. For more information on the above Acts please visit the Department of Environment website: www.environ.ie

This involves:

The making of physical planning policy
The preparation and review of the relevant Development Plans /Local Area Plans.
The consideration of applications for planning permission
The control of development and the enforcement of planning legislation
The giving of advice on planning matters to the public and to other Council Departments
The promotion of industrial and other development in the County.

Further Information

For more information on the following, click on the links below:

All other planning related information can be accessed through the links on your top left