Meath County Development Plan 2027-2033 Pre-Draft Strategic Issues Paper

In order to stimulate debate and encourage participation in this process, a Pre-Draft Strategic Issues Paper has been prepared and is available for inspection from Monday 22 September 2025 until 4pm Tuesday 18 November 2025 (during normal opening hours) at the following locations:     

• Planning Department, Meath County Council, Buvinda House, Dublin Road, Navan, C15 Y291
• All Meath County Council Municipal District Offices.
• All Meath County Council Libraries.

The Pre-Draft Strategic Issues Paper will also be available for inspection HERE.

It is proposed to hold public consultation events and further details of venues, dates and times will be published at at www.meath.ie in due course

Submission/Observations

Meath County Council hereby invites any interested person or parties to make submissions or observations with regard to the review of the existing Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 and the preparation of the new Meath County Development Plan 2027–2033 including the SEA, AA and SFRA processes.

Children and Young People

Children, or groups or associations representing the interests of children, are particularly encouraged and are entitled to make submissions or observations regarding the foregoing.

In respect of the making of submissions/observations please note the following:

• Submissions/observations regarding objectives and policies to deliver an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of the area of the development plan may be made during the consultation period.
• Children or groups or associations representing the interests of children are entitled to make submissions or observations regarding objectives and policies to deliver an overall strategy for the proper planning and sustainable development of the area of the development plan.

• The Planning Authority cannot consider submissions or observations relating to the zoning and/or re-zoning of any lands at this Pre-Draft stage of the County Development Plan review process. These more detailed matters will be considered during the Draft Plan stage of the process. Therefore, requests or proposals for the zoning or re-zoning of particular land for any purpose shall not be considered at this Pre-Draft stage. (Any such zoning submissions will be returned)
• If you wish to receive email notifications when zoning submissions can be made, at the Draft Plan stage, please subscribe to category “County Development Plan” at  https://consult.meath.ie/en/browse

How to Make a Submission

Written observations or submissions regarding the Pre-Draft Strategic Issues Paper must be received by 4pm on 18 November 2025.

Submissions should be in ONE medium only i.e. online or hard copy and made as follows:-

• Online here

Or

• In writing marked  “Pre-Draft Strategic Issues Paper” by post to: Senior Executive Officer, Planning Department, Meath County Council, Buvinda House, Dublin Road, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 Y291 or hand delivered to the offices of Meath County Council, Buvinda House, Navan, C15 Y291 (Hard copy submissions cannot be accepted at any Municipal District Office or Library).

Submissions or observations must include:

• Full Name and Address of person(s) making submission or observation
• Details of organisation, community group, company which you represent, where relevant.

Please note late, emailed or faxed submissions cannot be considered and will be returned.

Please also note that no zoning submissions can be considered as part of the “Pre-Draft Strategic Issues Paper”. Any submissions that do not relate to the “Pre-Draft Strategic Issues Paper” or include proposals for additional or new zonings cannot be considered and will be returned.

If you wish to receive an email notification when zoning submissions can be made, at the Draft Plan stage, please subscribe to category “County Development Plan” at  https://consult.meath.ie/en/browse

Submissions or observations will be made available for public viewing on the Council’s consultation portal and website, when redacting under General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) is complete and will also form part of the statutory Chief Executive’s Report to be presented to the full Council. You are responsible for ensuring that no vexatious, libelous or confidential information, including confidential information in relation to a third party (in respect of which the third party has not, expressly, or impliedly in the circumstances, consented to its disclosure) is included in your submission. The Planning Authority reserves the right to redact any submission or part thereof. 

Meath County Council will treat all personal data you may give as confidential. Data protection information can be found at https://www.meath.ie/council/your-council/your-data-and-access-to-information/data-protection