Douglas Hyde

Lobbying Organisation Douglas Hyde

Date published 01 Jun, 2026

Relevant Matter Zoning or development

Public Policy Area Development and Zoning

Period 1 Jan. 2026 to 30 Apr. 2026

Specific Details As part of a statutory process, attended a meeting with planning officials following up an earlier formal submission to Meath County Council seeking a change to residential from employment uses zoning of land at OLd Bsalreask, Navan, Co. Meath

Intended results To ask for consideration to be given to changing the zoning of land at Old Balreask, Navan to residential from employment uses in a Variation of the Development Plan or in the next Development Plan and to request that the Council include the OLd Balreask land in any submission for funding to be made to the Housing Activation Office.

Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity Douglas Hyde

Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?) Yes

Current or Former Designated Public Official(s)

Douglas Hyde (Former DPO) Director of Engineering Services (Fingal County Council)

Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign? No

Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client? Yes

Client(s)

Client 1

Company name Old Balreask Company Ltd.

CRO number (if applicable)

Company address 17 Raglan Lane, Dublin 4.

Main business or activity

Company website No website

Contact email address sdavin@davin.ie

Contact phone number 086 2590747

Contact address 17 Raglan, Lane, Dublin 4

Lobbying activity

The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.

Meeting (1)

S Davin, D Hyde and Architerct Greg Davey attended meeting in Meath County Council offices

Designated public officials lobbied

The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them. As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.

Gareth McMahon Director of Services or Equivalent (Meath County Council)