Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedNew dwellingDecided 20 July 2022

Overstrand and Florence Fields (No. 1), Coast Road Bettystown, Co. Meath

Construction of a three-storey house, a guest suite, and a boathouse in Bettystown.

211919 · Meath County Council · Lodged 30 September 2021

Reference
211919
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
30 September 2021
Residential units
1
Floor area
322.4 m²

Summary

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The development includes a three-storey, two-bedroom house with a parking shelter, a two-storey guest suite, a boardwalk pathway to the beach, and a single-storey boathouse with a home office.

New dwellingcoastalboathousebeach access
Storeys
3

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

The construction of 1 no. Three-storey, two-bed dwelling house (123.9m2) adjoined by 1 no. Non-enclosed parking shelter and 1 no. Two-storey, one-bed guest suite (25.3 m2) on the north part of the florence fields site; the construction of a boardwalk pathway to the beach from the proposed dwelling house; the construction of 1 no. One-storey boathouse and garage for privately collected vehicles and marine paraphernalia (173.2 m2) with a grass roof and a two-storey volume containing a home office; the construction of a new pedestrian access gate at the north end of the florence fields site on coast road; the construction of a new vehicular access gate towards the south of the florence fields site on coast road; the construction of a laneway to serve overstrand and the florence fields site from the proposed vehicular entrance together with ancillary landscaping works to the above. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

A1 - Existing ResidentialRS
Existing Residential

Objective set by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
9 Brookside, Bettystown, MeathOct 2025€590,000314 m
5 Beach Park, Laytown, Co MeathSept 2025€547,000386 m
9 Beach Park, Laytown, MeathMar 2026€580,000407 m
58 Beach Park, Laytown, MeathJun 2026€390,000436 m
41 Brookside Est, Bettystown, MeathDec 2025€410,000454 m

Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.

Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received30 September 2021
  2. Further information requested23 November 2021
  3. Further information received21 April 2022
  4. Decision due20 July 2022
  5. Decision issued20 July 2022
  6. Grant issued30 August 2022
  7. Permission expiry29 August 2027

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