Unit 4, Killegland Walk, Ashbourne Co Meath A84 E718
Change of use from retail to a café/restaurant in Ashbourne.
21538 · Meath County Council · Lodged 23 March 2021
- Reference
- 21538
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for an existing shell and core ground floor unit from retail to a café/restaurant. The proposed opening hours are from 7am to midnight, seven days a week, and includes a ventilation stack and service connections.
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
For the change of use of existing shell & core ground floor unit from the permitted use as retail to the use as a café/restaurant with proposed opening hours from 7am-midnight, 7 days per week, associated ventilation stack to the southwest elevation and connections to all services
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Commercial Town or Village Centre”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 9 The Courtyard, Killegland Street, Ashbourne | Nov 2025 | €262,000 | 30 m |
| 8 The Courtyard, Killegland St, Ashbourne | Mar 2026 | €271,000 | 30 m |
| Apt 5, The Courtyard, Killegland | Dec 2025 | €266,000 | 30 m |
| 71 Killegland Walk, Ashbourne, Meath | May 2025 | €247,000 | 47 m |
| 64 Killegland Walk, Ashbourne, Meath | Aug 2025 | €234,000 | 47 m |
| 30 The Courtyard, Killegland St, Ashbourne | Dec 2025 | €260,000 | 48 m |
| Apartment 12 The Crescent, Killegland Street, Ashbourne | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 58 m |
| 14 The Crescent, Killegland, Ashbourne | Jun 2025 | €260,000 | 58 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
- Application received23 March 2021
- Further information requested14 May 2021
- Application withdrawn2 December 2021
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