Grove Garden, Girley Fordstown, Navan Co Meath
Construction of a golf academy, driving range, and conversion of an agricultural building in Fordstown.
21569 · Meath County Council · Lodged 26 March 2021
- Reference
- 21569
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will feature a golf academy including a 15-bay driving range. It also involves converting an existing agricultural building into indoor golf training facilities with a single-storey extension for toilets, storage, and reception, alongside a new wastewater treatment system.
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Official record
Development description
The construction of a golf academy to include for 15 bay driving range and the conversion of existing agricultural building into indoor golf training facilities including a single-storey extension to provide for toilets, storage and reception and the installation of a proprietary waste water treatment system and percolation area. Also, for all ancillary site works including outdoor lighting, boundary treatments, associated signage, public car parking and to use existing site entrance . Significant further information /revised plans submitted on this application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Rural Area”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girley Rd, Fordstown, Navan | Jul 2025 | €530,000 | 234 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 received26 March 2021
- Further information requested19 May 2021
- Further information received3 September 2021
- Decision due13 October 2021
- Decision issued12 October 2021
- Grant issued22 November 2021
- Permission expiry21 November 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted190 m away
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KA161076MeathLodged 5 Oct 2016New dwelling
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KA170878MeathLodged 28 Jul 2017Alterations
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21605MeathLodged 1 Apr 2021New dwelling
- Granted240 m away
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Girley , Fordstown , Navan Co. Meath
212401MeathLodged 22 Dec 2021New dwelling
- Granted260 m away
Development will consist of permission for revisions to a storey and a half type dwelling previously granted…
Girley Fordstown , Navan , Co. Meath
KA161136MeathLodged 21 Oct 2016Alterations
- Granted380 m away
Development will consist of: A) demolition of existing single storey utility extension to the rear: B)…
Nans Cottage , Girley , Fordstown
2165MeathLodged 18 Jan 2021Extension
- Granted450 m away
To retain domestic garage
Fordstown , Girley , Navan Co. Meath.
KA160281MeathLodged 24 Mar 2016Retention
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