RefusedApartmentsDecided 17 August 2023

Academy Street & Dublin Road, Navan, Co. Meath

Construction of a ten-storey mixed-use building containing 67 apartments and two retail units over a basement.

221581 · Meath County Council · Lodged 5 December 2022

Reference: 221581
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 5 December 2022
Residential units: 56
Floor area: 5600 m²

Summary

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The proposed development consists of a ten-storey building over a basement level. It will feature 2 retail/commercial units, 24 independent living units, 43 apartments, and 65 basement car parking spaces connected to the existing Academy Square development.

Apartmentsmixed useapartmentsretailbasement

Storeys: 10

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Official record

Development description

A mixed-use development located at the junction of academy street and dublin road (r147), adjacent to / south & south-east of the existing academy square development, navan, county meath. The proposed development consists of a ten storey building, over a basement level, comprised of 2 no. Retail / commercial units, 24 no. 1 & 2 bed independent living units, including for ancillary services & facility rooms, and 43 no. 1 & 2 bed apartments. The basement level includes for 65 no. Car parking spaces (including for 3 no. Disabled parking spaces and 18 no. Ev parking spaces), an attenuation tank, plant room, and will be accessed from, and form part of, the basement level of the existing academy square development to the north & north-west. The ground floor of the building is comprised of 2 no. Retail/ commercial units (c. 184 sq. M & c. 139 sq. M respectively), an esb substation (to be relocated from its existing location at the western boundary of the site), switch room, 2 no. Bin storage areas and 1 no. Bicycle store area (total capacity: 90 no. Bicycle parking spaces). The ground and first floors of the building also provide for 7 no. Ancillary services & facility rooms associated with the proposed development's independent living units. The first, second and third floors of the building consist of 24 no. 1 & 2 bed independent living units, comprised of 11 no. 1 bed units and 13 no. 2 bed units, including for communal open space at the first floor (c. 74 sq. M) and 2 no. Communal rooms at the second floor (c. 57 sq. M & 57 sq. M respectively). The fourth to ninth floors of the building consist of 43 no. 1 & 2 bed apartments, comprised of 24 no. 1 bed units and 19 no. 2 bed units, with communal open space provided at the ninth floor (c. 74 sq. M). The proposed development includes for the demolition of existing structures on site. Maintenance vehicle access to the proposed esb substation will be from dublin road (r147), while vehicle access to the proposed basement will be from the existing vehicular access point on academy street to the north-west of the site (i. E. , through the existing academy square development)........

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

C1 - Mixed UseRE

“Mixed Use”

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
116 Academy Sq, Academy St, Navan	Mar 2025	€200,000	59 m
56 Academy Sq, Navan, Meath	Apr 2026	€250,000	78 m
1 Academy Square, Academy Street, Navan	Mar 2026	€240,000	78 m
Apt 10g, Academy Sq, Academy St	May 2026	€250,000	78 m
Apt 37 Academy Sq, Academy St, Navan	Dec 2025	€245,000	78 m
104 Academy Sq, Academy St, Navan	Apr 2026	€245,000	78 m
39 Academy Sq, Navan, Meath	Jun 2025	€170,000	78 m
1-20 Ash House 1-20 Hazel House, 7-12 And 14-25 The Rise, Baker Hall Navanprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€20,389,427	270 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received5 December 2022
Further information requested3 February 2023
Further information received16 June 2023
Decision due17 August 2023
Decision issued17 August 2023
Appeal submitted11 September 2023
Appeal decided20 January 2025

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