GrantedCommercialDecided 11 March 2022

Block F Bettystown Town Centre, Bettystown, Co. Meath

Amalgamation of retail units into a single convenience store with basement and parking alterations in Bettystown.

2243 · Meath County Council · Lodged 18 January 2022

Reference: 2243
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 January 2022

Summary

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The development at Block F Bettystown Town Centre involves merging planned ground floor retail units into a single convenience store with an off-license. It includes structural alterations, basement plant changes, a new delivery ramp with a green roof, and revised parking and entrance layouts.

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of: the amalgamation of the planned ground floor retail units and ancillary space to form a single retail unit for the sale of convenience goods (including off license sales) and ancillary non-food. The existing curved wall at the north west corner of the ground floor to be removed and squared off creating a small area of additional floorspace. The change of use of part of the basement from car parking to partial mechanical plant area to service the ground floor unit and reinstatement of 5 parking spaces. Closing the existing internal goods lift from basement to ground floor and reinstate floor slab. Other aspects of the development include: closure of the existing vehicle entrance to the car park (located to the south of the block) and replace with parking, paving and landscaping; construct a new vehicle entrance to the south west of the car park; various alterations to the car park and creation of additional parking spaces to the west and east sides of the proposed entrance; new delivery ramp and loading bay to be constructed to the side of the existing block to service the retail unit. New green roof over delivery ramp and loading bay with acoustic canopy to loading entrance; demolish concrete block walls at basement car park exit ramp (located immediately to the south west of the block) and construct new side walls as required to form the new, curved, exit ramp; re-located esb sub-station access doors at the south elevation; new full height double glazed aluminium windows on south elevation; new access doors to bin store and fire escape from warehouse area on the south elevation; new trolley bay with canopy over fitted to existing paved footpath along store front along with cycle parking spaces at the south of the block; new entrance doors and entrance pod to new retail space at the south east corner of the ground floor; full height double glazed window units (with ceramic coatings) to new canteen space at the north east corner of the ground floor; high level window band to back wall of retail space and warehouse area on the north and west elevations; new fire escape double door and full height ceramic glazed unit to back wall of retail area on the north elevation; new fire escape door from warehouse area on west elevation; all signage at ground floor level and a standalone sign at the proposed new vehicle entrance; all other ancillary works to facilitate the development. The total application site area is circa 0.88ha

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

B1 - Commercial Town or Village CentreUC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
304 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, Bettystown	Dec 2025	€236,000	34 m
404 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, Bettystown	Apr 2026	€288,500	34 m
309 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, Bettystown	Oct 2025	€227,000	34 m
401 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, Bettystown	Nov 2025	€282,000	34 m
306 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, Bettystown	Nov 2025	€210,000	34 m
408 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, Bettystown	Mar 2026	€245,000	34 m
308 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, Bettystown	Feb 2026	€240,000	34 m
402 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, Bettystown	Apr 2026	€212,000	34 m

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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 received18 January 2022
Decision due14 March 2022
Decision issued11 March 2022
Grant issued27 July 2022
Appeal submitted6 April 2022
Permission expiry26 July 2027

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