GrantedCommercialDecided 17 February 2023

Lands To The North Of The Roundabout on the R148/Dublin Road, Johnstown, Enfield Co. Meath

Construction of a large mixed-use development including a five-storey commercial building and 80 residential units.

22959 · Meath County Council · Lodged 20 July 2022

Reference: 22959
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 July 2022
Residential units: 65
Floor area: 9480 m²

Summary

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The proposed mixed-use development features a 4-storey over ground floor building comprising retail, a cafe, a gym, a health centre, and office space. The residential element consists of 80 terraced housing units with associated parking and private open space.

Commercialmixed useretailofficeshousing

Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

The site is generally bound as follows: to the north by agricultural greenfield; to the east by agricultural greenfields and an unoccupied cottage; to the south by the r148/dublin road and roundabout; and to the west by lands on which a consented post primary school (mcc reg ref: ta201224) and a consented nursing home (mcc reg ref eod 211488) are to be delivered. The development will consist of: the construction of a mixed-use development including a 4 storey over ground floor level mixed use building (c. 7,953 sq. M) comprising ground floor lobby (c. 169 sq. M), bulky goods retail at ground (c. 1,062sq,m) and first floor (c. L,219sq. M), ground floor cafe (c. 304 sq. M), ground floor gym (c. 352sq. M), first floor health centre (c. 822 sq. M), second, third and fourth floor office and conference space (c. 2,733 sq. M), core, circulation and plant facilities across all levels (c. 1,292 sq. M) and 227 no. Car and 80 no. Cycle parking spaces to serve the building; 80 no. Residential units comprising 1 3 no. 2 storey four-bedroom terraced housing units, 67 no. 2 storey three bedroom terraced housing units with associated private open space in the form of rear gardens and terraces, 164 no. Car and 320 no. Cycle residential parking spaces plus 60 visitor cycle parking spaces; c. 4,224 sq. M of landscaped public open space; a 2 storey creche facility (c. 400 sq. M) with 12 no. Car parking spaces; green roofs; solar panels; a two-lane access road linking the development to the roundabout where the r148 meets dublin road, providing 2 no. Multimodal, priority-controlled junctions and segregated pedestrian and cyclist facilities with a controlled crossing; provision of roadway to access the development from the south via the existing roundabout on the dublin road; an internal road and shared surface network, including walkways and its associated infrastructure; watermain, foul and surface water drainage, extension to the proposed foul network and connection to the pump station (permitted under abp-308357- 20), extension to the proposed watermain, connecting to the existing dn 300 hdpe adjacent to the r148 roundabout, an attenuation pond at the north east of the site (1770 sq. M); and all other ancillary site development works including hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, lighting, suds, and above and below ground services to facilitate the development. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

C1 - Mixed UseRE

“Mixed Use”

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
Ballycarron, Enfield, Meath	Jan 2025	€302,000	252 m
3 Ballycarn Road, Ballycarn Lodge, Enfield	May 2026	€356,828	285 m
2 Ballycarn Road, Ballycarn Lodge, Enfieldprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€339,207	302 m
1 Ballycarn Mews, Ballycarn Lodge, Enfieldprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€365,639	331 m
2 Ballycarn Mews, Enfieldprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€350,325	335 m
3 Ballycarn Mews, Ballycarn Lodge, Enfieldprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€325,991	339 m
4 Ballycarn Mews, Enfieldprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€325,991	344 m
6 Ballycarn Mews, Ballycarn Lodge, Enfieldprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€339,207	352 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 received20 July 2022
Further information requested12 September 2022
Further information received22 December 2022
Decision due20 February 2023
Decision issued17 February 2023
Grant issued30 March 2023
Permission expiry29 March 2028

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