GrantedCommercialDecided 21 February 2024

Tearman House (Formerly La Verna), Flemington Road, Gormanston Co. Meath

Amendments to an approved residential care facility within the curtilage of a protected structure in Gormanston.

231054 · Meath County Council · Lodged 13 November 2023

Reference: 231054
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 November 2023

Summary

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The proposal seeks amendments to planning permission Reg. Ref. 22/627 for an enhanced residential care facility within the curtilage of Gormanstown College, a protected structure. Changes include a new reception centre, security office, relocation and enlargement of service yards, and various building size adjustments.

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Official record

Development description

Amendments to planning permission reg. Ref. 22/627 for an enhanced residential care facility and associated buildings and works across the site within the curtilage of protected structure gormanstown college (rps mh028-104). The proposed amendments comprise the inclusion of a reception centre (building n) (76.8sqm), and security/maintenance office (building p) (40.2sqm), relocation and enlargement of service yard to the rear of building a, provision of canopy structure to the rear of the building a, relocation and increase in size of approved building h (increased by 20sqm), removal of previously permitted maintenance shed (building g), increase in size of approved security hut (building j) (increased by 5 sqm), and renovation of existing potting shed (building q) (36sqm) to provide maintenance staff facilities, relocation and rotation of prayer building (building m), 2 no. New security airlocks, amendments to elevations of previously approved blocks, enhanced recreational facilities, new security/safety fencing and amendments to approved fencing and bollards, removal of approx. 40m of previously permitted pedestrian footpath along flemington road (retaining remaining length of previously granted footpath) and removal of pedestrian access gate, and replacement with a new vehicular and pedestrian access, whilst making permanent use and upgrade of current construction access road including a new pedestrian foothpath, and new vehicular and pedestrian access gateways to the maintenance yard, care facility and cemetery, and all associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

G1 - Community InfrastructureCI

“Community Infrastructure”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 22 July 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 29 November 2024.

Notified floor area: 24.7 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Gormanstown, Village, Meath	Jan 2025	€440,000	202 m
Gormanston Village, Gormanston, Meath	Aug 2025	€460,000	472 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 received13 November 2023
Further information requested15 January 2024
Further information received29 January 2024
Decision due25 February 2024
Decision issued21 February 2024
Grant issued26 March 2024
Permission expiry16 August 2027

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