Kentstown, Navan, Co Meath
Change of use from a tractor repair and tyre garage to a car valet and car wash in Kentstown.
231132 · Meath County Council · Lodged 14 December 2023
- Reference
- 231132
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 December 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for a change of site layout. It also requests permission to convert an existing tractor repair and tyre garage into a car valet garage and car wash area.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Retention permission for change of site layout to that granted under planning ref. 23142 & permission for change of use of existing tractor repair & tyre garage to car valet garage & car wash area and all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cillean, Kentstown, Navan | Mar 2025 | €650,000 | 73 m |
| 1 Abhainn Glass, Tinnynar, Edgesworthstown | Jan 2025 | €126,000 | 198 m |
| 20 Leganara View, Kentstown, Navan | Sept 2025 | €375,000 | 240 m |
| 25 Slan Duff View, Kentstown, Navan | Mar 2025 | €321,438 | 246 m |
| 12 Glasheen, Kentstown, Navan Meath | May 2025 | €286,000 | 273 m |
| 36 Laganara View, Kentstown, Navan | Sept 2025 | €542,000 | 291 m |
| 6 Churchfields, Kentstown, Navan | Jan 2025 | €287,000 | 306 m |
| 30 Laganara View, Kentstown, Meath | Sept 2025 | €395,000 | 309 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 received14 December 2023
- Further information requested15 February 2024
- Further information received3 July 2024
- Decision due27 August 2024
- Decision issued26 August 2024
- Grant issued11 October 2024
- Permission expiry10 October 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of existing tractor repair & tyre garage to car valetting garage & car wash area. Plus a drive…
Kentstown , Navan , Co. Meath
23142MeathLodged 15 Feb 2023Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Planning application for permission for change use of existing tractor repair & tyre garage to car valet…
Kentstown , Navan , Co. Meath C15DX51
2560073MeathLodged 22 Jan 2025Change of use
- Granted130 m away
Permission for a mixed use development comprising: A) A two-storey block with a ground floor retail unit with…
Kentstown , Co. Meath
AA191262MeathLodged 23 Sept 2019Housing estate
- Granted140 m away
The conversion of attic space for use as storage and fitting of a velux window in the roof of the western…
No. 2 Kentstown Close , Kentstown , Navan Co. Meath
AA190111MeathLodged 6 Feb 2019Extension
- Granted190 m away
(1) erection of a single storey storage unit (circa. 110m2), (2) new landscaping throughout the park,…
Kentstown Village Park , Navan Road , Kentstown Co Meath C15 EHT2
247MeathLodged 8 Jan 2024Infrastructure
- Awaiting decision190 m away
(1) erection of a single storey storage unit (circa. 110m2), (2) new landscaping throughout the park,…
Kentstown Village Park , Navan Road , Kentstown Co Meath C15 EHT2
231130MeathLodged 14 Dec 2023Other
- Granted190 m away
Erection of a single storey, modular, multi-functional community facility with associated site works.…
Kentstown Village Park , Navan Road , Kentstown Co Meath C15 EHT2
221203MeathLodged 14 Sept 2022Commercial
- Granted230 m away
The development will consist of a single storey, flat roof extension to the north east side of the existing…
23 Slan Duff View , Kentstown , County Meath
AA160319MeathLodged 7 Apr 2016Extension
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- RefusedRetention
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- GrantedChange of use
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AA190729MeathLodged 7 Jun 2019
- GrantedRetention
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LB191100MeathLodged 23 Aug 2019
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
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2560073MeathLodged 22 Jan 2025
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