Kentstown, Navan, Co. Meath
Conversion of a tractor repair and tyre garage into a car valeting garage, car wash, and drive-through coffee dock.
23142 · Meath County Council · Lodged 15 February 2023
- Reference
- 23142
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use for an existing tractor repair and tyre garage in Kentstown. It will be converted into a car valeting garage and car wash area, which will also feature a drive-through coffee dock.
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
Change of use of existing tractor repair & tyre garage to car valetting garage & car wash area. Plus a drive through coffee dock and all associates 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 received15 February 2023
- Further information requested6 April 2023
- Further information received29 May 2023
- Decision due11 July 2023
- Decision issued10 July 2023
- Grant issued17 August 2023
- Permission expiry16 August 2028
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