Spicers, Market Street Trim, Co Meath
Change of use from office to retail at a protected structure in Trim.
23215 · Meath County Council · Lodged 1 March 2023
- Reference
- 23215
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of a ground floor office to a retail unit at Spicers, Market Street. The property is a protected structure situated within the Trim Historic Architectural Conservation Area.
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Official record
Development description
The change of use of the ground floor office as permitted under planning reg. Ref. 22/106 to a retail unit and all associated site works and services. Spicers is a protected structure and is situated within the trim historic architectural conservation area and the trim zone of archaeological potential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Watergate St, Trim, Co Meath | Dec 2025 | €230,000 | 42 m |
| 2 Boyne Cottages, Frenchs Lane, Trim | Jul 2025 | €205,000 | 153 m |
| 6 Finnegan Way, Trim, Meath | Dec 2025 | €1,495,000 | 157 m |
| 3 Finnegan Way, Trim, Meath | May 2026 | €1,196,000 | 157 m |
| Bridge House, Bridge Street, Trim | May 2026 | €750,000 | 159 m |
| 40 Loman Street, Trim, Co Meath | Apr 2026 | €185,000 | 198 m |
| 5 Sarsfield Ave, Trim, Meath | Mar 2026 | €340,000 | 250 m |
| 2 St Patricks Park, Trim, Meath | Jun 2025 | €305,000 | 282 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 received1 March 2023
- Decision due25 April 2023
- Decision issued24 April 2023
- Grant issued1 June 2023
- Permission expiry19 December 2023
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
The change of use of the ground floor from restaurant/café as permitted under TA/180122 to residential and…
Spicers , Market Street , Trim Co. Meath
22106MeathLodged 31 Jan 2022Change of use
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Permission to demolish existing office/storage building and planning permission to construct new two storey…
Watergate Street , Trim , Co. Meath
221057MeathLodged 12 Aug 2022Apartments
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Permission to demolish existing office/storage building and planning permission to construct new two storey…
Watergate Street , Trim , Co. Meath
221172MeathLodged 8 Sept 2022Demolition
- Granted50 m away
Partial demolitions and refurbishment of the existing structures and a new part one and part three storey…
Spicers , Market Street , Trim
TA180122MeathLodged 9 Feb 2018Apartments
- Refused60 m away
Change of use of existing retail shop unit to 1 no. 2 bed apartment to include modifications to existing…
Watergate Street , Trim , Co. Meath
23889MeathLodged 15 Sept 2023Change of use
- Granted60 m away
The development will consist of (a) Demolition of existing extension to rear of building (b) Construct new…
22 Market Street , Trim , Co. Meath
231084MeathLodged 27 Nov 2023Change of use
- Granted60 m away
The site is located within the Trim Historic Architectural Conservation Area. The development consists of…
7 Market Street , Trim , Co. Meath C15 YX42
2461009MeathLodged 22 Nov 2024Change of use
- Awaiting decision70 m away
The development will consist/consists of alterations to previously granted permission reference number…
Millrace Court , Emmet Street , Trim Co. Meath
TA161179MeathLodged 2 Nov 2016Change of use
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedChange of use
The change of use of the ground floor from restaurant/café as permitted under TA/180122 to residential and…
Spicers , Market Street , Trim Co. Meath
22106MeathLodged 31 Jan 2022
- GrantedApartments
Partial demolitions and refurbishment of the existing structures and a new part one and part three storey…
Spicers , Market Street , Trim
TA180122MeathLodged 9 Feb 2018
- GrantedChange of use
The change of use of the ground floor from shop to restaurant/cafe, demolition of the single-storey rear…
Michael Coogan's , Emmet Street , Trim Co. Meath
TA190964MeathLodged 22 Jul 2019
- GrantedChange of use
The site is located within the Trim Historic Architectural Conservation Area. The development consists of…
7 Market Street , Trim , Co. Meath C15 YX42
2461009MeathLodged 22 Nov 2024
- RefusedChange of use
Change of use of existing retail shop unit to 1 no. 2 bed apartment to include modifications to existing…
Watergate Street , Trim , Co. Meath
23889MeathLodged 15 Sept 2023
- GrantedChange of use
Development will consist of change of use of first floor apartment to Restaurant to comprise additional new…
Stockhouse Restaurant , Emmet House , Finnegans Way Trim
TA161334MeathLodged 5 Dec 2016
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