Site at The Heights, Dunboyne Castle, Rooske Road Dunboyne Co Meath
Construction of 50 independent living units in five blocks with a creche, cafe, and community hall in Dunboyne.
23580 · Meath County Council · Lodged 2 June 2023
- Reference
- 23580
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 June 2023
- Residential units
- 50
- Floor area
- 5320 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of 50 independent living units across five blocks ranging from two to three storeys. The development will also feature a creche, a cafe, a community hall, a treatment room, and a management suite on a 1.19-hectare site.
- Storeys
- 3
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
The construction of 50 no. Independent living units in 5 no. 2-3 storey blocks comprising block a consisting of 5 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 11 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 1 no. Treatment/ consulting room (50 sq. M. ) and 1 no. Management suite/ nurses station (73 sq. M. ), block b consisting of 7 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes, block c consisting of 8 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 1 no. Community hall/ amenity space (95 sq. M. ), 1 no. Creche (202 sq. M. ) and 1 no. Cafe (105 sq. M. ), block d consisting of 6 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes and block e consisting of 3 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes. Vehicular access to the development will be via the existing access road from the rooske road. The proposed development also provides for car parking spaces, bicycle parking spaces, bin storage, esb sub station, landscaping, playground, boundary treatments, vehicular and pedestrian site access and all associated site development works including service connections, lighting, foul and surface water drainage/attenuation and water supply/storage. On a total site area of approx. 1.19ha. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (dunboyne castle)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 The Park, Dunboyne Castle, Meath | Jan 2025 | €427,500 | 158 m |
| 35 The Court, Dunboyne Castle, Dunboyne | Oct 2025 | €235,000 | 184 m |
| 37 The Court, Dunboyne Castle, Dunboyne | Oct 2025 | €282,000 | 184 m |
| 43 The Court, Dunboyne Castle, Co Meath | Nov 2025 | €165,000 | 194 m |
| 36 The Park, Dunboyne Castle, Dunboyne | May 2025 | €410,000 | 205 m |
| 20 The Drive, Dunboyne Castle, Dunboyne | Apr 2026 | €470,000 | 231 m |
| 1 The Laurels, Rooske Road, Dunboyne | Feb 2026 | €508,000 | 240 m |
| 30 The Park, Dunboyne Castle, Dunboyne | Mar 2025 | €225,000 | 243 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 received2 June 2023
- Further information requested26 July 2023
- Further information received9 November 2023
- Decision due6 December 2023
- Decision issued6 December 2023
- Grant issued25 January 2024
- Permission expiry24 January 2029
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