O' Growney Street, Athboy, Co. Meath
Conversion of a restaurant and shop into a pastoral center and parish office.
23665 · Meath County Council · Lodged 30 June 2023
- Reference
- 23665
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of an existing building from a restaurant to a pastoral center, and from a shop to a parish office. It includes internal and external alterations, and creating a gateway connection to the adjacent protected church grounds.
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 development will consist of: a change of use in existing building from restaurant to pastoral center, and from shop to parish office with alterations to internal layouts; alterations to elevations; alterations to external terraced area at 1st floor; formation of ope in existing boundary wall shared with st. James' church (a protected structure) and installation of gateway in place; creation of pathway on lawn within church grounds; all associated site works
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 21 July 2025.
Notified floor area: 246 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Frankville Court, Athboy, Meath | Mar 2025 | €225,000 | 93 m |
| 4 Ogrowney Close, Athboy, Meath | Mar 2026 | €250,000 | 106 m |
| 18 Frankville Court, Athboy, Meath | Jan 2025 | €273,000 | 107 m |
| 13 Ogrowney Close, Athboy, Meathnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €117,000 | 126 m |
| 11 Frankville Court, Athboy, Meath | Jan 2025 | €270,000 | 140 m |
| 8 Connaught Place, Athboy, Co Meath | Jun 2025 | €280,000 | 232 m |
| 8 Castle Lawns, Athboy, Co. Meath | Dec 2025 | €285,000 | 296 m |
| 27 Priory Gate, Athboy, Meath | Nov 2025 | €500,000 | 341 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 received30 June 2023
- Decision due24 August 2023
- Decision issued23 August 2023
- Grant issued3 October 2023
- Permission expiry2 October 2028
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