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Rear Of 81 Bective Street Greenfield Site, Frontlands Bective Street, Kells Co. Meath

Phased commercial development including a large retail unit, post office, and office spaces.

23818 · Meath County Council · Lodged 22 August 2023

Reference: 23818
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Withdrawn
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 August 2023

Summary

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The proposed phased mixed-use development includes a new distributor road section and four commercial blocks. These blocks will house a large retail unit with an off-license, a new post office, bulky goods retail, smaller retail units, and office spaces.

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Floor area: 6,632 m²

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Official record

Development description

The phased mixed-use commercial development will consist of: (i) the first section of the new distributor road (as permitted by part 10 application pl17.304799) including alterations to the bective street and bective road junction; (ii) construction of an access road with vehicular access provided via the new distributor road; (iii) block 1 a single storey retail unit of c. 3,682 sq. M gross floor area (c. 1,578 sq. M convenience net sales area and c. 608 sq. M comparison net sales area) including a licensed alcohol sales area, service yard; (iv) a double height block 2 (c. 1,366 sq. M total gross floor area) comprising a new post office (c. 285 sq. M) and a bulky goods retail unit (c. 1,075 sq. M); (v) a double height block 3 (c. 752 sq. M total gross floor area) comprising 3 no. Retail units (c. 241 sq. M; c. 218 sq. M & c. 283 sq. M); (vi) a two storey block 4 (c. 832 sq. M total gross floor area) comprising 3 no. Retail units (c. 105 sq. M; c. 87 sq. M & c. 88 sq. M) at ground floor level with 3 no. Office units above (c. 105 sq. M; c. 87 sq. M & c. 88 sq. M); alterations to the front facade of the existing post office unit including the creation of an enlarged pedestrian archway with associated alterations at roof level and demolition of structures to the rear to provide for a cafe unit (c. 94 sq. M) at ground floor level and office space (c. 94 sq. M) at first floor level; (vii) provision of a pedestrian link from bective street through the enlarged archway; (viii) signage including 1 no. Internally illuminated double-sided free standing sign (7m x 2.3m); (ix) 162 no. Car parking spaces; (x) 36 no. Cycle parking spaces; (xi) set down/loading bay areas; (xii) 2 no. Surface water attenuation tanks, a flood compensatory storage tank and associated wetlands area including for a ditch/watercourse diversion, plant, esb substation, lighting, and all landscaping, enabling works and site services. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and natura impact statement (nis) are submitted with the application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

C1 - Mixed UseRE

“Mixed Use”

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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
36 Westfield, Kells, Meath	Oct 2025	€380,000	193 m
Bective Street, Kells, Co. Meath	Mar 2026	€220,000	211 m
24 Westfield, Bective St, Kells	Sept 2025	€302,000	236 m
13 Westfield, Bective St, Kells	Apr 2025	€300,000	267 m
1 Westfield Drive, Bective Street, Kellsprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€396,475	291 m
Apt 1 33 Cannon Street, Kells, Co Meath	Apr 2025	€265,000	313 m
5 Suffolk Street, Kells, Co Meath	Dec 2025	€155,000	334 m
3 Farrell Street, Kells, Co Meath	Feb 2025	€280,000	338 m

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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 received22 August 2023
Further information requested13 October 2023
Further information received24 May 2024
Application withdrawn26 July 2024

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