Normanstown or Norbrinstown, Carlanstown, Kells Co. Meath
Retention of changes to a childcare facility and permission to increase capacity to 22 children with extended hours.
24114 · Meath County Council · Lodged 15 March 2024
- Reference
- 24114
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for variations made during the construction of a creche, including an increased attic height. It also seeks permission to extend operating hours from 8am to 6pm, increase capacity to 22 children, utilize the first floor, and add extra parking.
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Official record
Development description
- The development consists of and will consist of revisions to a previously permitted childcare facility granted under planning ref. S' no's: ka/161437 and ka/180203 and will include the following: retention permission for: (a) variations to the childcare/creche building made during construction to include an increase in height of first floor attic area and minor elevational details. (b) ancillary site development works. Planning permission for: a change in the childcare/creche facilities operating hours which will be to start at 8am in the morning, open through until 6pm in the evening. (b) the total number of childcare places is to be increased to
- (c) to use the first-floor area of the childcare/creche to facilitate the increase in numbers and will include minor revisions to the internal layout. (d) to provide additional car parking spaces. (e) to revise the site boundaries from those previously granted. (f) all ancillary site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Rural Area”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
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| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patricks Haven, Ballinrink, Oldcastle | Dec 2025 | €350,000 | 65 m |
| 24 Borora Crescent, Carlanstown, Kells | Apr 2025 | €290,000 | 349 m |
| 20 Borora Crescent, Carlanstown, Kells | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 379 m |
| 20 The Village Green, Carlanstown, Kells | Jan 2025 | €265,000 | 432 m |
| 25 The Village Green, Carlanstown, Kells | Jan 2025 | €345,000 | 446 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 March 2024
- Further information requested8 May 2024
- Further information received18 June 2024
- Decision due15 July 2024
- Decision issued4 July 2024
- Grant issued4 April 2025
- Permission expiry3 April 2030
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