GrantedHousing estateDecided 17 October 2024

Lands to the east of the Commons Road, in the townlands of Balreask Old Duffsland, and Commons Navan Co Meath

Amendments to a permitted housing development in Navan, including omitting two houses for open space and adding four duplex units.

24357 · Meath County Council · Lodged 28 August 2024

Reference: 24357
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 August 2024
Residential units: 27
Floor area: 2782.8 m²

Summary

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The proposed amendments to the permitted development include omitting two houses to accommodate a new public open space with electricity transmission infrastructure. It also proposes replacing several house types and relocating a pumping station to add four duplex units to an existing block.

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Official record

Development description

The proposed amendments comprise: a) the omission of permitted unit nos. 52 and 53 (type c3 3 bed houses) addressing the commons road on the western boundary of the site and to provide a public open space of 150 sq. M on that area. The proposed public open space will accommodate a 3 wooden pole structure and stays to support the transition from overhead 38kv electricity transmission lines to an underground duct work network that will cross the site; b) the replacement of unit no. 51 (f2 unit type) with 1 no. F2s type, and the replacement of unit no. 23 (f2s unit type) and unit no. 24 (f 1 unit type) with 2 no. 3 bedroom houses (c3 unit type), to provide an appropriate interface with the proposed public open space and commons road; c) the replacement of unit no. 25 (f1 unit type) with 1 no f2 type; d) the relocation of the permitted pumping station on the southern part of the site to adjoining lands to the north east and the accommodation of the following on that part of the site: i. Amendment of permitted duplex block c to incorporate an additional 4 no. Duplex units (2 no. Dc-1 unit types and 2 no. Dc-3 unit types); ii. Revised communal open space of 225 sq. M;_ iii. Two additional visitor car parking spaces; and e) revised bike and bin store layouts, together with all other associated site development works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

A2 - New ResidentialR1

“New Residential”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
10 Robinrath Drive, Commons Road, Navanprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€409,692	60 m
21 Robinrath Close, Navanprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€268,722	60 m
4 Robinrath Place, Robinrath, Navanprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€370,044	77 m
4 Robinrath Drive, Robinrath, Navanprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€383,260	77 m
4 Robinrath Close, Robinrathprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€376,590	77 m
22 Robinrath Close, Robinrath, Navanprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€317,180	98 m
23 Robinrath Close, Robinrath, Navanprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€317,180	98 m
24 Robinrath Close, Robinrath, Navanprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€268,722	98 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

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Application received28 August 2024
Decision due22 October 2024
Decision issued17 October 2024
Grant issued28 November 2024
Permission expiry5 June 2029

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