McLaughlin's The Village Inn, Main Street Ballivor, Co. Meath.
Retention of extensive alterations, extensions, and pub conversion works in Ballivor.
2460214 · Meath County Council · Lodged 30 March 2024
- Reference
- 2460214
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 30 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention for various completed works at McLaughlin's The Village Inn. These include converting a shop into a pub/lounge, infilling an alleyway, extending the function room into an outbuilding, adding a first-floor extension, constructing a canopy and car-port, and changing a flat roof to a pitched roof.
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Official record
Development description
The development consist of construction works and changes that have been carried out to the existing building, as follows: -convert, alter and amalgamate a previous ground floor shop into the pub / lounge; -infill a single-storey alley-way to extend the existing function-room; -extend the existing function-room into a rear stone out-building to provide a store-room, ground floor toilets, function-room extension and first floor toilets; -add a first floor extension and associated alterations to the rear / side of the pub to provide ancillary accommodation to the pub / lounge; -construct a single-storey canopy roof to the rear / side of the pub to provide an outdoor seating area; -construct a single-storey open car-port in the rear yard; -change a previous single-storey flat roof to a pitched slate roof over the existing off-licence; -carry out general alterations, refurbishments, repairs and associated changes to the interiors, roofs and external signage to the pub / lounge and off-licence.
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Kilbalivor, Balivor, Co Meath | Aug 2025 | €236,000 | 63 m |
| 18 Clos Na Croise, Ballivor, Co. Meath | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 66 m |
| 17 Clos Na Croise, Ballivor, Co Meath | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 71 m |
| 16 Clos Na Crois, Ballivor, Meath | Aug 2025 | €205,000 | 77 m |
| 24 Clos Na Croise, Ballivor, Co. Meath | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 89 m |
| 13 Clos Na Crois, Ballivor, Meath | May 2025 | €180,000 | 96 m |
| 24 Hazelwood, Ballivor, Meath | Jun 2026 | €370,000 | 139 m |
| 9 St Columbanus Tce, Ballivor, Meath | Sept 2025 | €66,000 | 158 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 March 2024
- Decision due24 May 2024
- Decision issued22 May 2024
- Grant issued2 July 2024
- Permission expiry1 July 2029
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