GrantedHousing estateDecided 13 February 2025

Lands at Old Navan Road, Dunboyne, Co. Meath

Construction of 171 residential units and a childcare facility in Dunboyne.

2460625 · Meath County Council · Lodged 13 August 2024

Reference: 2460625
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 August 2024
Residential units: 171
Floor area: 20480 m²

Summary

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The proposed development on lands at Old Navan Road, Dunboyne, consists of 171 residential units, comprising 114 two-storey houses and 57 apartment/duplex units in blocks ranging from two to three storeys. The scheme also includes a childcare facility, communal open spaces, 301 car parking spaces, and 195 bicycle spaces.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of the following: a) development of 171 no. Residential units as follows: i. 114 no. Houses comprising 101 3-bedroom houses, and 13 no. 4-bedroom houses, ranging in size from c. 107.6 sqm to c. 153 sqm, all 2-storeys in height. Each house will have an associated rear/side private garden. Ii. 57 no. Apartment/duplex units comprising the following: 5 no. 1-bedroom units of c. 56 sqm to 66.9 sqm, 26 no. 2-bedroom units of c. 78.8 sqm to 120.2 sqm. , and 26 no. 3-bedroom units of c. 119 sqm to 128.6 sqm. In 7 no. Blocks ranging in height from 2 to 3 storeys. All apartment and duplex units will be provided with private open space areas in the form of balconies/terraces. Iii. Communal open space associated with the proposed apartment units will be provided in the form of landscaped areas located in the vicinity of the apartment units (of c. 595 sqm). Iv. Provision of 301 no. Car parking spaces across the development site (inclusive of accessible (4 no. ) and ev (60 no. ) parking spaces) and 195 no. Bicycle parking spaces for residents and visitors of the scheme provided throughout the development site. B) 1 no. Childcare facility of c. 161 sqm with associated outdoor amenity space of c. 40sqm. C) the provision of landscaped public open space amenity areas (totalling c. 6971 sqm). D) surface water drainage infrastructure on a site of c. 0.36 ha on the eastern side of the railway line (all lands in the control of the applicant). E) section of the dunboyne eastern distributor road from the western site boundary with navan road to the eastern site boundary. This includes all associated vehicular and pedestrian accesses, carriageways, paths and junctions. The following planning application - meath co. Co. Reg ref 24/60063 – encroaches the application lands in this regard. F) the development will also consist of all associated site development works, demolition of an existing disused entrance way, services provision, infrastructural and drainage works, vehicular connections, internal access roads, homezones, cycle and pedestrian infrastructure, bin stores, bicycle stores, apartment storage, carparking, public lighting, communal and public open space, private open space in the form of the terraces/balconies, and rear/side gardens, as well as all landscape treatment works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“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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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Cedar Court, Dunboyne, Meath	May 2026	€695,000	295 m
20 Rosedale, Millfarm, Dunboyne	Apr 2025	€515,000	306 m
13 Old Fairgreen, Dunboyne, Fairgreen	Jun 2026	€715,000	308 m
7 Rosedale, Millfarm, Dunboyne	Apr 2025	€455,000	346 m
9 Rosedale, Millfarm, Dunboyne	Apr 2026	€600,000	347 m
6 The Meadows, Millfarm, Dunboyne	Oct 2025	€560,000	362 m
4 Kilbreena Rd, Dunboyne, Meath	Jun 2025	€600,000	385 m
11 The Meadows, Millfarm, Dunboyne	Sept 2025	€525,000	388 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 received13 August 2024
Further information requested4 October 2024
Further information received4 December 2024
Decision due14 February 2025
Decision issued13 February 2025
Grant issued27 March 2025
Permission expiry26 March 2030

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