GrantedHousing estateDecided 5 June 2025

Jamestown, Ratoath, Co. Meath

Construction of 90 residential units including houses, duplexes, and apartments with a new road access.

2460676 · Meath County Council · Lodged 27 August 2024

Reference: 2460676
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 August 2024
Residential units: 61
Floor area: 8920 m²

Summary

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The proposed development on a 3.766-hectare site consists of 90 residential units. The mix includes 60 houses, 15 duplex units, and 15 apartment units, alongside a new vehicular access road from the Ratoath Outer Relief Road.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Proposed housing development on a site of c. 3.766 hectares, bounded by the ratoath relief road (to the east) and broadmeadow vale housing estate (to the west and southwest), set within the framework of a proposed masterplan on the overall lands (which provides for an existing childcare facility ‘ratoath childcare’) in the townland of jamestown, ratoath, co. Meath. The development will consist of: 90 residential units comprising of 7 no. 1 bedroom units, 24 no. 2 bedroom units, 44 no. 3 bedroom units & 15 no. 4 bedroom units to be provided in a mix of unit types as follows: 36 no. Semi-detached houses (2-2.5 storey), 5 no. Detached houses (2-2.5 storey), 19 no. Terraced houses (2-2.5 storey), 8 no. Duplex units with 8 no. Apartment units below (in 2 no. 3 storey duplex blocks), 7 no. Duplex units with 7 no. Apartment units below (in 7 no. 3 storey corner buildings). Primary vehicular/ bicycle/ pedestrian access to be from the ratoath outer relief road which will involve minor amendments to the ratoath outer relief road in the form of carriageway widening, ghost island and turning lane together with the provision of a vehicular access road with segregated shared surface for pedestrians & cyclists from the ratoath outer relief road to the proposed housing development. Provision of bicycle/pedestrian connections (only) into ‘the avenue’, ‘the thicket’, ‘the gardens’ & ‘the park’ at broadmeadow vale together with vehicular access into ‘the gardens’ & all other associated landscaping, boundary treatments, site development & services infrastructure 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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
3 The Gardens, Broadmeadow Vale, Ratoath	Dec 2025	€527,000	142 m
17 The Avenue, Broadmeadow Vale, Ratoath	May 2025	€529,000	152 m
18 The Dale, Broadmeadow Vale, Ratoath	Oct 2025	€458,100	156 m
11 The Dale, Broadmeadow Vale, Ratoath	Aug 2025	€540,000	193 m
5 The Park, Broadmeadow Vale, Ratoath	Mar 2026	€428,500	208 m
8 The Grove, Broadmeadow Vale, Rathoath	Apr 2026	€552,000	220 m
2 The Grove, Milltree Park, Ratoath	Feb 2025	€485,000	258 m
2 The Way, Broadmeadow Vale, Ratoath	Sept 2025	€495,000	260 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 received27 August 2024
Further information requested21 October 2024
Further information received2 April 2025
Decision due10 June 2025
Decision issued5 June 2025
Grant issued25 July 2025
Permission expiry24 July 2030

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