Unit 3 And Unit 5 Roche House Mall, Longwood, Co. Meath A83 F684
Conversion of two retail units into a three-bedroom house and a one-bedroom apartment in Longwood.
2460854 · Meath County Council · Lodged 15 October 2024
- Reference
- 2460854
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a material change of use for two units in Roche House Mall. Unit 3 will be converted from retail to a three-bedroom house, and Unit 5 will be converted from retail to a ground floor one-bedroom apartment.
- Residential units
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The development will consist of permission for a material change of use to convert unit 3 from a retail unit to a residential 3 bedroom dwelling house, a material change of use to convert unit 5 from a retail unit to a residential 1 bedroom ground floor apartment and all associated site works on this site
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 2 Roche Mall, Main Street, Longwood | Jul 2026 | €200,000 | 10 m |
| 3 Clos Mhaigh Dearmhai, St. Oliver's Road, Longwoodprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €374,449 | 37 m |
| 4 Clos Mhaigh Dearmhai, St. Oliver's Road, Longwoodprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €383,260 | 37 m |
| Saint Olivers Road, Longwood, Co. Meath | May 2025 | €340,000 | 37 m |
| 6 The Orchard, St Olivers Road, Longwoodprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €436,123 | 37 m |
| 5 The Orchard, St. Olivers Road, Longwoodprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €440,529 | 37 m |
| 1 The Orchard, St Oliver's Road, Longwoodprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €422,907 | 37 m |
| 1 Clos Mhaigh Dearmhai, Saint Oliver's Road, Longwoodprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €396,476 | 37 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 October 2024
- Further information requested6 December 2024
- Further information received25 March 2025
- Decision due21 April 2025
- Decision issued17 April 2025
- Grant issued29 May 2025
- Permission expiry28 May 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
Change of use from retail use to retail use with ancillary off Licence use, New signage to shop front and all…
Main Street , Longwood , Co. Meath
2545MeathLodged 14 Mar 2025Change of use
- Granted50 m away
The development will consist of works to St. Fintina’s, a protected two-storey house (Ref. MH047-209 / NIAH…
St Fintina's , Main Street Longwood , Co. Meath
2660153MeathLodged 10 Feb 2026Extension
- Granted70 m away
Work on St. Marys Church, protected structure reg. no. MH047-214, NIAH no. 14331007, Located within and…
Enfield Rd. , Longwood , Co. Meath
TA171340MeathLodged 20 Nov 2017Alterations
- Awaiting decision70 m away
The proposed development will consist of the construction of a mixed-use development within the curtilage of…
St Fintina's , Main Street Longwood , Co. Meath A83 KR25
2360447MeathLodged 6 Dec 2023Housing estate
- Refused70 m away
The proposed development will consist of the construction of a mixed-use development within the curtilage of…
St Fintina's , Main Street Longwood , Meath
2360474MeathLodged 14 Dec 2023Commercial
- Granted100 m away
Retention of an entrance onto public road for a domestic dwelling in lieu of that already granted under…
1 The Courtyard , Longwood , Co. Meath
TA180320MeathLodged 29 Mar 2018Retention
- Granted100 m away
The development will consist of the renovation and change of use of ground floor retail unit to Credit Union…
Unit 6 Edgeworth Court , Longwood , Co. Meath
TA171461MeathLodged 15 Dec 2017Change of use
- Granted110 m away
Construction of 8 no. 2 storey 3 bed semi-detached houses and all associated ancillary site works.…
Lands at Edgeworth Court and to the Rear of Stoney's Public House , Longwood , Co. Meath
TA180333MeathLodged 4 Apr 2018Housing estate
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Development consisting of the following: change of use from retail to residential of existing ground floor…
Units 2 3 & 4 Boithrin Al Mhuilinn , Cluain Na Greine , The Burgery Dungarvan
17638WaterfordLodged 31 Aug 2017
- GrantedChange of use
For change of use of the first floor and a portion of the second floor commercial units into 3 no.…
65 O'Connell Street , Ennis , Co. Clare
22726ClareLodged 11 Aug 2022
- Awaiting decisionApartments
Development which will consist of conversion and change of use of ground floor retail unit to three number…
Ground floor of the Deck , Market Point Patrick Street , Mullingar
2448WestmeathLodged 10 Jul 2024
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Change of use of part of the ground floor retail area for use as a three-bedroom apartment (118sqm) and…
The Forge , Maynooth Road , Straffan
17838KildareLodged 20 Jul 2017
- GrantedChange of use
For change of use from a retail unit to a 3 bedroom apartment, associated alterations to existing layout and…
Gleeson House , Eyre Street Lower , Newbridge
18438KildareLodged 18 Apr 2018
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Permission for the change of use from retail to residential, namely the conversion to 1 no. 3 bedroom…
first floor Unit 17, Market Square, Mallow, Co. Cork.
0955047corkLodged 22 Dec 2009
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.