Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 22 May 2025

Creevagh, Drumconrath, Ardee Co. Meath

Construction of 22 homes, a shop conversion, and a community hall conversion in Drumconrath.

2461110 · Meath County Council · Lodged 18 December 2024

Reference
2461110
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
18 December 2024
Residential units
22
Floor area
2600 m²

Summary

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The development includes 8 semi-detached houses, 12 age-friendly homes, and 2 larger semi-detached dwellings. It also proposes converting an outbuilding into a shop and a deconsecrated church into a community hall, partly within the curtilage of a protected structure.

Housing estatehousingchurch conversionprotected structureshop

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Development description

  • The development will consist of
  • The construction of 8 no. 3 bed semi-detached units with new entrances on the grounds of a former public house, lounge and residence 2.10 no. 2 bed semi-detached and 2 no. 2- bed detached age friendly homes. 3.2 no. 4-bed semi-detached dwellings
  • To extend and convert existing outbuilding into a shop with car parking
  • To convert existing deconsecrated church into a community hall
  • To provide access from the public road via existing entrance, to connect to approved public water supply, to construct a super baf wastewater treatment system and all ancillary site works. Part of this development will be within the curtilage of protected structure mh006-118

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RA - Rural AreaRU
Rural Area

National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'

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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Key dates

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  1. Application received18 December 2024
  2. Further information requested19 February 2025
  3. Further information received25 April 2025
  4. Decision due22 May 2025
  5. Decision issued22 May 2025
  6. Grant issued3 July 2025
  7. Permission expiry2 July 2030

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