Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedAlterationsDecided 2 December 2025

Herbertstown Stud, Dunboyne, Co. Meath

Extension of duration for major refurbishment of a house, new farm complex, and gate lodge works in Dunboyne.

25191 · Meath County Council · Lodged 9 October 2025

Reference
25191
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
EXTENSION OF DURATION
Received
9 October 2025
Residential units
1
Floor area
1394.2 m²

Summary

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An extension of duration is sought for the refurbishment and extension of the main house, including a new gym and garage. The project also involves demolishing existing stables to build a new farm complex with staff apartments, and renovating the gate lodge.

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Development description

Planning refs ra200762 & 23480 - refurbishment and extensions of the existing house including part demolition to the rear and construction of new part single and part two storey extensions including kitchen, dining, living area, play room, boot room with bedroom accommodation overhead new gym with laundry overhead all to the rear, internal modifications, new garage/workshop building with storage overhead and walled garden again to the rear. Demolition of existing stable buildings, barns, sheds and staff residential accommodation and the construction of a new farm complex consisting of american barn/stable block including staff canteen, managers office, two staff apartments, machine shed/cattle shed incorporating straw and hay storage, lunging ring, horse walker and dung stead. Renovations, modifications and single storey extension to the side of existing gate lodge building, modifications to existing main vehicular entrance along with new gates and stone screen walls. The provision of all associated works, internal service roads and two molloy precast awsaflow or similar, wastewater treatment systems and polishing filters, one to serve the main house and yard and the second to serve the gate lodge - permission for alterations (pl. Ref: 23/480): approved alterations to include: revision to site boundaries, revisions to the approved refurbishment and part single part two storey extension to the existing house to include kitchen, dinnig, living area, gym, swimming pool, storage and bathrooms with bedroom accommodation overhead, revisions to the gate lodge building approved works including revisions to the extension to accommodate kitchen, dining, living area, store and bathroom and associated site works

Land-use zoning

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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 received9 October 2025
  2. Decision due3 December 2025
  3. Decision issued2 December 2025
  4. Permission expiry9 November 2027

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