Newtown, Trim, Co. Meath
Retention of a coffee and food takeaway area at a pub car park in Trim.
2552 · Meath County Council · Lodged 31 March 2025
- Reference
- 2552
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 31 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought to change the use of a pub car park yard to a coffee and food sales area. This includes retaining a portacabin for takeaway use, a metal storage shed, and outdoor bench seating.
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 the change of use of lands from public house car park yard, ancillary to marcie regans pub to an area for the sale of coffee and food stuffs including ancillary outdoor bench seating. The development will also consist of the retention of a portacabin for use as a coffee takeaway including a metal shed as a storage container, together with connections to all existing services including all ancillary site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“High Amenity”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Newtown Abbey, Trim, Meath | Apr 2026 | €580,000 | 170 m |
| 2 Steeple Manor, Trim, Meath | Jul 2025 | €685,000 | 385 m |
| 8 St Johns, Trim, Meath | May 2025 | €460,000 | 427 m |
| 26 Victorine Abbey, Trim, Meath | May 2026 | €257,000 | 428 m |
| 29 Cluain Ri, Trim, Meath | Jul 2025 | €555,000 | 445 m |
| 64 Victorine Abbey, Dublin Rd, Trim | May 2026 | €400,000 | 459 m |
| 30 Gort Na Ri, Navan Rd, Trimnot full market price | Feb 2026 | €130,000 | 470 m |
| 18 Cluain Ri, Trim, Meath | Sept 2025 | €540,000 | 478 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 received31 March 2025
- Further information requested22 May 2025
- Further information received21 November 2025
- Decision due18 December 2025
- Decision issued12 December 2025
- Grant issued3 February 2026
- Permission expiry2 February 2029
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