GrantedApartmentsDecided 8 May 2025

Drumree Road Readsland, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath

Amendments to a permitted apartment block in Dunshaughlin, reducing it from five storeys to four.

2560259 · Meath County Council · Lodged 14 March 2025

Reference: 2560259
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 March 2025
Residential units: 34
Floor area: 3366 m²

Summary

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The proposed amendments to a consented scheme relate to Block 1, reducing the building height from five storeys to four. The changes reduce the unit count from 35 to 34 apartments and include a new standalone bin store.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Proposed amendments to consented residential development (mcc reg. Ref. 23527) at a site at drumree road, readsland, dunshaughlin, co. Meath. The site lies generally to the south of the existing dún ríoga housing development, and is bounded to the north by the existing dún ríoga residential estate; to the east by dunshaughlin gaelic grounds; to the west by the r125 dunshaughlin link road and to the south by lands currently in agricultural use. The proposed amendments to the consented scheme relate to the apartment building (block 1), within that part of the site measuring c. 0.34 hectares adjacent to the r125 dunshaughlin link road, and comprise
Omission of the 4th (top) floor, resulting in a reduction in building height from a permitted 5-storey to a proposed 4-storey apartment building
Reduction from consented 35no. Apartment units (14no. 1-bed, 16no. 2-bed and 5no. 3-bed units) to proposed 34no. Apartment units (12no. 1-bed and 22no. 2-bed), with provision of an additional stair and lift core and building entrances, and ancillary individual balconies on all building elevations
New standalone bin store (c. 36.3 sq m) to the west of revised block
Localised adjustment to associated and ancillary site and landscape works, including: c. 7 sq m reduction in public open space and c. 28 sq m reduction in communal open space; omission of 1no. Car parking space and addition of 1no. Disabled car parking space; and, omission of 7no. Bicycle parking spaces. All other consented development, including the 27no. Houses, new 4-arm roundabout junction on the r125 dunshaughlin link road and dun rioga avenue, and wider associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and boundary treatment works, remain unchanged under mcc reg. Ref. 23527

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
11 Dun Rioga, Dunshaughlin, Meath	May 2026	€470,000	74 m
3 D�n R�oga Grove, Drumree Road, Dunshaughlin	Aug 2025	€420,000	153 m
5 Dun Rioga Avenue, Dun Rioga, Drumree Road	Apr 2025	€237,500	209 m
12 D�n Rioga Crescent, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath	May 2025	€420,000	330 m
1 Dun Rioga Crescent, Dunshaughlin, Co Meath	May 2026	€511,000	333 m
9 Dun Rioga Crescent, Dun Rioga, Drumree Road	May 2025	€440,000	349 m
15 The Meadows, Supple Park, Dunshaughlinprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€343,612	359 m
Apartment 14 The Meadows, Supple Park, Dunshaughlinprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€312,775	371 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

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Application received14 March 2025
Decision due8 May 2025
Decision issued8 May 2025
Grant issued18 June 2025
Permission expiry17 June 2030

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