Unit NE8 Navan Town Centre, Kennedy Road Navan, Co. Meath
Splitting an existing retail unit into three new units for café, restaurant, and office use.
2560778 · Meath County Council · Lodged 24 July 2025
- Reference
- 2560778
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves splitting an existing retail unit in Navan Town Centre into three separate units. This includes a change of use to create two café/restaurant units and one office unit, alongside modifications to the façade for new entrances.
- Floor area
- 1,141 m²
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
Split of existing retail unit ne8 at navan town centre into 3no. Units with associated change of use as follows: proposed unit ne8/a (77sqm gfa) for café/restaurant use, proposed unit ne8/b (337sqm gfa) for café/restaurant and proposed unit ne8/c (727sqm gfa) for office use, with associated modifications to façade to provide new entrances to the units and remove opacified glass at existing window system.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Medges Lane, Navan Meath, Meath | Mar 2026 | €100,000 | 160 m |
| Sandymount, Abbey Rd, Navan | Jun 2026 | €238,000 | 163 m |
| 17 Distillery Quay, Navan, Co. Meath | Mar 2025 | €90,000 | 228 m |
| 19 Distillery Quay, Navan, Co Meath | Mar 2025 | €90,000 | 228 m |
| 14 Distillery Quay, Navan, Co Meath | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 228 m |
| Apt 8, Distillery Quay, Mill Lane Navan | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 228 m |
| 17 Blackwater Heights, Abbeylands, Navan | Jan 2025 | €255,000 | 260 m |
| Apartment 19, Blackwater Heights, Abbeylands Navan | May 2025 | €250,000 | 262 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 received24 July 2025
In the area
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