Awaiting decisionHousing estate

At a site of c. 2.65 hectares bounded by ‘The Belfry’ to the north the rear of dwellings on the Kildalkey Road to the south Talbot Court/Butterstream Gardens to the east and agricultural lands to the west at Athboy Road, Trim, Co. Meath.

Construction of 85 residential units, including 73 houses and 12 apartments.

2560850 · Meath County Council · Lodged 13 August 2025

Reference: 2560850
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 August 2025
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 9141.8 m²

Summary

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The development on a 2.65-hectare site consists of 85 residential units. This includes 73 two-storey houses and 12 apartments/duplexes in a three-storey building, alongside public open space and vehicular access.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of: a) the construction of 85 no. Residential dwellings comprising: 73 no. Houses (6 no. 2 bedroom dwellings, 64 no. 3 bedroom dwellings and 3 no. 4 bedroom houses [all 2 storey]) and 12 no. Apartments/duplex apartments in 1 no. 3 storey building (comprising 6 no. Ground floor 1-bedroom apartments and 6 no. 3-bedroom duplex units above - all apartments/duplex units to include terrace/private amenity space); b) vehicular/pedestrian access from the athboy road (r154) via internal roads within ‘the belfry’ to include associated works, along with temporary construction access from the adjoining agricultural lands to the west from the athboy road; c) the provision of 161 no. Surface resident car parking spaces (including visitor/ev) as well as bicycle storage for apartments (24 no. In 2 no. Single storey structures) and terraced houses in secure shelters to their front curtilage (totalling 90 no. Spaces); internal road and shared surface networks including pedestrian paths; d) provision of c. 0.491 ha of public open space centrally within the site to integrate with the existing open space to the north (to include associated works) within the belfry as well as the provision of an outdoor play area and landscaped planting; e) provision of foul and surface water drainage (attenuation areas) as well as bin stores; public lighting and all associated landscaping and boundary treatment works, site development and infrastructural works, esb substations, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development. A natura impact statement has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

A1 - Existing ResidentialRS

“Existing 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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
49 The Belfry, Athboy Road, Trimnot full market price	May 2026	€330,000	137 m
91 The Belfry, Athboy Rd, Trim	Jun 2026	€350,000	169 m
94 The Belfry, Athboy Rd, Trim	Sept 2025	€398,000	171 m
82 The Belfry, Athboy Rd, Meath	Dec 2025	€355,000	197 m
81 The Belfry, Trim, Meath	May 2026	€345,000	202 m
8 The Belfry, Athboy Rd, Trim	Mar 2025	€385,000	244 m
44 Butterstream Manor, Trim, Meath	Dec 2025	€385,000	250 m
38 Butterstream Manor, Trim, Meath	Apr 2026	€455,000	282 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.

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Application received13 August 2025

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