Lands to the east of the M1 motorway and west of the Rathmullan Road, Oldbridge Drogheda, Co. Meath
Demolition of farm buildings and construction of a 249-unit residential development in Drogheda.
2560940 · Meath County Council · Lodged 5 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560940
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 September 2025
- Residential units
- 249
- Floor area
- 30620 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis large-scale residential development (LRD) involves the demolition of existing farm structures and the construction of 170 houses, 32 duplex units, and 47 apartments. The plans also include a three-storey creche, a new vehicular entrance off Rathmullan Road, and associated infrastructure.
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Official record
Development description
(i) demolition/removal of all existing farm buildings/structures and associated hard standing on site; (ii) construction of a large-scale residential development (lrd) of 249 no. Units comprising 170 no. Two-storey houses (including 37 no. Two-bedroom houses, 111 no. Three-bedroom houses and 22 no. Four-bedroom houses), 16 no. Three-storey duplex buildings (accommodating 16 no. One-bedroom and 16 no. Two-bedroom units) and a mix of 8 no. Three-storey and 3 no. Four-storey apartments blocks accommodating a total of 22 no. One-bedroom and 25 no. Two-bedroom apartments); (iii) construction of a new vehicular entrance and access road off rathmullan road with associated junction works and associated internal access road network with pedestrian and cyclist infrastructure; (iv) provision of a three-storey creche facility (411sq. M) with external play areas at ground and second floor levels and vehicular/bicycle parking area; and, (v) all ancillary site and infrastructural works, inclusive of removal of existing vehicular entrances, general landscaping and public open space provision, vehicular parking provision (396 no. Spaces in total), bicycle parking, boundary treatments, foul/surface water drainage, attenuation areas, provision of a pumping station and provision of an esb substation, as necessary to facilitate the proposed development. Each house will be served by vehicular parking to the front and private amenity space in the form of a rear garden. Each duplex building will be served by vehicular parking to the front and private amenity space in the form of balcony/terrace spaces to the rear. Each apartment block will have shared access to adjoining car parking bays with communal amenity space and bicycle/bin stores provided to the rear and each apartment will be provided with private amenity space in the form of a balcony or terrace. The development includes provision of a landscaped area of public open space to the north of the site, with 2 no. Pedestrian/cyclist connections (via the northern/eastern site boundaries) to rathmullan road which will be subsequently ceded to meath county council. The application is accompanied by a natura impact statement (nis) and an environmental impact assessment report (eiar). Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 The Square, Riverbank, Drogheda | Mar 2026 | €140,000 | 196 m |
| 32 The Square, Riverbank, Drogheda | Aug 2025 | €255,000 | 196 m |
| 28 The Square, Riverbank, Rathmullan Rd Drogheda | Aug 2025 | €245,000 | 212 m |
| 2 The Square, Riverbank, Drogheda | Feb 2026 | €325,000 | 236 m |
| 21 Green Hills, Drogheda, Louth | Oct 2025 | €170,000 | 280 m |
| 9 The View, Oldbridge Manor, Rathmullen | May 2026 | €423,000 | 306 m |
| 13 The View, Oldbridge Manor, Drogheda | Jan 2026 | €427,000 | 330 m |
| 32 The Green, Riverbank, Drogheda | Feb 2025 | €324,000 | 347 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 received5 September 2025
- Further information requested30 October 2025
- Further information received19 January 2026
- Decision due15 March 2026
- Decision issued12 March 2026
- Appeal submitted8 April 2026
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