5 Moate Road, Main Street, Ratoath Co. Meath
Conversion of a first-floor hair salon into a studio apartment and subdivision of a ground-floor commercial unit into two smaller units.
2560978 · Meath County Council · Lodged 15 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560978
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting an existing first-floor hair salon at the rear of the property into a studio apartment. Additionally, the vacant ground-floor commercial unit at the front will be subdivided into two smaller commercial units. Sanitary facilities will be installed in both new commercial units.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of the conversion of the existing first floor hair salon to the rear of the property to a studio apartment and the subdivision of the existing vacant ground-floor commercial unit to the front of the property to two smaller commercial units, with the installation of sanitary facilities in the two new commercial units and all associated site works
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Meadow Court, Main St, Ratoath | Nov 2025 | €310,000 | 21 m |
| 11 Moatlands, Ratoath, Meath | Apr 2025 | €380,000 | 37 m |
| 8 Wellfield Road, Ratoathprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €393,575 | 39 m |
| 10 Wellfield Road, Ratoathprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €400,811 | 39 m |
| 4 Ashbrook, Ratoathprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €510,132 | 39 m |
| 11 Brook Field, Curragh Road, Ratoathprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €396,476 | 39 m |
| 6 Wellfield Road, Ratoathprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €400,881 | 39 m |
| 7 Wellfield Road, Ratoathprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €400,881 | 39 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 received15 September 2025
- Further information requested7 November 2025
- Further information received9 January 2026
- Decision due5 February 2026
- Decision issued28 January 2026
- Grant issued12 March 2026
- Permission expiry11 March 2031
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