GrantedHousing estateDecided 4 December 2025

Main Street R125 Ballybin Road, Ratoath, Co Meath

Amendments to a previously permitted large-scale residential and creche development.

2561104 · Meath County Council · Lodged 14 October 2025

Reference: 2561104
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 October 2025
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 556 m²

Summary

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The applicant is seeking amendments to a permitted Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) on a 5.48-hectare site. The proposed changes are limited to a 0.37-hectare portion of the site located near the realigned Ballybin Road.

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Official record

Development description

Amendments to the ‘large-scale residential development’ (lrd) permitted at a site under reg. Ref. 24/60487 / abp ref. 321753-25. The lrd site has a total area of 5.48 hectares and is principally located at. The total site contains a permitted residential and creche development site with an area of 3.66 hectares (bisected by a proposed realigned ballybin road) and a permitted infrastructural development site with an area of 1.82 hectares (principally for road and related works, water services and open space amalgamation). The site is generally bound by: fox lodge woods and fox lodge manor to the west and north; existing agricultural lands and residential development to the north and east; existing ballybin road and moulden bridge to the east; and main street/r125 and jamestown road/l1016 to the south. The site also incorporates parts of: the existing ballybin road (north and west of moulden bridge), main street/r125, jamestown road/l1016 and green open space in fox lodge manor. The proposed amendments are limited to a 0.37-hectare portion of the lrd site, located between the permitted realigned ballybin road (west and north), greenway (i. E. Existing ballybin road, east) and main street/r125 (south). Development description: the proposed development principally consists of amendments to the design of 2 no. Permitted houses (specifically types x1 and x2). The permitted part-1-/part-2-storey (with habitable attic), 5-bedroom x1 house (225.4 sq m) is to be amended as a part-1-/part-2-storey, 4-bedroom house (278 sq m). The permitted part-1-/part-2-storey (with habitable attic), 4-bedroom x2 house (225.4 sq m) is to be amended as a part-1-/part-2-storey, 5-bedroom house (278 sq m). The amendments involve changes to the houses’ external and internal designs and layouts. Other proposed amendments include: associated changes to the site layout and landscaping to accommodate the above house changes; changes to the permitted boundary treatments enclosing and between the 2 no. Houses; alterations to the permitted vehicular entrances serving the 2 no. Houses; and all other associated site and development works above and below ground to facilitate the amendments. (note: details below for floor areas, unit types, car parking, etc. Relate to the proposed units subject to this amendment. )

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
91 Moulden Bridge, Ratoath, Meath	Dec 2025	€315,000	120 m
85 Fox Lodge Manor, Ratoath, Meath	Feb 2026	€438,000	229 m
4 The Crescent, Foxlodge Woods, Ratoath	Mar 2026	€775,000	243 m
7 Moulden Bridge, Ratoath, Meath	Aug 2025	€751,000	308 m
14 The Crescent, Foxlodge Woods, Ratoath	Jun 2026	€700,000	321 m
23 The Lane, Foxlodge Woods, Ratoathnot full market price	May 2025	€247,038	327 m
51 The Lane, Fox Lodge Woods, Ratoath	Jan 2025	€335,000	329 m
Main Road, Ratoath, County Meath	Aug 2025	€24,198	341 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

Timeline

Application received14 October 2025
Decision due8 December 2025
Decision issued4 December 2025
Grant issued27 January 2026
Permission expiry26 January 2031

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