At Lands Killeen Castle, Dunsany, Co Meath.
Amendments to a permitted housing development of 25 homes at Killeen Castle.
2561308 · Meath County Council · Lodged 1 December 2025
- Reference
- 2561308
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 December 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 8870 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of minor amendments to 25 permitted houses and plots. Changes include adjusting site boundaries, reducing plot sizes, reconfiguring layouts, and adding one dwelling in lieu of another across multiple sectors of the estate.
- Storeys
- 2
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
- The proposed development consists of minor amendments to 25no. Houses/house plots permitted under reg. Ref. 23/1139 and amended by reg. Ref. 25/60256 at nos. 1-15 the orchards, nos. 1-7 the abbey, gate lodges nos. 3-5, and no. 8 the oakwood, so as now to consist of
- Development comprising of the reduction of plot size and adjustment to the site boundaries and position of houses at nos. 1-7 the abbey, involving the omission of the two southern most plots (nos 6 & 7 the abbey) and the reconfiguration of plots so as now to result in 3 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey houses, and 3no. 5 bedroom 2 storey houses each with garages (4 no. Are detached garages and 2 no. Are attached garages) at nos. 1
- 6 the abbey
- The adjustment to the boundary treatment and position of houses at nos. 1
- 5 the orchards, adjustment to the plot size and to the site boundaries and position of houses at nos. 6-14 the orchards, together with the inclusion of an additional dwelling (in lieu of no. 7 the abbey) so as now to result in 6no. 4 bedroom 2 storey houses and 9no. 5 bedroom 2 storey houses at no. 1
- 15 the orchards, each with garages (9 no. Are detached garages and 6 no. Are attached garages)
- The reduction of plot size and adjustment to the site boundaries and minor change of house type at no. 8 the oakwood so as now to provide 1 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey house (from house type b to house type d), together with a detached garage
- The minor adjustment to the boundary treatment, plot size and minor change of house type at nos. 3
- 5 gate lodges so as now to result in 3no. 5 bedroom 2 storey houses at no. 3
- 5 gate lodges, each with garages (3no. Are detached garages)
- All associated landscape and site development works. There is no change to the number of dwellings permitted at killeen as a result of this planning application. The vehicular access is as otherwise permitted via the internal road network and 2no. Main entrances to killeen castle demesne along the killeen road/l2208
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Tourism”
Objective set by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (Variation 02 - Made on 13/05/2024) (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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Timeline
- Application received1 December 2025
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