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Lands known as the ‘Frontlands’ located to the south-west of Kells Town Centre to the west of Bective Road and also including the junction of Bective Street and Bective Road Kells Co. Meath., The main development site is bounded to the southeast by

Construction of 116 residential units and a crèche in Kells.

2660527 · Meath County Council · Lodged 6 May 2026

Reference: 2660527
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 May 2026
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 14651 m²

Summary

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This Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) proposal consists of 116 homes, comprising 92 houses and 24 apartments across two four-storey blocks. The development will also include a single-storey stand-alone crèche building.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a large-scale residential development - permission for a large-scale residential development (lrd) on this site of c. 4.95 ha (gross) at lands known as the ‘frontlands’, located to the south-west of kells town centre, to the west of bective road, and also including the junction of bective street and bective road, kells, co. Meath. The main development site is bounded to the southeast by westfield residential estate, to the southwest by balrath wood estate, and to the west and north by greenfield lands. The proposed development will consist of 116 no. Residential units (24 no. 1-bed, 19 no. 2-bed, 67 no. 3-bed and 6 no. 4-bed) and a crèche. The residential mix will comprise 92 no. Houses (19 no. 2-bed, 67 no. 3-bed and 6 no. 4-bed) and 24 no. Apartments (24 no. 1-bed). The development will include 2 no. , 4-storey apartment blocks. Housing units will range from 2 to 2 ½ storeys in height and include a mix of semi-detached and terraced dwellings. The crèche will be a single-storey stand-alone building (c. 151 sq. M), with associated open space, car parking and a dedicated set-down area. All residential units will be provided with private amenity space in the form of balconies or gardens. The development will also include public open spaces including a public park located to the north of the site. The development will also include the construction of the first section of the new distributor road (as permitted under part 10 application pl17.304799), including the provision of a signal-controlled junction at bective street and associated alterations to the bective street/bective road junction, including the realignment of bective road along the southern frontage of the hse building, as facilitated by a revision to the application red line boundary. The proposed development will be served by a single vehicular access road from the new distributor road section as well as additional pedestrian access points. The development will also include all associated site development works, including 227 no. Car parking spaces and 40 no. Cycle parking spaces; public, communal and private open space; landscaping; boundary treatments; waste management and cycle storage areas; a foul water pumping station; underground attenuation; and all associated services and infrastructure, including connection to the uisce éireann network

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
24 Westfield, Bective St, Kells	Sept 2025	€302,000	169 m
36 Westfield, Kells, Meath	Oct 2025	€380,000	185 m
13 Westfield, Bective St, Kells	Apr 2025	€300,000	262 m
1 Westfield Drive, Bective Street, Kellsprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€396,475	338 m
Bective Street, Kells, Co. Meath	Mar 2026	€220,000	343 m
15a Balrath Wood, Kells, Co Meath	Apr 2026	€265,000	362 m
Apt 15, Balrath Wood, Kells	Mar 2026	€235,500	363 m
5 Tobar Ban, Oldcastle Rd, Kells	Aug 2025	€280,000	413 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 received6 May 2026

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