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4.14 Ha site fronting New Road (R156) Summerhill Co. Meath., The site is generally bound to the north by New Road (R156) to the south by greenfield lands, to the east by properties fronting New Road (R156) and greenfield lands and to the west by Kn

Construction of a retirement and assisted care village including a 95-bed nursing home and 55 residential units.

2660696 · Meath County Council · Lodged 5 June 2026

Reference: 2660696
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 5 June 2026

Summary

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The development will consist of a two-storey nursing home, a staff accommodation building with 12 units, 25 single-storey assisted living units, 15 retirement homes, and 3 respite care homes. The project also includes a new vehicular access, 105 car parking spaces, solar panels, and a wastewater pumping station.

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Residential units: 55
Storeys: 2
Floor area: 5,358 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of: the construction of an integrated retirement and assisted care development comprising a 2 no. Storey nursing home (4,710 sq m) with 95 no. Bedspaces; a 2 no. Storey staff accommodation building (648 sq m) comprising 12 no. Units (8 no. Studio units, 2 no. One bed units and 2 no. Two bed units); 25 no. 1 no. Storey later living / assisted living units (9 no. One bed units and 16 no. Two bed units); 15 no. Part 1 no. – part 2 no. Storey three bed retirement homes; and 3 no. Part 1 no. – part 2 no. Storey three bed respite care homes. The development will also consist of: the modification and upgrade of the existing vehicular access / egress at new road (r156); the provision of a footpath along part of the site boundary on new road (r156) and pedestrian crossing thereat; internal roads and footpaths; 105 no. Car parking spaces; a setdown area; bicycle parking; bin storage; a wastewater pumping station; solar panels; hard and soft landscaping; ancillary allotments; boundary treatments; public lighting; signage; and all other associated site and development works above and below ground. A natura impact staement has been prepared in resecpt of the proposed development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

G1 - Community InfrastructureCI

“Community Infrastructure”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
New Rd Clondoogan, Summerhill, Meath	May 2025	€440,000	294 m
2 Castle Lawns, Summerhill, Meath	Apr 2025	€150,000	460 m
4 Talbot Green, Summerhill, Co Meathprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€303,965	464 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 received5 June 2026

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