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Moygaddy, Co. Meath

Construction of a large-scale residential development of 757 homes, a creche, retail unit, and community hall.

2697 · Meath County Council · Lodged 31 March 2026

Reference
2697
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
PERMISSION
Received
31 March 2026
Residential units
757
Floor area
87000 m²

Summary

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This Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) on a 37.3ha site consists of 757 dwellings, comprising 523 houses, 100 duplexes, and 134 apartments. The scheme also includes a retail unit, creche, community hall, playing pitch, and road infrastructure.

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Official record

Development description

  • Permission for a large-scale residential development - permission for a large-scale residential development (lrd) at this site at moygaddy, county meath. The application site, of c. 37.3ha, is located in the townland of moygaddy, and is bounded by the river rye to the south, agricultural lands to the west and north and north-east, and carton demesne to the east. The proposed development will consist of the construction of a residential development, which is identified under the maynooth and environs joint local area plan 2025-2031, ranging in height from 1- to 5-storeys to accommodate 757 no. Residential dwellings (523 no. Houses, 100 no. Duplex units and 134 no. Apartments), a retail unit, a creche, a community hall/scout den, a playing pitch, a wastewater pumping station, public open space, and the north-eastern maynooth outer orbital route (moor). The site will accommodate 1,055 total no. Car parking spaces, 1,222 total no. Cycle parking spaces, pedestrian/ cycle links, road connectivity enhancements, services and plant areas. Landscaping will include significant public open space provision and communal amenity areas. The proposed development consists of
  • The construction of 757 no. New residential dwellings consisting of 523 no. Houses, 100 no. Duplex units and 134 no. Apartment units set out follows
  • 458 no. 2-storey houses (consisting of 231 no. 2-beds, and 227 no. 3-beds)
  • 51 no. 3-storey houses (consisting of 51 no. 4-beds)
  • 14 no. Single-storey later living units (consisting of 8 no. 1-beds, and 6 no. 2-beds)
  • 100 no. Duplex units in 3-storey blocks (consisting of 32 no. 3-bed 2-storey duplex units over 32 no. 1-bed ground floor apartments, and 18 no. 2-bed 2-storey duplex units over 18 no. 1-bed ground floor apartments); and
  • 134 no. Apartments across 3 no. Blocks (consisting of 23 no. 1-bed studio units, 74 no. 1-bed units and 37 no. 2-bed units) with balconies on all elevations, green roofs and external communal amenity spaces
  • Construction of 1 no. Retail unit (c. 361sq. M) at ground floor level located within apartment block b
  • Provision of a creche (c. 702 sq. M), a community hall/scout den (c. 221 sq. M), and a playing pitch (130m x 80m) to the west of the site
  • Construction of the north-eastern maynooth outer orbital route (moor) including: - a. Vehicular carriageways with turning lanes/painted medians; - b. 5 no. Signalised junctions (including a junction with the existing moyglare road (l

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

H1 - High AmenityHA
“High Amenity”

National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape

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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Key dates

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  1. Application received31 March 2026
  2. Further information requested25 May 2026

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