Maperath Farm, Kells, Co. Meath
Development of a new food history tourism attraction in Kells.
KA160405 · Meath County Council · Lodged 26 April 2016
- Reference
- KA160405
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves creating a new tourism attraction based on Ireland's food history. It includes building a single-storey entrance building with visitor toilets, a domed grass roof structure over an existing basement, and visitor parking.
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Official record
Development description
Development will consist of the provision of a new tourism attraction based around ireland's 5000 years of food history in connecton with ireland's ancient east. This will include for the construction of a single-storey entrance building containing visitor sanitary facilities and the construction of a domed grass roof structure above an existing basement. The development will also provide for visitor parking, landscaping works and all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Rural Area”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dulane, Kells, Meath | May 2025 | €425,000 | 190 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received26 April 2016
- Decision due20 June 2016
- Decision issued15 June 2016
- Grant issued28 July 2016
- Permission expiry26 July 2026
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