Farrell Street, Kells, Co. Meath
Conversion of a premises in Kells to extend an existing takeaway, build a first-floor apartment, and install a new shopfront.
KA180925 · Meath County Council · Lodged 16 August 2018
- Reference
- KA180925
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to convert and reconstruct an existing premises to extend an adjoining takeaway food facility. The project includes storage facilities, a new first-floor apartment, a new shopfront, and facade revisions within the Kells Architectural Conservation Area.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Conversion and reconstruction of an existing premises, to extend an existing take away food facility located in the adjoined property to the south west, including the provision of storage facilities, construct an apartment on the first floor level, construct a new shop front and revisions to the existing facade including all works ancillary to the overall development. The site is located in the architectural conservation area of kells
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Commercial Town or Village Centre”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farrell St, Kells, Meath | Jul 2025 | €245,000 | 18 m |
| Farrell St, Kells, Meath | Mar 2025 | €245,000 | 18 m |
| 3 Farrell Street, Kells, Co Meath | Feb 2025 | €280,000 | 25 m |
| 5 Suffolk Street, Kells, Co Meath | Dec 2025 | €155,000 | 118 m |
| 2 Suffolk St, Kells, Meath | Apr 2026 | €148,000 | 130 m |
| 15 Upper Courtyard, Headfort Demesne, Kells | May 2025 | €260,000 | 174 m |
| Ballynamona, Carnaross, Kells | Mar 2025 | €170,000 | 174 m |
| Johnstown, Kilskyre, Kells | May 2025 | €295,126 | 174 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 August 2018
- Further information received3 April 2019
- Decision due30 April 2019
- Decision issued29 April 2019
- Grant issued11 June 2019
- Permission expiry10 June 2024
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