Awaiting decisionHousing estate

Townparks, Kells, Co. Meath

Extension of duration for a large mixed-use town centre development in Kells.

KA191642 · Meath County Council · Lodged 3 December 2019

Reference: KA191642
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Withdrawn
Type: EXTENSION OF DURATION
Received: 3 December 2019
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 1 m²

Summary

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This application seeks to extend planning permission for a major 7.86-hectare development. The scheme includes 199 residential units, 15,833 square meters of retail and commercial space, a crèche, and 961 parking spaces.

Housing estateextension of durationmixed useretailcreche

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Official record

Development description

Extension of duration of planning permission kt800014 - a mixed use town centre development comprising of retail, residential, commercial, creche, civic space and ancillary and associated uses on a site of c7.86 hectares (c19.42 acres). A 10 year planning permission is sought. The total development comprises of 199 no. Residential units, 15,833 sq m of retail and commercial uses and a total of 961 no car parking spaces (being 264 no surface, 697 no contained spaces) and a total of 224 no cycle spaces, the site is bounded to the north by established development fronting to kenlis place and headfort place, to the west by established development fronting to bective street and farrell street, to the east by playing fields associated with the secondary school, and to the south by undeveloped zoned lands. The development will be accessed from a new vehicular and pedestrian entrance from bective street and farrell street to facilitate the entrance the proposal includes works to the junction of suffolk street, farrell st & bective st. A new street will be created aligned generally east to west from this entrance. Building 1 consists of 4 storey building containing a crèche of 435.9 sq m gross floor area, 2 no retail units ground floor level (combined gross retail floor area 422.9 sq m) and 6 no office units at first, second & third floor levels with a combined net floor space of 1,662.3 sq m. Buildings 2 and 3 are both 3 storeys in height each consist of 24 no 2 bedroom apartments. Building 4 is 4 storey in height which consists of 22 no apartments (8 no 3 bedroom, 8 no 2 bedroom and 6 no 1 bedroom apartments), 52 sq m of common storage area provided at ground floor level. Building 5 is a 4 storey over basement in height and accommodates 12 no retail units with a combined gross floor area of 1,339 sq m at ground floor level and 42 no apartments at first , second and third floor levels (being 14 no 1 bedroom, 22 no 2 bedroom and 6 no 3 bedroom apartments). Parking for 64 cars and bin storage (45sqm) is provided at basement level. Building 6 is 2 storey over basement in height and consists of 40 no car parking spaces and 60 sq m of bin storage at basement level, 7 no retail units at ground floor level that have a gross floor area of 1,737sq m, 26 no residential units at first floor level (being 4 no 1 bed units and 22 no 2 bed units)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

C1 - Mixed UseRE

“Mixed Use”

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
3 Farrell Street, Kells, Co Meath	Feb 2025	€280,000	144 m
Farrell St, Kells, Meath	Mar 2025	€245,000	146 m
Farrell St, Kells, Meath	Jul 2025	€245,000	146 m
Bective Street, Kells, Co. Meath	Mar 2026	€220,000	204 m
5 Suffolk Street, Kells, Co Meath	Dec 2025	€155,000	271 m
2 Suffolk St, Kells, Meath	Apr 2026	€148,000	286 m
Ballynamona, Carnaross, Kells	Mar 2025	€170,000	300 m
15 Upper Courtyard, Headfort Demesne, Kells	May 2025	€260,000	300 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.

Key dates

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Application received3 December 2019
Further information requested4 February 2020
Application withdrawn13 May 2020

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