Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 20 February 2020

Block G, Bettystown Town Centre, Bettystown Co. Meath

Change of approved retail space to a medical health centre in Bettystown.

LB191779 · Meath County Council · Lodged 20 December 2019

Reference
LB191779
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
20 December 2019

Summary

AI-generated

The application seeks to change the approved retail use of 691 sq.m at ground floor level to a medical health centre. This includes consulting rooms, waiting areas, offices, and an additional fifty car parking spaces at surface and basement levels.

Change of usemedicalretailparking
Storeys
4
Floor area
691 m²

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Official record

Development description

Change to the approved retail use (691sq. M) at ground floor level to approved medical health centre in block g1, being an extension of the area previously approved (reg. Ref:lb/170287) to include consulting rooms, waiting areas, offices, storage areas, and circulation areas. A further fifty car parking spaces - on top of the fifty car parking spaces already allocated to the centre - will be provided at surface level (ten car parking spaces) and basement level (forty car parking spaces). Planning permission also sought for changes to approved elevations and site development works. (this planning application is a variation of the original approved development at ground floor level, i. E. Mixed use four storey block with roof terrace over basement car park and storage area. (reg. Ref: fs7190)

The historical record

How change-of-use applications have been decided in Meath County Council

89% granted

of 532 change-of-use applications granted, refused or part-granted by Meath County Council, 2016–2026.

The same category nationally
88%14,584
All categories in Meath County Council
87%13,083

These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

B1 - Commercial Town or Village CentreUC
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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
306 An Dunnog, Bettystown, MeathNov 2025€235,0003 m
312 An Dunnog, Bettystown Town Centre, BettystownJun 2025€205,0003 m
Apartment 403 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, Bettystownprice excludes VATJun 2026€280,00010 m
306 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, BettystownNov 2025€210,00041 m
401 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, BettystownNov 2025€282,00041 m
308 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, BettystownFeb 2026€240,00041 m
309 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, BettystownOct 2025€227,00041 m
304 An Buiog, Bettystown Town Centre, BettystownDec 2025€236,00041 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

Timeline

  1. Application received20 December 2019
  2. Decision due22 February 2020
  3. Decision issued20 February 2020
  4. Grant issued3 April 2020
  5. Permission expiry2 April 2025

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