The Square, Bettystown, Co. Meath
Conversion of a vacant pub into nine apartments in Bettystown.
LB200367 · Meath County Council · Lodged 19 March 2020
- Reference
- LB200367
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 March 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a vacant public house into nine residential apartments, with four on the ground floor and five on the first floor. The plans include minor elevational changes, private and communal amenity spaces, and bin storage.
- Residential units
- 9
- Storeys
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The change of use of the existent vacant building from a public house to residential apartments, comprising 4 number apartments at ground floor and 5 no apartments at first floor level. (9 apartments in total). To include minor changes to the elevations, internal, private amenity space, bin storage areas and external communal amenity space including all associated site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 14 April 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 8 May 2024.
Notified floor area: 691 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Strand View, Bettystown, Meath | Jun 2025 | €275,000 | 31 m |
| Apartment 317, An Buióg, Bettystown Town Centreprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €202,643 | 38 m |
| 311 An Buiog The Town Centre, Bettystownprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €275,000 | 38 m |
| 4 Strand View, Bettystown, Meath | Feb 2025 | €315,000 | 65 m |
| 29 The Anchorage, Bettystown, Meath | Mar 2026 | €262,000 | 134 m |
| 65 The Anchorage, Bettystown, Meath | Mar 2025 | €265,000 | 143 m |
| Seapoint, Termonfeckin, Drogheda | Apr 2025 | €530,000 | 162 m |
| 41 The Anchorage, Bettystown, Meathnot full market price | Apr 2025 | €80,000 | 167 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 received19 March 2020
- Further information requested26 June 2020
- Further information received29 July 2020
- Decision due16 September 2020
- Decision issued15 September 2020
- Grant issued4 November 2020
- Permission expiry3 November 2025
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