GrantedCommercialDecided 27 July 2018

Balmoral Estate, Kells Road, Navan Co. Meath

Demolition of warehouses to build a six-storey mixed-use building with a discount food store, offices, and medical space.

NA171476 · Meath County Council · Lodged 19 December 2017

Reference: NA171476
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 December 2017

Summary

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The proposed development involves the demolition of existing warehouse buildings and the construction of a six-storey mixed-use building over a basement. It will feature a discount food store at ground level, a retail unit, and extensive office or medical floor space, supported by surface and basement parking.

Commercialretailofficemedicaldemolition

Storeys: 6

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Development description

The proposed development will consist of: demolition of existing single and two storey warehouse buildings within the western portion of the site; construction of a 6 no. Storey mixed use building over basement (with rooftop plant at fifth floor level) to include setbacks and accessible terraces (eastern elevation) at first and fifth floor levels: provision of a discount food store (to include off-licence use) with a gross floor area of c. 1,695 sq. M (net retail area 1,140 sq. M) at ground floor level to include all ancillary areas; provision of a 135 sq. M retail unit at first floor level (south) and circa 5,412 sq. M of office/medical floor space from first to fifth floors; provision of external plant enclosures (western elevation) at ground floor level; landscaped surface car park (90 no. Car parking spaces) to serve the proposed discount food store (including 1 no. Set down space), 70 no. Bicycle parking spaces, goods delivery/reception area; provision of a basement car park to serve the medical/office uses (incluing plant room/ancillary areas and 120 no. Car parking spaces); reconfiguration of internal road and provision of ramp to basement of proposed development; upgrades to the existing footpath along kells road and provision of a landscape plaza area at the junction of the kells road and the existing access road to balmoral industrial estate; provision of 7 sq. M of illuminated signage located on the northern and eastern elevation including a 42 sq. M totem sign located at the main entrance of the site; all associated and ancillary site development and landscaping works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on applcation

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
43 Dean Cogan Place, Kells Rd, Navan	Oct 2025	€300,000	105 m
32 Dean Cogan Place, Navan, Meath	Oct 2025	€254,000	129 m
31 Dean Cogan Place, Navan, Co Meath	Oct 2025	€360,000	134 m
19 Ogrowney Terrace, Navan, Meath	Nov 2025	€218,500	200 m
23 St Patricks Terrace, Navan, Meath	Aug 2025	€290,000	224 m
48 Aylesbury Lodge, Navan, Co Meath	Apr 2025	€335,000	256 m
18 Emmet Terrace, Navan, Meath	Feb 2026	€260,000	256 m
17 Emmet Terrace, Navan, Meathnot full market price	Jun 2025	€95,000	260 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

Application received19 December 2017
Further information requested19 February 2018
Further information received21 June 2018
Decision due31 July 2018
Decision issued27 July 2018
Appeal submitted20 August 2018
Appeal decided11 January 2019
Permission expiry10 January 2024

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