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Balmoral Estate, Kells Road, Navan Co. Meath

Partial demolition and change of use of an industrial building to create three retail units and a cafe in Navan.

NA191712 · Meath County Council · Lodged 17 December 2019

Reference: NA191712
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 December 2019

Summary

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The development involves the partial demolition of an existing building and a partial change of use from light industrial to retail and cafe space. It will provide three retail units and a cafe with a mezzanine, alongside 40 surface parking spaces and a new site entrance.

Change of useretaildemolitioncommercial

Floor area: 1,589 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of the partial demolition (c. 570 sqm) of the existing building and a part change of use from light industrial use to provide 3 no. Retail units of c. 299 sqm. C. 223 sqm and c. 374 sqm respectively alongside a cafe unit (with mezzanine) of c. 228 sqm. Own door entrances are provided at each unit. There are no changes proposed to the existing office use (c. 466 sqm). The proposal includes 40 no. Surface car parking spaces, including 2 no. Disabled access spaces, 16 no. Bicycle parking spaces and an area for public seating in the south west corner of the site. 3 no. New concrete stairs and platforms will be provided at the northern elevation. Signage is included at each unit equating to a total of c. 24.36 sqm. A new site entrance is provided at the southern perimeter of the site. Pv panels are included at roof level. The proposals will result in a reduction in total gross floor area from c. 2,107 sqm to c. 1,589 sqm. A natura impact statement has been prepared in respect of this planning application

Land-use zoning

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C1 - Mixed UseRE

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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	164 m
32 Dean Cogan Place, Navan, Meath	Oct 2025	€254,000	189 m
31 Dean Cogan Place, Navan, Co Meath	Oct 2025	€360,000	194 m
19 Ogrowney Terrace, Navan, Meath	Nov 2025	€218,500	238 m
23 St Patricks Terrace, Navan, Meath	Aug 2025	€290,000	281 m
18 Emmet Terrace, Navan, Meath	Feb 2026	€260,000	307 m
17 Emmet Terrace, Navan, Meathnot full market price	Jun 2025	€95,000	312 m
48 Aylesbury Lodge, Navan, Co Meath	Apr 2025	€335,000	314 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.

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Application received17 December 2019

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