St. Joseph's Mercy Primary School, Railway Street, Navan Co. Meath
Extension and refurbishment of St. Joseph's Mercy Primary School in Navan, retaining a protected gate pier.
NA201376 · Meath County Council · Lodged 30 September 2020
- Reference
- NA201376
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the partial demolition, refurbishment, and a two-storey extension of the existing school building and GP Hall. It includes removing temporary prefabs, relocating pedestrian and vehicle entrances, and retaining a protected cast-iron gate pier.
- 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 cast-iron gate piers facing railway street is a protected structure and will be retained in its current location. The development will consist of partial demolition, 2-storey extension & refurbishment of existing 2-storey school building & single-storey gp hall, removal of existing pre-fabricated temporary accommodation units, relocation of existing pedestrian site entrance to the east of the site facing railway street, relocation of the existing vehicle site entrance to the south of the site facing leighsbrook lodge, new boundary treatments to the north and east of the rear section of the site and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Community Infrastructure”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 18 April 2025.
Notified floor area: 1,543 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 14 Morton Hall, Brewshill, Navan | Jul 2026 | €190,000 | 143 m |
| 7 St Benildus Villas, Navan, Meath | Feb 2025 | €235,000 | 165 m |
| 50 Emmet Terrace, Navan, Meath | Jan 2025 | €283,000 | 283 m |
| 4 Old Cornmarket, Navan, Co Meath | Oct 2025 | €272,500 | 291 m |
| 1 Connolly Ave, Navan, Meath | Dec 2025 | €320,000 | 298 m |
| 4 The Courtyard, Cornmarket, Navan | May 2025 | €255,000 | 305 m |
| 6 Canon Row Court, Canon Row, Navan | Apr 2026 | €155,000 | 324 m |
| No 1 The Elites, Rear Of 14 Ludlow Street, Navan | Jul 2025 | €530,000 | 350 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 received30 September 2020
- Decision due24 November 2020
- Decision issued23 November 2020
- Grant issued20 January 2021
- Permission expiry19 January 2026
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