GrantedApartmentsDecided 25 March 2021

Balmoral Estate, Kells Road, Navan Co. Meath

Amendments to a permitted development to increase the number of apartments from 50 to 63 in a building up to seven storeys.

NA201713 · Meath County Council · Lodged 13 November 2020

Reference: NA201713
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 13 November 2020

Summary

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The development consists of amendments to a permitted scheme to provide 63 'Build to Rent' apartments instead of the permitted 50. This includes replacing permitted office and medical use at the first floor with 11 apartments, adding one unit on the fifth floor, and reconfiguring the lower ground floor retail space.

Apartmentsbuild to rentapartmentsretail

Residential units: 63
Storeys: 7

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of amendments to the permitted development (including footprint of building) to provide a total of 63 no. 'build to rent' apartments (27 no. 1-bed units, 35 no. 2-bed units and 1 no. 3-bed unit), and associated alterations compared to the permitted 50 no. 'build to rent' apartments in a building up to no. 7 no. Storeys as follows: replacement of permitted office/medical use at first floor level with 11 no. 'build to rent' residential apartments and ancillary amenity space (c. 148 sqm), with 1 no. Additional 'build to rent' unit provided at fifth floor level. Amended layouts at upper floors and the reconfiguration of lower ground floors comprising reconfigured upper ground floor including, 1 no. 'build to rent' apartment unit, management store, with bicycle parking storage (105 no. Spaces), provision of revised main entrance to build to rent accommodation, lobby and management office at the southern elevation, with 16 no. Additional external bicycle parking spaces at south elevation. A reconfigured lower ground floor including retail floorspace and ancillary uses (increased from c. 1,686sqm to c. 1,747sqm) and reconfigured layout at eastern elevation at lower elevation at lower ground floor level to provide 20 no. Bicycle parking spaces. Revised access to 'build to rent' accommodation and associated reconfiguration of esb substation, switch room, bin stores and plant area at the western elevation. Amended elevational treatments (to balconies and external finishes) including minor reduction in overall height of building), provision of signage c. 4.4 sqm on the southern elevation). The parapet height of the retail unit is raised by 410mm along the northern and eastern facades. The omission of permitted basement level parking and its replacement with 50 no. Surface car parking spaces, 16 no. Bicycle parking spaces and associated road layout amendments in an extended western part of the site. Increase in total gross floor area from c. 7,181 sqm to c. 7,804 sqm. A natura impact statement has been prepared in respect of this planning application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

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C1 - Mixed UseRE

“Mixed Use”

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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	131 m
32 Dean Cogan Place, Navan, Meath	Oct 2025	€254,000	147 m
31 Dean Cogan Place, Navan, Co Meath	Oct 2025	€360,000	151 m
19 Ogrowney Terrace, Navan, Meath	Nov 2025	€218,500	228 m
23 St Patricks Terrace, Navan, Meath	Aug 2025	€290,000	249 m
48 Aylesbury Lodge, Navan, Co Meath	Apr 2025	€335,000	267 m
18 Emmet Terrace, Navan, Meath	Feb 2026	€260,000	284 m
Mt Carmel, 15/16 Aylesbury Lodge, Navan	Apr 2026	€625,000	287 m

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Key dates

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Application received13 November 2020
Further information requested14 January 2021
Further information received12 February 2021
Decision due31 March 2021
Decision issued25 March 2021
Grant issued5 May 2021
Permission expiry10 January 2024

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