Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedApartmentsDecided 7 August 2019

Site Adjoining The Village Centre, Main Street, Ratoath Co. Meath

Construction of a two-storey mixed-use building with retail, a cafe, a restaurant, and seven apartments.

RA190054 · Meath County Council · Lodged 23 January 2019

Reference
RA190054
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
23 January 2019

Summary

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The development on a 992 sq. m site consists of a two-storey mixed-use building with a mezzanine level. It will feature three retail units, a coffee shop, and a restaurant at ground floor level, with seven apartments and a courtyard garden on the first floor.

Apartmentsmixed useretailapartmentstown centre
Residential units
7
Storeys
2
Floor area
617 m²

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Official record

Development description

Development on a 992 sq. M site adjoining the village centre. The development will consist of a 2 storey (with mezzanine level) mixed use development: at ground floor (total gross floor area of 617 sq. M ): 3 no. Retail units (44 sq. M, 35 sq. M, 33 sq. M); a coffee shop / cafe (204 sq. M), a restaurant with ancillary takeaway (167 sq. M); 2 no. Bins stores (10 sq. M & 6 sq. M); a bicycle store (21 sq. M); an ebs substation (14 sq. M); a mezzanine level of 69.3 sq. M containing plant; at first floor level: 7 no. Apartments (6 no. 1 bed units and 1 no. Studio unit); a courtyard garden at first floor level; balconies / terraces to all apartments; a bin chute room at ground and first floor level to service the apartments (4 sq. M on each floor); all associaterd connections and site developments works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

B1 - Commercial Town or Village CentreUC
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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
39 Moatlands, Ratoath, MeathOct 2025€350,00085 m
3 Meadow Court, Main St, RatoathNov 2025€310,00092 m
Main St, Ratoath, Meathnot full market priceJan 2025€400,000114 m
6 Wellfield Road, Ratoathprice excludes VATNov 2025€400,881120 m
4 Ashbrook, Ratoathprice excludes VATApr 2025€510,132120 m
10 Wellfield Road, Ratoathprice excludes VATNov 2025€400,811120 m
8 Wellfield Road, Ratoathprice excludes VATFeb 2026€393,575120 m
11 Brook Field, Curragh Road, Ratoathprice excludes VATNov 2025€396,476120 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

  1. Application received23 January 2019
  2. Further information requested15 March 2019
  3. Further information received3 July 2019
  4. Decision due8 August 2019
  5. Decision issued7 August 2019
  6. Appeal submitted3 September 2019
  7. Appeal decided12 February 2020

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