GrantedHousing estateDecided 29 January 2020

Rathmullan Road, Rathmullan, Drogheda Co. Meath

Strategic housing development of 661 homes, a childcare facility, and retail units in Drogheda.

SH305552 · Meath County Council · Lodged 3 October 2019

Reference: SH305552
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 3 October 2019
Residential units: 661
Floor area: 80660 m²

Summary

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This direct application to An Bord Pleanála proposes the demolition of 1,160 sqm of farm buildings and the construction of 661 dwellings. The scheme includes a neighbourhood centre with a childcare facility, café, retail unit, major road upgrades, and a strategic foul water pumping station.

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Official record

Development description

"direct application to an bord pleanala - submission to an bord pleanala". (i) demolition of existing farm buildings/structures (1160sqm) on site; (ii) construction of 661 no. Residential dwellings and a neighbourhood centre adjacent to the site’s eastern boundary, consisting of a childcare facility (486sqm), café (63sqm) and retail unit (318sqm); (iii) a 4-arm signalised junction and works to rathmullan road, including the widening of the existing carriageway to 6 metres and the provision of a 2 metre wide footpath linking the proposed development to the river boyne boardwalk; (iv) 2 no. Priority junctions (one along the site’s eastern boundary to provide access to the neighbourhood centre and one along the site’s southern boundary to provide a second access to the development), realignment and upgrade works to the un-named local road along the site frontage to the south of the new signalised junction with rathmullan road; (v) construction of a strategic foul water pumping station in the north-eastern corner of the site; and (vi) all associated site, landscaping and infrastructural works, including foul and surface water drainage, attenuation areas, open space areas, boundary walls and fences, internal roads and cycle paths and footpaths. The 661 no. Residential dwellings consist of the following
509 no. Double storey semi-detached and terraced houses comprising 158 no. 2-bed houses, 269 no. 3-bed houses and 82 no. 4-bed houses; and
152 no. Apartments (in blocks b1, b2, b3, c, d, e & g which vary from 3 to 5 storeys in height) comprising 13 no. 1-bed apartments and 139 no. 2-bed apartments. A total of 1,366 no. Car parking spaces are proposed, including 1018 no. Spaces (2 no. On curtilage spaces per dwelling) serving the proposed dwellings, 195 no. Spaces serving the proposed apartments; 111 no. Spaces serving visitors to the development; and 42 no. Spaces serving the proposed neighbourhood centre. A total of 188 no. Bicycle parking spaces are proposed, including 154 no. Spaces serving the proposed apartments and 34 no. Spaces serving the proposed neighbourhood centre. The development also features 9.15 hectares of public open space, including landscaped play spaces and pocket parks throughout the development and 6.13 hectares of landscaped open space provided adjacent to the boyne river and m1 motorway frontages. This application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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“New Residential”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
9 The Heighs, Oldbridge Manor, Drogheda	Jun 2025	€440,000	300 m
30 The Square, Riverbank, Drogheda	Mar 2026	€140,000	311 m
32 The Square, Riverbank, Drogheda	Aug 2025	€255,000	311 m
9 The View, Oldbridge Manor, Rathmullen	May 2026	€423,000	324 m
28 The Square, Riverbank, Rathmullan Rd Drogheda	Aug 2025	€245,000	325 m
2 The Square, Riverbank, Drogheda	Feb 2026	€325,000	332 m
21 Green Hills, Drogheda, Louth	Oct 2025	€170,000	339 m
16 The Heights, Oldbridge Manor, Drogheda	Dec 2025	€420,000	352 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 received3 October 2019
Decision due27 November 2019
Decision issued29 January 2020
Grant issued5 March 2020
Permission expiry4 March 2025

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