James Griffin Pub, High Street, Trim Co. Meath
Retention of bar extensions, a beer garden, and toilet blocks at a protected pub in Trim.
TA200917 · Meath County Council · Lodged 9 July 2020
- Reference
- TA200917
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 9 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the conversion of rear store rooms into a bar area, a prefabricated toilet block, and the use of the rear yard as a beer garden at the James Griffin Pub. The application also includes various elevational and roof changes to this protected structure.
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 development consists of the retention of the change of use of two rear store rooms to bar area, retention of prefabricated ladies toilet block within yard area, retention of a single storey cleaners store located in the yard area, and use of rear yard area as beer garden/yard. Retention permission is also sought for elevational changes to the building including, increased height to rear storerooms that have been converted into an additional bar area, replacement roof covering to rear building, provision of a covered area to the side of rear bar area, replacement roof at an increased pitch to existing storerooms to east elevation of the building, revisions to the windows/roof windows to the covered beer garden area and all associated site works and services. Planning permission is sought for a covered walkway access to the ladies toilet block located in the yard area. The building is a protected structure and it is located within trim historic core architectural conservation area and trim zone of archeological potential
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flat 3 Haggard Inn, Haggard Street, Trim | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 32 m |
| Apartments 6 7 10 15 16 18, 21 22 25 29 30 The Haggard, Trim | Feb 2025 | €1,900,000 | 54 m |
| 6 Haggard St, Trim, Co. Meath | Nov 2025 | €700,000 | 93 m |
| Apt 9 Otherwise 6 Haggard St, Trim, Meath | Jun 2025 | €215,000 | 93 m |
| 3 St Marys Villas, Navan Gate, Trim | Aug 2025 | €200,000 | 96 m |
| 6 St Marys Villas, Navan Gate, Trim | May 2025 | €355,000 | 119 m |
| 6 St Marys Villas, Navan Gate, Trimnot full market price | Jan 2025 | €10,000 | 119 m |
| 9 Old Forge, Haggard St, Trim | Jun 2026 | €240,000 | 131 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 received9 July 2020
- Decision due2 September 2020
- Decision issued1 September 2020
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