Academy Street/Circular Road/Bridge Street, Navan, Co. Meath

What’s proposed

development, located on two separate land parcels known as "Site A" and "Site B" for the purposes of the subject planning application, which combined, equate to an overall site area of c. 0.47Ha. Site A is located to the east of the former St. Finian's Seminary Study Hall/St. Patrick's Classical School (a Protected Structure LA RPS ID no. 90915), to the north of No. 59 Academy Street, to the north-east of St. Finian's Terrace, at the corner of Academy Street and Circular Road, Navan, Co. Meath, and includes the rear gardens of No.s 60-63 Academy Street. Part of "Site A" is located within the curtilage of Protected Structures(LA RPS ID no.s 90912, 90913 & 90914) pertaining to No.s 61, 62 & 63 Academy Street respectively. Site B is located at the corner of Bridge Street and Circular Road, Navan, Co. Meath, located to the south of the Rem Fac Motor Factors and the former County of Meath Infirmary building and grounds. Permission is sought for the demolition of all structures on site (973sq.m in total). The proposed development provides for mixed uses comprised of retail, office/commercial and residential uses. Site A will contain retail and residential uses, comprised of ground floor retail use (c.574sq.m) and 95 no. apartments accommodated in 3 no. blocks (i.e. A,B & C), ranging in height from 3-9 storeys. The proposed apartments are comprised of 32 no. 1 bed units, 62 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit. A communal amenity room (c.57sq.m) is located on the 2nd floor of Block A. Car and bicycle parking will be accommodated in a bed-level podium car park, providing 138 no. car parking spaces (including EV parking) plus 8 no. disabled car parking spaces, and 318 no. bicycle parking spaces. Vehicular access will be via Academy Street while pedestrian and cyclist access will be from Circular Road. Site B is proposed to accommodate a 4-6 storey building that has retail use (c. 313sq.m) and office use at ground floor. Office use is also proposed from first to fifth inclusive, with a total of c.2,334sq.m office floor space accommodated in the building, with associated surface level car parking on Bridge Street (3 no. spaces) and 34 no. bicycle parking spaces accommodated in a bicycle store within the building at ground floor level. The overall proposed development includes all associated site development works above and below ground, servicing, signage, surface water attenuation facilities etc., communal residential amenity space, car ……