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Meath County Council · 23580 · PERMISSION

Site at The Heights , Dunboyne Castle , Rooske Road Dunboyne Co Meath

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Council received 2 Jun 2023We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1198 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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23580 is a planning application for permission at Site at The Heights , Dunboyne Castle , Rooske Road Dunboyne Co Meath, received by Meath County Council on 2 Jun 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: the construction of 50 no. independent living units in 5 no. 2-3 storey blocks comprising Block A consisting of 5 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 11 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 1 no. treatment/ consulting room (50 sq. m.) and 1 no. management suite/ nurses station (73 sq. m.), Block B consisting of 7 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes, Block C consisting of 8 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 1 no. community hall/ amenity space (95 sq.m.), 1 no. creche (202 sq. m.) and 1 no. cafe (105 sq.m.), Block D consisting of 6 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes and Block E consisting of 3 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes. Vehicular access to the development will be via the existing access road from the Rooske Road. The proposed development also provides for car parking spaces, bicycle parking spaces, bin storage, ESB sub station, landscaping, playground, boundary treatments, vehicular and pedestrian site access and all associated site development works including service connections, lighting, foul and surface water drainage/attenuation and water supply/storage. On a total site area of approx. 1.19ha. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (Dunboyne Castle). The council granted permission on 6 Dec 2023, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 7 Jul 2023. The scheme is for 50 units. Within 500 m there are 23 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 12 Jan 2024 closed 975 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (6 Dec 2023) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

the construction of 50 no. independent living units in 5 no. 2-3 storey blocks comprising Block A consisting of 5 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 11 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 1 no. treatment/ consulting room (50 sq. m.) and 1 no. management suite/ nurses station (73 sq. m.), Block B consisting of 7 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes, Block C consisting of 8 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 1 no. community hall/ amenity space (95 sq.m.), 1 no. creche (202 sq. m.) and 1 no. cafe (105 sq.m.), Block D consisting of 6 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes and Block E consisting of 3 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes. Vehicular access to the development will be via the existing access road from the Rooske Road. The proposed development also provides for car parking spaces, bicycle parking spaces, bin storage, ESB sub station, landscaping, playground, boundary treatments, vehicular and pedestrian site access and all associated site development works including service connections, lighting, foul and surface water drainage/attenuation and water supply/storage. On a total site area of approx. 1.19ha. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (Dunboyne Castle)

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Conditional on 6 Dec 2023
Final grant
25 Jan 2024
Permission expires
24 Jan 2029
Units
50
Floor area
3,857 m²
Site (from polygon)
1.24 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 2 Jun 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 7 Jul 2023
  • 26 Jul 2023
    Further information requested
  • 9 Nov 2023
    Further information received
  • 6 Dec 2023
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 12 Jan 2024

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    • NIAH-recorded building · 2
      Dunboyne Castle; Dunboyne Castle
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 5
      Castle - tower house; Castle - ringwork; Ring-ditch

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 141188). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23580/0.

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