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Meath County Council · 2360065 · PERMISSION

south-west of the M3 Parkway , and south-east of the Dunboyne Bypass (R157) , located in the Townland of Bennetstown and the balance (1.92ha) located in the Townlands of Pace Bennetstown and Dunboyne including the Dunboyne Bypass (R157) and M3 Par

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Council received 29 May 2023We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1202 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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2360065 is a planning application for permission at south-west of the M3 Parkway , and south-east of the Dunboyne Bypass (R157) , located in the Townland of Bennetstown and the balance (1.92ha) located in the Townlands of Pace Bennetstown and Dunboyne including the Dunboyne Bypass (R157) and M3 Par, received by Meath County Council on 29 May 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: We, McGarrell Reilly Homes intend to apply for a 10-year permission for development in the Townlands of Bennetstown, Pace, and Dunboyne. The subject site (2.79ha) encompasses an area of 0.87ha situated to the south-west of the M3 Parkway and south-east of the Dunboyne Bypass (R157) located in the Townland of Bennetstown, and the balance (1.92ha) located in the Townlands of Pace, Bennetstown and Dunboyne including the Dunboyne Bypass (R157) and M3 Parkway access, Kennedy Road and Navan Road for infrastructure works. The development will consist of: i. Construction of a single-storey commercial building with a cumulative gross floor space (GFS) of 2,160 sq.m comprising: a. A supermarket with delivery, store and service area (1,880 sq.m), including net retail floorspace of 1,510 sq.m, and b. 2 commercial units (combined 280 sq.m) to facilitate Class 1 (Shop), Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services) or Café (food and beverage) uses. ii. Provision of a 4-arm signalised junction replacing the existing Pace roundabout to include a new northern arm with segregated cycleway and footpath; iii. Upgrade works to the existing R157 and M3 Parkway access road to facilitate junction improvements; iv. Access to the development is proposed via a new 3-arm priority-controlled junction from the upgraded southern arm of the proposed 4-arm signalised junction, with 6m wide internal access roads to serve the development; v. A total of 118 surface level car parking spaces including 6 disabled access bays and 4 electric car charging points; vi. 20 short-stay bicycle parking spaces; vii. 1 Electricity substation / switch room; viii. Foul sewer connection to existing public system including pumping station on site with rising mains along Kennedy Road and Navan Road; ix. Permission is also sought for hard and soft landscaping, lighting, attenuation and drainage and all ancillary site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application. The council granted permission on 26 Jun 2024, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 3 Jul 2023. Within 500 m there are 7 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 24 Jul 2024 closed 781 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (26 Jun 2024) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

We, McGarrell Reilly Homes intend to apply for a 10-year permission for development in the Townlands of Bennetstown, Pace, and Dunboyne. The subject site (2.79ha) encompasses an area of 0.87ha situated to the south-west of the M3 Parkway and south-east of the Dunboyne Bypass (R157) located in the Townland of Bennetstown, and the balance (1.92ha) located in the Townlands of Pace, Bennetstown and Dunboyne including the Dunboyne Bypass (R157) and M3 Parkway access, Kennedy Road and Navan Road for infrastructure works. The development will consist of: i. Construction of a single-storey commercial building with a cumulative gross floor space (GFS) of 2,160 sq.m comprising: a. A supermarket with delivery, store and service area (1,880 sq.m), including net retail floorspace of 1,510 sq.m, and b. 2 commercial units (combined 280 sq.m) to facilitate Class 1 (Shop), Class 2 (Financial, Professional and Other Services) or Café (food and beverage) uses. ii. Provision of a 4-arm signalised junction replacing the existing Pace roundabout to include a new northern arm with segregated cycleway and footpath; iii. Upgrade works to the existing R157 and M3 Parkway access road to facilitate junction improvements; iv. Access to the development is proposed via a new 3-arm priority-controlled junction from the upgraded southern arm of the proposed 4-arm signalised junction, with 6m wide internal access roads to serve the development; v. A total of 118 surface level car parking spaces including 6 disabled access bays and 4 electric car charging points; vi. 20 short-stay bicycle parking spaces; vii. 1 Electricity substation / switch room; viii. Foul sewer connection to existing public system including pumping station on site with rising mains along Kennedy Road and Navan Road; ix. Permission is also sought for hard and soft landscaping, lighting, attenuation and drainage and all ancillary site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Conditional on 26 Jun 2024
Final grant
8 Aug 2024
Permission expires
7 Aug 2029
Site (from polygon)
3.15 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 29 May 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 3 Jul 2023
  • 21 Jul 2023
    Further information requested
  • 26 Apr 2024
    Further information received
  • 26 Jun 2024
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 24 Jul 2024

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      Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Ltd
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
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      Enclosure - large enclosure; Church; Field system

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 141742). 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/2360065/0.

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