Cavan Road, Townparks Kells, Co. Meath A82 R6C4
Approved in Mar 2024. No sign of building yet.
- 4 Sept 2023Received
- 26 Jan 2024Conditional
- 19 Mar 2024Final approval
- 18 Mar 2029Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 26 Jan 2024
- Council
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 8,772 m²
What’s proposed
In plain English
New all-weather football pitch and sports facilities at school
The school wants to build an all-weather football pitch and a running track with sports areas at the back of the site.
- Includes 4 lighting masts 12m high
- Features surrounding mesh fencing
- Includes long jump and shot putt areas
Written by AI from the council’s description
An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.
The council’s description
development to the rear of the existing school, consisting of the following: (1) Erect all weather football pitch 60mx40m completed with surrounding mesh fencing 4 no. 12m high lighting masts and lights (2) Running/sprint track and sports area of long jump and shot putt area with surrounding mesh fencing (3) and all ancillary site works
Planning details
- Reference
- 23856
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 4 Sept 2023
- Decision due
- 29 Jan 2024 · decided 26 Jan 2024
- Decision
- Conditional on 26 Jan 2024
- Site area
- 8,772 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 8 · 500 m · 12 months
- Grantedno 20 St. Brigid's Terrace , Kells , Co. Meath
- Withdrawnno 20 St. Brigid's Terrace , Kells , Co. Meath
- Awaiting decisionLands known as the ‘Frontlands’ located to the south-west of Kells Town Centre to the west of Bective Road and also including the junction of Bective Street and Bective Road Kells Co. Meath. , The main development site is bounded to the southeast by
- WithdrawnLands known as the ‘Frontlands’ located to the south-west of Kells Town Centre to the west of Bective Road and also including the junction of Bective Street and Bective Road Kells Co. Meath. , The main development site is bounded to the southeast by
- WithdrawnNo. 9 Cannon Street , Townparks , Kells Co. Meath
- Awaiting decisionCavan Road , Townparks TD , Kells
- Awaiting decisiona site measuring c. 4.1 ha consisting of no. 81 Bective Street (existing Post Office) , and a greenfield site to the rear on a portion of the lands known as the ‘Frontlands’ located to the south-west of Kells Town Centre , west of Bective Street and
- Awaiting decision32 Colmcille's villas , Kells , Co. Meath
- Appeal decidedCavan Road , Townparks , Kells Co.Meath
- GrantedNo. 30 Blackwater Heights , Archdeaconry Glebe Kells , Co. Meath A82 C9Y8
- Appeal decidedCarrick Lodge , Moynalty Road Kells , Co. Meath A82D8Y1
- Withdrawn30 Blackwater Heights , Archdeaconry Glebe Kells , Co. Meath A82 C9Y8
- Granted18 BLACKWATER HEIGHTS , ARCHDEACONRY , KELLS
- CommencedPITCHER LANE , CARRICK STREET , KELLS CO. MEATH
- GrantedCavan Road , Townparks TD , Kells Co. Meath A82 XK0V
- RefusedKells Medical and former public house Innisfree , Church Street Kells Co. Meath. , A82 D6P5 & A82 P6K7
- GrantedNo. 7 Oliver Plunkett Road (Archdeaconry Glebe TD.) , Kells , Co. Meath
- Refused30 Blackwater Heights , Archdeaconry Glebe , Kells Co. Meath A82 C9Y8
- CommencedNo. 26 St. Colmcille's Villas , Kells , Co. Meath
- CommencedCannon Street , Kells , Co. Meath
- GrantedChurch Lane , Kells , Co. Meath A82 V9R0
- WithdrawnRear Of 81 Bective Street Greenfield Site , Frontlands Bective Street , Kells Co. Meath
- CommencedSuffolk Street , Kells , Co Meath
- Commenced13 St Brigids Tce , Kells , Co Meath
- WithdrawnAldi , Cavan Road , Kells Co. Meath A82 VY03
- GrantedTownparks , Moynalty Road , Kells Co. Meath
- CommencedTownparks , Moynalty Rd , Kells
- CommencedNo. 4 Cross Carrick , Townparks , Kells Co. Meath
- GrantedTownparks , Moynalty Road , Kells Co Meath
Homes nearby
- For sale13 Father Mccullen Park, Kells, Co. Meath, A82 A6D7
- For saleMoynalty Road, Kells, Co. Meath, A82 C3W5
- For sale2 The Cloisters, Kells, Co. Meath, A82 X4X0
- For sale1 Cherry Hill Grove, Kells, Co. Meath, A82 Y8W6
- For sale3 Maudlin Street, Kells, Co. Meath, A82 Y7E5
- For saleLocal Needs Site, Castlepole, Carnaross, Kells, Co. Meath
Zoning
Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Protections nearby 250 m
- Recorded monument · 2
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 | open |
Summary
23856 is a planning application to Meath County Council for development to the rear of the existing school, consisting of the following: (1) Erect, received on 4 Sept 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 26 Jan 2024.