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Meath County Council · 2460334 · PERMISSION

townland of Donacarney Great and Betaghstown , as well as along Pilltown Road and the ‘Narroways’ , Bettystown Co. Meath

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Council received 10 May 2024We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (855 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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2460334 is a planning application for permission at townland of Donacarney Great and Betaghstown , as well as along Pilltown Road and the ‘Narroways’ , Bettystown Co. Meath, received by Meath County Council on 10 May 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: development at this site of c.1.48 hectares bounded by Draycott Lodge to the south west and Whitefield Manor to the north east in the townland of Donacarney Great & Betaghstown, as well as along Pilltown Road & the “Narroways” Bettystown Co Meath the development will consist of: A) The construction of 49 no. residential dwellings comprising: 33 no. houses (31 no. 3 bedroom dwellings and 2 no. 4 bedroom houses [all 2 storey]) and 16 no. apartments/duplex apartments in 1 no. 3 storey building (comprising 8 no. ground floor 1-bedroom apartments and 8 no. 3-bedroom duplex units above - all apartments/duplex units to include terrace/private amenity space); B) Vehicular/pedestrian access from the Pilltown Road along with the provision of a footpath along the Pilltown Road and the ‘Narrowways’ to tie in and meet the existing footpath at Sevitt Manor; C) The provision of 94 no. surface resident car parking spaces (including visitor) as well as bicycle storage for apartments; internal road and shared surface networks including pedestrian paths; D) Provision of c. 0.2 ha of public open space in a series of spaces as well as outdoor play area and landscaped planting; E) Provision of foul and surface water drainage as well as bin stores; public lighting and all associated landscaping and boundary treatment works, site development and infrastructural works, ESB substations, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development, including the upgrade of the foul wastewater pipe (for c.80m) along the Pilltown Road. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The council refused permission on 20 Nov 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 14 Jun 2024. The register records an appeal (ABP-321491-24), decided: refused. The scheme is for 33 units. Within 500 m there are 17 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 18 Dec 2024 closed 635 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (20 Nov 2024) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

development at this site of c.1.48 hectares bounded by Draycott Lodge to the south west and Whitefield Manor to the north east in the townland of Donacarney Great & Betaghstown, as well as along Pilltown Road & the “Narroways” Bettystown Co Meath the development will consist of: A) The construction of 49 no. residential dwellings comprising: 33 no. houses (31 no. 3 bedroom dwellings and 2 no. 4 bedroom houses [all 2 storey]) and 16 no. apartments/duplex apartments in 1 no. 3 storey building (comprising 8 no. ground floor 1-bedroom apartments and 8 no. 3-bedroom duplex units above - all apartments/duplex units to include terrace/private amenity space); B) Vehicular/pedestrian access from the Pilltown Road along with the provision of a footpath along the Pilltown Road and the ‘Narrowways’ to tie in and meet the existing footpath at Sevitt Manor; C) The provision of 94 no. surface resident car parking spaces (including visitor) as well as bicycle storage for apartments; internal road and shared surface networks including pedestrian paths; D) Provision of c. 0.2 ha of public open space in a series of spaces as well as outdoor play area and landscaped planting; E) Provision of foul and surface water drainage as well as bin stores; public lighting and all associated landscaping and boundary treatment works, site development and infrastructural works, ESB substations, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development, including the upgrade of the foul wastewater pipe (for c.80m) along the Pilltown Road. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Refused on 20 Nov 2024
Units
33
Floor area
4,620 m²
Site (from polygon)
1.49 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 10 May 2024
    New application
    Observation window closed 14 Jun 2024
  • 3 Jul 2024
    Further information requested
  • 27 Sept 2024
    Further information received
  • 20 Nov 2024
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 18 Dec 2024
  • 17 Dec 2024
    Appeal lodged

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 143656). 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/2460334/0.

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