Lands 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

Planning details

Reference

2660597

Local authority

Meath County Council

Status

With the council, no decision yet · register status “FURTHER INFORMATION”

Received

20 May 2026

Observations close

24 Jun 2026 (closed 82 days ago)

Decision due

No due date published

Decision

Not decided

Proposed development

a Large-Scale Residential Development - Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) on this site of c. 4.95 ha (gross) at lands 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 Westfield residential estate, to the southwest by Balrath Wood estate, and to the west and north by greenfield lands. The proposed development will consist of 116 no. residential units (24 no. 1-bed, 19 no. 2-bed, 67 no. 3-bed and 6 no. 4-bed) and a crèche. The residential mix will comprise 92 no. houses (19 no. 2-bed, 67 no. 3-bed and 6 no. 4-bed) and 24 no. apartments (24 no. 1-bed). The development will include 2 no., 4-storey apartment blocks. Housing units will range from 2 to 2 ½ storeys in height and include a mix of semi-detached and terraced dwellings. The crèche will be a single-storey stand-alone building (c. 151 sq.m), with associated open space, car parking and a dedicated set-down area. All residential units will be provided with private amenity space in the form of balconies or gardens. The development will also include public open spaces including a public park located to the north of the site. The development will also include the construction of the first section of the new distributor road (as permitted under Part 10 Application PL17.304799), including the provision of a signal-controlled junction at Bective Street and associated alterations to the Bective Street/Bective Road junction, including the realignment of Bective Road along the southern frontage of the HSE building, as facilitated by a revision to the application red line boundary. The proposed development will be served by a single vehicular access road from the new distributor road section as well as additional pedestrian access points. The development will also include all associated site development works, including 227 no. car parking spaces and 40 no. cycle parking spaces; public, communal and private open space; landscaping; boundary treatments; waste management and cycle storage areas; a foul water pumping station; underground attenuation; and all associated services and infrastructure, including connection to the Uisce Éireann network

As published by the register.

Site area

4.80 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

Applicant

Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 146541). 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/2660597/0.

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