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Meath County Council · 2661080

lands bounded by Summerhill Road (L2228) R157, Plunkett Hall Estate and Dunboyne Business Park, Dunboyne Co. Meath

No decision yet (was due 20 Oct).

  1. 26 Aug 2026Received
  2. 30 Sept 2026Observations closed
  3. 20 Oct 2026Decision due
Status
With the council, no decision yet
Decision
Due 20 Oct 2026
Council
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Units
248
Site
6.79 ha

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What’s proposed

In plain English

A large-scale residential development of 248 homes in Dunboyne

The applicant wants to build 248 new homes and a childcare facility on a 6.87 hectare site. The project includes a mix of houses, apartments, and duplex units.

  • Includes 170 houses, 26 apartments, and 52 duplex units
  • Features a childcare facility with its own outdoor space
  • Provides 388 car parking spaces and 429 bicycle spaces
  • Includes 10,775 sqm of public open space with children's play 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

Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development - permission for development of a Large-Scale Residential Development on a site of approx. 6.87 ha on lands generally bounded by Summerhill Road (L2228) to the south-west, R157 to the north, Plunkett Hall Estate to the south and Dunboyne Business Park and lands with extant permission under Reg. Ref. P8/22022 to the east, Dunboyne, Co. Meath. The proposed development will consist of a Large-Scale Residential Development comprising 248 no. residential units and 1 no. childcare facility with associated car parking, bicycle parking, public open spaces, communal open spaces and all ancillary works. The development shall comprise: a) Construction of 248 no. residential units as follows: • 170 no. 2 storey houses in a mix of terraced, semi-detached and detached unit types consisting of 27 no. 2-bedroom units, 124 no. 3-bedroom units and 19 no. 4-bedroom units. Each house will have an associated rear private garden. • 26 no. apartment units in a single 4 storey block consisting of 13 no. 1-bedroom units and 13 no. 2-bedroom apartments. All apartment units will be provided with private open space in the form of balconies. • 52 no. duplex units in 4 no. 3 storey blocks (A-D) consisting of 26 no. 2-bedroom units and 26 no. 3-bedroom units. All duplex units will be provided with private open space areas in the form of balconies/terraces. • Communal open space associated with the proposed apartment / duplex units will be provided in the form of 5 no. landscaped areas located in the vicinity of the units (total approx. 1,340.4 sqm). b) 1 no. childcare facility (GFA approx. 285.7 sqm) at ground floor of Apartment Block A with dedicated external open space (approx. 176 sqm). c) Total provision of 388 no. car parking spaces including 6 no. accessible spaces and 24 no. EV charging spaces (357 no. resident car parking spaces, 18 no. residential visitor car parking spaces and 13 no. car parking spaces dedicated for the childcare facility). The development will also provide 4 no. drop-off / loading bay spaces associated with the childcare facility. d) Total of 429 no. bicycle parking spaces (319 no. secure resident spaces and 88 no. visitor spaces for the apartment / duplex / mid-terrace units; and 14 no. childcare facility staff spaces and 8 no. childcare facility visitor spaces). e) Landscaped public open space areas including children’s play areas totalling approx. 10,775 sqm. f) A new vehicular and pedestrian a and ped

Planning details

Reference
2661080
Local authority
Meath County Council
Status
With the council, no decision yet · register status “NEW APPLICATION”
Received
26 Aug 2026
Observations close
30 Sept 2026 (closed 23 days ago)
Decision due
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Not decided
Site area
6.79 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Zoning

C2.1 — Economic development and employment

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

P5 — Rural and agricultural

Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.

R2 — Existing residential

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.

R4 — Residential

Land zoned for housing. Expect infill, extensions and — on larger plots — apartment or scheme applications that accord with the objective.

R1 — New residential

Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

Protections nearby 250 m

Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗

  • EPA-licensed facility · 1
    Padraig Thornton Waste Disposal Ltd
  • Recorded monument · 4
    Enclosure - large enclosure; Field system

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
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Summary

2661080 is a planning application to Meath County Council for permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development - permission for development of a, received on 26 Aug 2026; a decision is due by 20 Oct 2026.