The Village Pump , Rathregan Batterstown , Co Meath — planning application MEATH RA200488

What’s proposed

the material change of use from an old school house building to retail use on this site

Reference: RA200488
Local authority: Meath County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 9 Apr 2020
Observations close: 14 May 2020 (closed 2335 days ago)
Decision due: 15 Oct 2020 · decided 14 Oct 2020
Decision: Conditional on 14 Oct 2020
Proposed development: the material change of use from an old school house building to retail use on this site
As published by the register.
Site area: 78 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

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