Colp West , Drogheda , County Meath
- 16 Oct 2019Received
- 11 Feb 2020Refused
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refused · 11 Feb 2020
- Council
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Units
- 357
- Site
- 14.31 ha
What’s proposed
DIRECT APPLICATION TO AN BORD PLEANALA - SUBMISSION TO AN BORD PLEANALA. 357 no. residential units, a childcare facility and associated outdoor play area, road infrastructure, a pedestrian bridge over the railway line and associated pathways, all associated open space, cycle and pedestrian infrastructure, services and all other associated development on a site of c. 13.44 hectares. The 357 no. residential units proposed consist of 169 no. houses, 52 no. duplex apartments and 136 no. apartments. The 169 no. houses will consist of the following: • • 104 no. 3 bedroom units • 65 no. 4 bedroom units The 136 no. apartment units will consist of the following: • 58 no. 1 bedroom units • 78no. 2 bedroom units The 52 no. duplex units will consist of the following: • 52 no. 3 bedroom units The proposed childcare facility is a two storey building with a GFA of 439 sq.m. The proposed houses are 2 to 3 storeys in height and the duplex/apartment blocks are 3 to 6 storeys in height. The development includes road infrastructure comprising of a link street approximately 652m in length (including changes to the previously permitted road infrastructure under Reg. Ref.: LB/180620), including bus stops, 1 no. roundabout, pedestrian crossings and c. 246m long road to the east to facilitate a connection to the existing school on Mill Road (Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa). The road infrastructure also includes the realignment of a section of Colpe Road and the realignment of the southern section of Mill Road, and includes proposed cycle lanes/paths, footpaths, grass verge, and the provision of a footpath and cyclepath / cycle lane on Colpe Road to tie-in with the existing shared footpath / cyclepath, to the south-west of the railway line. The proposed new pedestrian bridge will cross the existing Dublin to Belfast railway line and will link the proposed SHD development to the existing Grange Rath housing development to the south-west. The development includes associated site and infrastructural 592 no. car parking spaces, 532 no. cycle parking spaces, public open space including a linear park, bin and bike stores, landscaping, public lighting, temporary marketing suite and signage (during construction phases), and all associated site and infrastructural works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompany this application
SH305703 is a planning application to Meath County Council for dIRECT APPLICATION TO AN BORD PLEANALA - SUBMISSION TO AN BORD PLEANALA. 357 no., received on 16 Oct 2019; permission was refused on 11 Feb 2020.
Planning details
- Reference
- SH305703
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Status
- Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 16 Oct 2019
- Observations close
- 20 Nov 2019 (closed 2494 days ago)
- Decision due
- 10 Dec 2019 · decided 11 Feb 2020
- Decision
- Refused on 11 Feb 2020
- Proposed development
- DIRECT APPLICATION TO AN BORD PLEANALA - SUBMISSION TO AN BORD PLEANALA. 357 no. residential units, a childcare facility and associated outdoor play area, road infrastructure, a pedestrian bridge over the railway line and associated pathways, all associated open space, cycle and pedestrian infrastructure, services and all other associated development on a site of c. 13.44 hectares. The 357 no. residential units proposed consist of 169 no. houses, 52 no. duplex apartments and 136 no. apartments. The 169 no. houses will consist of the following: • • 104 no. 3 bedroom units • 65 no. 4 bedroom units The 136 no. apartment units will consist of the following: • 58 no. 1 bedroom units • 78no. 2 bedroom units The 52 no. duplex units will consist of the following: • 52 no. 3 bedroom units The proposed childcare facility is a two storey building with a GFA of 439 sq.m. The proposed houses are 2 to 3 storeys in height and the duplex/apartment blocks are 3 to 6 storeys in height. The development includes road infrastructure comprising of a link street approximately 652m in length (including changes to the previously permitted road infrastructure under Reg. Ref.: LB/180620), including bus stops, 1 no. roundabout, pedestrian crossings and c. 246m long road to the east to facilitate a connection to the existing school on Mill Road (Gaelscoil an Bhradáin Feasa). The road infrastructure also includes the realignment of a section of Colpe Road and the realignment of the southern section of Mill Road, and includes proposed cycle lanes/paths, footpaths, grass verge, and the provision of a footpath and cyclepath / cycle lane on Colpe Road to tie-in with the existing shared footpath / cyclepath, to the south-west of the railway line. The proposed new pedestrian bridge will cross the existing Dublin to Belfast railway line and will link the proposed SHD development to the existing Grange Rath housing development to the south-west. The development includes associated site and infrastructural 592 no. car parking spaces, 532 no. cycle parking spaces, public open space including a linear park, bin and bike stores, landscaping, public lighting, temporary marketing suite and signage (during construction phases), and all associated site and infrastructural works. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompany this applicationAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 14.31 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.70924, -6.30323
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 153395). 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/SH305703/0.
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