Baltrasna and Milltown , Ashbourne , County Meath
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
SH314550 is a planning application for permission at Baltrasna and Milltown , Ashbourne , County Meath, received by Meath County Council on 7 Sept 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: *STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, SUBMISSIONS DIRECTLY TO AN BORD PLEANALA*, on an overall site of c. 20.04 hectares, located in the townlands of Baltrasna and Milltown, Ashbourne, County Meath. The application site is located to the west / south-west of Dublin Road (R135), south-west of Cherry Lane, west of the existing dwellings at The Briars and Cherry Court, south of the existing dwellings at Alderbrook Heath, Alderbrook Downs & Alderbrook Rise, east / south-east of the existing dwellings at Tara Close & Tara Place, and north-west and south-west of Hickey’s Lane. The development will consist of the following: (1) Demolition of all existing structures on site, comprising 3 no. single storey dwellings and their associated outbuildings (total demolition area: c.659m²). (2) Construction of 702 no. residential dwellings comprised of: 420 no. 2 & 3 storey 2, 3, 4, & 5 bed detached, semi-detached & terraced houses, 38 no. 2 & 3 bed duplex units in 19 no. 3 storey buildings, and 244 no. 1, 2, & 3 bed apartments in 20 no. buildings ranging in height from 3 to 6 storeys. (3) The development also includes for the following non-residential uses: (i) 2 no. childcare facilities located in Blocks A and A1 (c. 289m² & c.384m² respectively), (ii) 4 no. retail units comprised of: 2 no. units in Block A (c.106m² & c.174m² respectively), 1 no. unit in Block A1 (c.191m²), & 1 no. unit in Block B1 (c.469m²), and (iii) 1 no. GP practice / medical use unit located in Block A1 (c.186m²). (4) The development provides for a basement level car park located under Block A1 (c. 4,095m2) and, 2 no. undercroft car parks located at the ground floor level of Block A (c. 466m2) and Block B1 (c. 1,466m2). (5) The development provides for an area of c.1 hectare reserved for a future school site and playing pitch at the western boundary of the site. (6) Vehicular access to the development will be via 2 no. access points as follows: (i) from Cherry Lane, located off Dublin Road (R135), in the north-east of the site and, (ii) from Hickey’s Lane, located off Dublin Road (R135), to the east of the site. The development includes for road upgrades / improvement works to both Cherry Lane and Hickey’s Lane and their junctions with Dublin Road (R135). A new east-west access road through the development site extending from Cherry Lane to the western boundary of the site and all associated site development works is proposed. The council granted permission on 1 Nov 2023, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 12 Oct 2022. The register records an appeal (314550-22), decided: conditional. The scheme is for 467 units. Within 500 m there are 34 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
*STRATEGIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT, SUBMISSIONS DIRECTLY TO AN BORD PLEANALA*, on an overall site of c. 20.04 hectares, located in the townlands of Baltrasna and Milltown, Ashbourne, County Meath. The application site is located to the west / south-west of Dublin Road (R135), south-west of Cherry Lane, west of the existing dwellings at The Briars and Cherry Court, south of the existing dwellings at Alderbrook Heath, Alderbrook Downs & Alderbrook Rise, east / south-east of the existing dwellings at Tara Close & Tara Place, and north-west and south-west of Hickey’s Lane. The development will consist of the following: (1) Demolition of all existing structures on site, comprising 3 no. single storey dwellings and their associated outbuildings (total demolition area: c.659m²). (2) Construction of 702 no. residential dwellings comprised of: 420 no. 2 & 3 storey 2, 3, 4, & 5 bed detached, semi-detached & terraced houses, 38 no. 2 & 3 bed duplex units in 19 no. 3 storey buildings, and 244 no. 1, 2, & 3 bed apartments in 20 no. buildings ranging in height from 3 to 6 storeys. (3) The development also includes for the following non-residential uses: (i) 2 no. childcare facilities located in Blocks A and A1 (c. 289m² & c.384m² respectively), (ii) 4 no. retail units comprised of: 2 no. units in Block A (c.106m² & c.174m² respectively), 1 no. unit in Block A1 (c.191m²), & 1 no. unit in Block B1 (c.469m²), and (iii) 1 no. GP practice / medical use unit located in Block A1 (c.186m²). (4) The development provides for a basement level car park located under Block A1 (c. 4,095m2) and, 2 no. undercroft car parks located at the ground floor level of Block A (c. 466m2) and Block B1 (c. 1,466m2). (5) The development provides for an area of c.1 hectare reserved for a future school site and playing pitch at the western boundary of the site. (6) Vehicular access to the development will be via 2 no. access points as follows: (i) from Cherry Lane, located off Dublin Road (R135), in the north-east of the site and, (ii) from Hickey’s Lane, located off Dublin Road (R135), to the east of the site. The development includes for road upgrades / improvement works to both Cherry Lane and Hickey’s Lane and their junctions with Dublin Road (R135). A new east-west access road through the development site extending from Cherry Lane to the western boundary of the site and all associated site development works is proposed.
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- Conditional on 1 Nov 2023
- Permission expires
- 27 Nov 2028
- Units
- 467
- Floor area
- 6.01 ha
- Site (from polygon)
- 20.28 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 7 Sept 2022New applicationObservation window closed 12 Oct 2022
- 1 Nov 2023Appeal lodged
- 1 Nov 2023DecisionAppeal window closed 29 Nov 2023
Full planning report for 53.50152, -6.39463
One document, every dataset, each section with its source and fetch time. Print it or download it as a PDF. It informs a planning search; it is not a statutory search.
1 Where this is — preview
1 Deadlines still open
Appeal
The register records appeal 314550-22 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
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.
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 153504). 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/SH314550/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 | open |