Observation pack · Meath County Council

Boyne Village Business Park , Athlumney within the townlands of Ferganstown and Ballymacon , Navan Co. Meath

The development will consist of the construction of an estate road and access roads extending northwards from the section of road permitted under Meath County Council Reg. Ref. 22/1703 and ACP Ref. 318533-23 (currently under construction), connecting to Roundabout 3 of Local Distributor Road 6 (LDR6), to facilitate access to the Boyne Village Enterprise Lands. The development includes drainage and utility services infrastructure, landscaping, pedestrian and cycle facilities, road signs and markings, public lighting, modifications and enlargement (reduce base level by c. 200mm) and widening of the attenuation pond located within the south-eastern corner of the site, and all associated and ancillary site development works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

Observations close 24 Sept 2026 12 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 20 Aug 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 14 Oct 2026

The application

Reference: 2661048 · full record
Authority: Meath County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: PRE_VALIDATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 1.49 ha
Received: 20 Aug 2026
We first saw it: 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
Decision due: 14 Oct 2026
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661048/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2661048 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Meath County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 24 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Meath County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2660226	Conditional	21 Aug 2026	0	0 m	• The construction of a two-storey (building height of c. 15.5m above ground level) industrial laundry processing and distribution facility warehouse (with a gross floor area (GFA) of c.10,514 sq.m), including: a ground floor warehouse and processing area of c.9,000 sq.m; a mezzanine level of c. 1,514 sq.m (including ancillary offices, storage, and staff amenities) with backlit signage extending to 22.5 sqm on the eastern elevation; • Vehicular access to the site will be via roundabout 3 at the Local Distributor Road 6 and the existing and permitted estate roads at Boyne Village Business Park estate roads; • Parking and loading facilities including: 107 staff car parking spaces (102 standard, 5 accessible) with 1 set-down space, 30 bicycle parking spaces, 19 truck parking spaces and 20 van parking spaces, 10 truck loading bays and 12 van loading bays; • Ancillary structures and services including single storey ESB substation (c. 22 sq.m), sprinkler system pump room (c. 40 sq.m), sprinkler attenuation tank, external water tank, external CO2 tanks and gas skid; • Site boundary works, landscaping, roads and drainage infrastructure (including foul and surface water drainage and attenuation measures and extension of estate road) as well as all other ancillary and associated development works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2660120	Conditional	4 Aug 2026	83	26 m	The proposed development will consist of: i. The construction of 83 no. residential dwellings comprising 22 no. 3-bedroom, 2-storey semi-detached houses, 21 no. 3-bedroom, 2-storey terraced houses, 20 no. 3-bedroom, 3-storey terraced houses, 6 no. 2-bedroom, 2-storey semi-detached houses and 14 no. 2-bedroom, 2-storey terraced houses; ii. Vehicular and pedestrian access via an extension of the existing internal road network from the permitted Boyne Village Phase 1B development to the east (approved under MCC Ref. 24/60415 and ACP Ref. 322341-25) including pedestrian crossings, footpaths and shared pedestrian/cycle routes along with minor amendments to provide connections, tie ins and for permeability to integrate with the interface of the permitted Phase 1B development; iii. Provision of c.0.2 hectares of Public Open Space including a Pocket Park and outdoor play provision, hard and soft landscaping (including public lighting & boundary treatment) along with the provision of c.4 hectares of Public Open Space to the north and west of the proposed residential development to provide for an All-Purpose Sports Pitch, a kickabout area, informal play area, meadow walk and native woodland areas; iv. Provision of 166 no. surface resident car parking spaces, internal road and shared surface networks; v. Surface water attenuation measures, connection to water supply, provision of foul drainage, landscaping and boundary treatment, infrastructural works and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and is submitted with this application.
2660256	Conditional	3 Jun 2026	93	477 m	Planning permission for development and the amendment of an approved scheme of 93 no. residential units at Boyne Road, Athlumney, Navan, Co. Meath, under Meath Co. Co. Register Reference: 22/1008. The proposed development will comprise amendments to the gardens / amenity areas of 12 no. approved units and re-aligned rear boundaries associated with approved unit Nos. 59 – 70; the garden depths being reduced, the rear boundary to be formed by a 2 metre high rendered block and brick pillar wall and the inclusion of an opening for a pedestrian link between Unit Nos. 58 and 59 for a future pedestrian permeability linkage to serve lands to the rear and south of units 59 – 70. The proposal includes all associated hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, footpaths and ancillary works above and below ground. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2560895	Conditional	17 Oct 2025	1	483 m	the development will consist of the construction of a new A-rated three-bedroom dwelling, together with the use of the existing vehicular entrance, new connections to the public mains water supply and public foul sewer, the provision of surface water drainage, and all associated site development and ancillary works
2560539	Conditional	15 Oct 2025	223	210 m	Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development - The proposed development will consist of 223no. residential dwellings (26no. 1 -bed, 50no. 2-bed, 138no. 3-bed and 9no. 4-bed) and a crèche. The mix of residential units consists of 155no. houses (18no. 2-bed, 128no. 3-bed, 9no. 4-bed) and 68no. apartments (26no. 1-bed, 32no. 2-bed, 10no. 3-bed). Apartments are three to four storey simplex/duplex own door apartments arranged in 5no. blocks. All housing is two storey in height. The crèche is a two storey standalone building (c.443sq.m) with allocated car parking and set down area. The proposed development includes all associated site development works including reprofiling of the site, works to an existing drainage ditch, the construction of a temporary foul water pumping station and rising main, public lighting, three ESB substations, bin and bicycle storage structures, car parking and landscaping of open space. The proposed development also provides for connections both vehicular and pedestrian to the residential development by Meath County Council known as Gort Na Glaise including the culverting part of an existing drainage ditch, removal of part of an existing hedge and existing boundary walls constructed within the Gort Na Glaise development. Provision is also made for future pedestrian/cycle connectivity to the west in keeping with Masterplan MP12. The development includes pedestrian/cycle connections onto the LRD6 and will provide a pedestrian crossing point on Old Road to the south of the application site. The development will be accessed by extending a spur off an existing roundabout junction on the new LRD 6 distributor road to the north of the application site. A portion of this spur road was previously permitted under P.A. Ref. 21-1046/ABP-312746-22. The proposed development also provides for an additional vehicular/pedestrian access to connect to the main access road proposed as part of a development to the north / north-west of the application site under P.A. Ref. 24/60415 (currently on appeal to An Bord Pleanála ABP-322341-25). A footpath and cycle path will be constructed along the western side of the application site as part of this planning application to provide access to the new development. A natura impact statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect to the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2461138	Conditional	20 Jun 2025	0	165 m	for amendments to previously granted permission by An Bord Pleanala ABP-312746-22 (Meath County Council reference 211046) for development within the townlands of Ferganstown, Ballymacon & Athlumney, Navan, Co. Meath. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application The alterations will consist of the following: o Internal bicycle and bin store at ground floor of apartment block relocated externally within separate enclosures. o Existing space at ground floor for bicycle and bin store replaced with 1no. 1 bed apartment and plant room. o Alterations to façade to accommodate amendment from bin and bicycle store to apartment and plant room. o Alterations to select windows on south elevation for compliance with TGD Part B. o General updates to window fenestration.
2461006	Conditional	17 Apr 2025	0	498 m	the development will consist of the demolition of an existing garage and the construction of a new single storey extension to the side and rear of an existing two-storey semi-detached dwelling. It will also include the widening & reconfiguration of the existing site entrance and all ancillary site works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
2460415	Conditional	25 Mar 2025	322	3 m	a Large-Scale Residential Development - The (Phase 1B) development will consist of the construction of a mixed-use development comprising 322 no. dwellings, a Community Centre and Sports Hall, a Neighbourhood Centre, and a district public park as follows: A) 212 no. houses consisting of 177 no. 3-bedroom houses and 35 no. 4-bedroom houses (all houses 2-storeys except House Types F1, F2, F3 [corner], E1, E2, and E3 [corner] – (with variations to finishes); B) 26 no. duplex units comprising 13 no. 2-bedroom units and 13 no. 3-bedroom units (in 2 no. 3-storey blocks [with 8 no. duplex units abutting Apartment Block 2 in a 3-storey configuration]; C) 84 no. apartments across 3 no. apartment buildings (Block 2 [5-storeys] comprises 24 no. apartments consisting of 12 no. 1-bedroom apartments and 12 no. 2-bedroom apartments), Block 3 [5-storeys above neighbourhood centre – 6-storeys in total] comprising 36 no. apartments consisting of 14 no. 1- bedroom apartments and 22 no. 2-bedroom apartments and Block 4 [4-storeys above community centre – 5-storeys in total] comprising 24 no. apartments consisting of 9 no. 1-bedroom apartments and 15 no. 2-bedroom apartments (all apartments with balconies). D) Series of landscaped/Public Open Space areas of c.3.72 hectares including playground areas and a Public Park of c.1.65 ha of open space as well as additional communal open space for the apartments and duplex apartments; E) Provision of a c. 512 sq. m creche at ground floor of Block 2 as well as a 1,778 sq.m. Community Centre and Sports Hall (including a c.837 sqm sports hall [double height] ancillary changing rooms, 4 no. community rooms and ancillary administration/office space rooms/ESB Substation); F) Provision of a convenience anchor retail unit (net floor space 1,000 sq. m [GFA 1,390 sq. m.]), takeaway, c. 82 sq. m, café, c. 210 sq. m, pharmacy c. 88 sq. m and General Practice Surgery c. 232 sq. m) as well as ESB substation and bins, all accommodated within the ground floor level of the neighbourhood centre to the north-west of the site; G) 693 no. car parking spaces, 289 no. bicycle parking spaces throughout the development; H) Provision of a temporary foul water pumping station (and associated storage) located within the district public park to service the scheme; I) Provision of surface water attenuation measures as well as all ancillary site development works (reprofiling of site and field drain diversions as required)

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

20 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 24 Sept 2026
20 Aug 2026 Decision

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