17 Ludlow Street, Navan
Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (96%). 95 homes approved 289 m away haven't started.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 53 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2023.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 202323521 · alterations · approved 2023 · not started, runs out 2028approvedstartedsigned off
- 2018NA180024 · driveway · refused 2018approvedstarted?signed off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
What it says
B1 - Commercial Town or Village Centre: Commercial Town or Village Centre
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
meath county development plan 2021 2027 as varied · 3 Nov 2021 – 2 Nov 2027
Not on this site: conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 141 | ordnance stone/marker; Pollboy Bridge |
| Monuments | 28 | Religious house - Augustinian canons; Tomb - chest tomb |
How we work this out
Sources: zoning, constraints.niah, constraints.smr, constraints.smr_zones, rps.meath, rzlt, constraints · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:18 | open |
| constraints.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| constraints.smr | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
| constraints.smr_zones | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:34 | open |
| rps.meath | unstated (council's public ArcGIS service; no licence published) · not redistributable — shown as a flag only | — | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 00:14 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
How we work this out
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 92–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 75% approved, and 1 in 2 is asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 109 nearby, 5,167 council-wide
Navan, file by file since 2017
32 of 33 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 3 of 5.
151 files with "Navan" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2017–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 53 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 91 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated168 decided home extensions, 25 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
2 of 5 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 10 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 1Kennedy Road/, Cannon Row 2661194
- 2No. 3 Trimgate Street, Navan 2660989
- 3Mill Lane Blackcastle Avenue, Navan 2660936
- 4Bridge St & The Banba Hall 22219
- 5Academy Street/Circular Road/Bridge Street 221421
- 6Irish National Forester's Hall NA190965
- 70.1 ha zoned for homes
- 83.5 ha zoned for homes
- 90.2 ha zoned for homes
- 102.5 ha zoned for homes
- 11Scan Clinic Unit 2 Belfry View, Church Hill Townparks 2660434
- 12Metges Lane, Navan 2561258
- 13Unit 2 Kennedy Road, Navan 26166
- 14Unit 40 Navan Town Centre, Kennedy Road 2561295
- 15Unit 2 Charter Buildings, Kennedy Road Navan 2660643
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 108 permissions since 2016, 12 show a start notice and 4 have a completion certificate.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured121 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
3 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 15 Oct 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 15 Oct 20261 day left32660936 · REFUSED — the retention of 3 No. one bedroom, tourism short term stay units with entrance via walkway and steps and…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 365 m away
- Time to appeal ends 27 Oct 202613 days left22660989 · CONDITIONAL — the development will consist of the retention of renovations and alterations to the existing two storey…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 40 m away
- Comments close 30 Oct 202616 days left12661194 · application received — the retention and continuance of the use permanently of the existing car park with existing…€20 to the council · 325 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
95 homes 289 m away were approved Sept 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2028.
Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.
Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)
Sites that could change 7 within 500 m
Approved, not started 3
- Bridge St & The Banba Hall · 23 homes approved Dec 2022, not started · 159 m
- Academy Street/Circular Road/Bridge Street · 95 homes approved Sep 2023, not started · 289 m
- Irish National Forester's Hall · 43 homes approved Mar 2020, not started · 390 m
Empty land zoned for homes 4
- 70.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 416 m
- 83.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 450 m
- 90.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 453 m
- 102.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 456 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 10 and 18 a year; busiest 2023. 88% of decisions were approvals.
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 1Kennedy Road/ , Cannon Row , Navan Co .Meath. comments close 30 Oct 2026the retention and continuance of the use permanently of the existing car park with existing entrance fronting…
Every application within 500 m 18 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 2No. 3 Trimgate Street , Navan , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the retention of renovations and alterations to the existing two storey…
- 3Mill Lane Blackcastle Avenue , Navan , Co. Meath. Refusedthe retention of 3 No. one bedroom, tourism short term stay units with entrance via walkway and steps and…
- No. 3 Trimgate Street , Navan , Co. Meath Withdrawn or not validThe development will consist of the retention of renovations and alterations to the existing two storey…
- 13Unit 2 Kennedy Road , Navan , Co. Meath C15 VX5H No decision yetthe development will consist of a of change of use from a retail unit outlet to a restaurant and fast food…
- Loreto Secondary School , St. Michaels Navan , County Meath Approved with conditionsthe erection and installation of (i) a new single storey detached flat roofed gas boiler cabin; and (ii) all…
- Loreto Secondary School , St. Michaels Navan , County Meath Approved with conditionsREDIII - Planning Permission for the erection and installation of (i) a new single storey detached flat…
- 15Unit 2 Charter Buildings , Kennedy Road Navan , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the change of use of the unit from office to health centre with associated…
- Blackwater Heights , Abbeyland , Navan Approved with conditionsfor the installation of a 1.42m x 0.51m x 1.81m (LxWxH) above ground enclosure to house a new natural gas…
- Loreto Secondary School , St. Michaels Navan , County Meath Withdrawn or not validthe erection and installation of (i) a new single storey detached flat roofed gas boiler cabin; and (ii) all…
- Loreto Secondary School , St. Michaels Navan , County Meath Withdrawn or not validREDIII - The erection and installation of (i) a new single storey detached flat roofed biomass boiler unit…
- Kennedy Road , Navan , Co. Meath C15 VX5H Withdrawn or not validthe development will consist of a of change of use from a retail unit outlet to a restaurant and fast food…
- 11Scan Clinic Unit 2 Belfry View , Church Hill Townparks , Navan Co. Meath No decision yetthe development consists of the change of use of the unit from shop to health centre with associated internal…
- 25 Academy Street , Navan , County Meath Approved with conditionsThe construction of two single storey extensions to the rear of 2 no. self-contained apartments, and for…
- 14Unit 40 Navan Town Centre , Kennedy Road , Navan Co. Meath Approved with conditionsThe development will consist of the change of use from Retail to a Sandwich Bar including a sit-down dining…
- Unit 42 Navan Town Centre , Kennedy Road , Navan Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the change of use from Retail to Doctor’s Surgery incorporating 2no.…
- 12Metges Lane , Navan , Co. Meath Approved with conditionsthe development will consist of the construction of a three storey apartment block of four units, connection…
- Site of the Former Brews Hill Filling Station and Former Irish National Foresters Hall , Brews Hill , Navan ApprovedEXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION NA190965 - Refer to Addendum - the construction of an apartment…
How we work this out
Building work nearby 8 in the last 12 months
- 1 Kennedy Road, Navan, Meath · 14 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/61295 · 222 m
- 57 Academy Street, Navan, Meath, C15 HN27 · 26 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 344 m
- 56 Academy Street, Navan, Meath, C15 XN25 · 26 Jun 2026 · 2 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 344 m
- 1 Kennedy Road, Navan, Meath, C15 RY11 · 22 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 222 m
- 22 Market Square, Navan, Meath, C15 XF40 · 27 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/521 · 37 m
- Navan Town Centre, Kennedy Road, Abbeyland South, Navan, Meath, C15 YV38 · 24 Feb 2026 · 7-day notice signed off · 222 m
- Abbey Road, Navan, Meath, C15 Y7PN · 4 Nov 2025 · start notice not signed off · 2560332 · 256 m
- 60 Academy Street, Navan, Meath, C15 V050 · 30 Oct 2025 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60285 · 320 m
How we work this out
Source: bcms · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 00:33
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 14 Oct 2026, 00:33 | open |
Homes coming 161 not started
- 5Academy Street/Circular Road/Bridge Street · 95 homes · not started · runs out 13 Sept 2028 · 289 m
- 6Irish National Forester's Hall · 43 homes · not started · runs out 6 Apr 2029 · 390 m
- 4Bridge St & The Banba Hall · 23 homes · not started · runs out 6 Dec 2027 · 159 m
How we work this out
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Tigers Childcare · Crèche | 13 Mar 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 608 m |
| Kiddy Academy · Crèche | 29 Apr 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 616 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Meath County Council.
How we work this out
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
15% owner-occupied (council 75%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 167066006
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Aine Naofa NS · primary · 312 pupils · 188 m
- Mercy Convent NS · primary · 385 pupils · 331 m
- St. Joseph's Secondary School, Navan, · postprimary · 682 pupils · 409 m
- S N Mhuire · primary · 205 pupils · 492 m
- Loreto Secondary School · postprimary · 920 pupils · 506 m
- St Ultans Special Sch · primary · 122 pupils · 694 m
- Flowerfield NS · primary · 40 pupils · 729 m
- St Pauls NS · primary · 761 pupils · 768 m
Stops 27
- Market Sq · DK03 · 0/hour at peak · 65 m
- Navan Centre · NV1, NV2 · 4/hour at peak · 215 m
- Navan Centre · NV1, NV2 · 4/hour at peak · 215 m
- Abbey Rd · NV1, NV2 · 4/hour at peak · 217 m
- Navan · 103X, 107, 109, 110D, 188, 189 · 7/hour at peak · 222 m
- Navan · 109, 110D, 188, 190, NX, VI07 · 4/hour at peak · 247 m
- Navan Centre · DY01 · 0/hour at peak · 249 m
- Railway St · 190 · 1/hour at peak · 347 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Aine Naofa NS · 188 m+2.6% pupils (312)
- Mercy Convent NS · 331 m+0.3% pupils (385) · 5 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
- St. Joseph's Secondary School, Navan, · 409 m-4.2% pupils (682) · 5 classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
- S N Mhuire · 492 m+9.6% pupils (205)
- Loreto Secondary School · 506 m+1.2% pupils (920) · 2 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
- St Ultans Special Sch · 694 m-2.4% pupils (122)
Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 14 Oct 2026, 02:03 | open |
| consult | public | 14 Oct 2026, 01:30 | open |
| moderngov | public | 14 Oct 2026, 01:30 | open |
| lda_lands | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Alterations (23521) approved 2023, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Driveway (NA180024) refused 2018: built anyway?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The seller's answer and your surveyor's check.
- Next to a recorded monument: does digging need notice?Seller · councilAsk for: Details of past works from the seller.
- 23 homes approved 159 m away (Bridge St & The Banba Hall), not started: what is planned?CouncilAsk for: The planning file for 22219.
- Application 325 m away open for comments until 30 Oct 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Townparks
- Electoral division
- Navan Urban
- Electoral area
- Navan
- Council
- Meath County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 2 applications on this site; latest 23521, approved 2023, not started, runs out 2028.
- Zoned M2 (major town centre); monument zone; no vacant land tax.
- 7 sites nearby could change: 3 approved schemes, 4 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 30 Oct 2026.
- 161 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 95 at Academy Street/Circular Road/Bridge….
- Navan (bus 103X, 107) 222 m away: 7 an hour at morning peak; 40 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 76% rent (council 20%); 11% of homes empty (council 6%); most built 1991–2000; 42% drive to work (council 64%); population up 5% since 2016.
- Around here the council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 1 in 3 is asked for more information.
What the terms mean 8 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 30
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 27 Sept 2026 |
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| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
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| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
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| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 14 Oct 2026 |
| services6.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | unstated (council's public ArcGIS serv… · flag only | — |
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| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | public (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 5 Oct 2026 |
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