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SH314548

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Meath - Meath County Council

Proposed Development

An APPLICATION TO AN BORD PLEANALA.- SUBMISSIONS TO BE MADE DIRECTLY TO AN BORD PLEANALA. A Strategic Housing Development in the townland of Moygaddy, Maynooth Environs, Co. Meath .The development will consist of the following:1.Construction of 360 no. residential units comprising:i.196 no houses (including 19 no. 2 beds, 156 no. 3 beds and 21 no. 4 beds).ii.102 no. duplexes (including 51 no. 1 beds and 51 no. 2 beds) set out in 6 no. blocks.iii.62 no. apartments (including 26 no. 1 beds and 36 no. 2 beds) set out in 2 no. blocks.2.Provision of a public park and playground adjacent to Moygaddy Castle and pedestrian and cyclist links along the River Rye Water.3.Provision of private open spaces in the form of balconies.4.Development of a two-storey creche facility (514 sqm), outdoor play area.5.Provision of a single storey Scout Den facility (220sqm).6.Provision of 4 no. bridge structures comprising:i.an integral single span bridge at Moyglare Hall over the River Rye Water.ii.a new pedestrian and cyclist bridge at Kildare.iii.a new pedestrian and cycle bridge across Blackhall Little Stream on the L2214-3.iv.a new pedestrian and cycle bridge over the Blackhall Little Stream.7.Provision of 500m of distributor road comprising of 7.0m carriageway.8.Proposed road improvement and realignment works including:i.realignment of a section of the existing L6219 local road, which will entail the demolition of an existing section of the road which extends to circa 2,500 sqm.ii.Provision of pedestrian and cycle improvement measures along the L6219 and L2214-3 which abuts the boundary of Moygaddy House which is a Protected Structure (RPS ref 91558).iii.Provision of pedestrian and cycle improvement measures along the R157 which abuts the Carton Demense Wall which is a Protected Structure (RPS Ref 91556).9.Provision of 2 no. vehicular and pedestrian accesses from the L6219 local road, 1 no. vehicular and pedestrian entrance from the L2214-3 and an additional vehicular and pedestrian access from the R157.10.The proposed development will provide 283 no. of bicycle parking spaces.11.A total of 667 no. car parking spaces are provided on site located at surface level.12.Provision of site landscaping, public lighting, bin stores, 3 no. ESB unit substations, site services and all associated site development works.13.A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) have been prepared in respect of the application

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    6 Sept 2022

  2. Decision due

    31 Oct 2022

Application Details

Location
Moygaddy , Maynooth Environs , Meath
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Meath County Council
Site Area
19.52 ha
Floor Area
43660 sq m
Residential Units
360

Timeline

Registration Date
6 September 2022
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Decision
N/A
Decision Due
31 October 2022

Location

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221213N/A10 Oct 2022

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1. Construction of a vehicle bridge (c.58m in length) spanning the River Rye, connecting Moyglare Hall Estate to the proposed Maynooth Outer Orbital Route (MOOR) in Moygaddy, Co. Meath (subject to separate and concurrent planning application to Meath County Council) . The bridge will consist of 2 no. vehicle carriageways (2-way traffic flow), with verges, segregated cycle tracks, public lighting and footpaths on either side of the vehicle carriageways; 2.Construction of a pedestrian/cycle bridge (c. 25m in length) spanning the River Rye alongside the existing vehicular bridge forming part of the R157, connecting to the existing footpath network along the Dunboyne Road and the proposed active travel infrastructure in Moygaddy, Co. Meath (subject to separate and concurrent planning application to Meath County Council); 3. Provision of a water connections from proposed services in Moygaddy, Co. Meath (subject to separate and concurrent planning application to Meath County Council0 under the River Rye and along the Dunboyne Road to connect to the existing wastewater pumping station and water services; and 4. All associated ancillary site works. It is noted that the subject planning application is associated with a separate and concurrent Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) planning application submitted to Meath County Council in relation to development at Moygaddy, Co. Meath. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development

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608m
20791CONDITIONAL20 Jul 2020

revisions to Planning Reg. Ref. ABP 301230-18 comprising: the option of the inclusion of an ancillary single storey "garden room" structure (c. 12.5 sqm) in gardens of permitted dwellings under Planning Reg. Ref. ABP 301230-18 at this site of c. 13.18 hectares

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