Site bounded by Draycott Lodge to the southwest and Whitefield Manor to the northeast , in the townland of Donacarney Great and Betaghstown , as well as along Pilltown Road and the ‘Narroways’ Bettystown Co. Meath
N/APlanning application 2661244
Meath - Meath County Council
Proposed Development
the development will consist of:
- A)The construction of 44 no. residential dwellings comprising: 32 no. houses (2 no. 2 bedroom dwellings, 27 no. 3 bedroom dwellings and 3 no. 4 bedroom houses [all 2 storey]) and 12 no. apartments/duplex apartments in 1 no. 3 storey building (comprising 6 no. ground floor 1-bedroom apartments and 6 no. 3-bedroom duplex units above - all apartments/duplex units to include terrace/private amenity space)
- B)Revised access arrangements comprising repositioning existing agricultural access onto Pilltown Road and inclusion of separate agricultural access route to the adjacent agricultural lands to the north along with the provision of a separate vehicular/pedestrian access from the Pilltown Road to serve the residential development, along with the provision of a footpath along the Pilltown Road and the ‘Narrowways’ to tie in and meet the existing footpath at Sevitt Manor; C) 83 no. surface resident car parking spaces (including visitor) as well as bicycle storage for duplexes and mid-terrace housing units; internal road and shared surface networks including pedestrian paths
- D)Provision of c. 0.2 ha of public open space in a series of spaces as well as outdoor play area and landscaped planting
- E)Provision of flood compensatory storage area (c.0.305 ha) to the west of the site
- F)Provision of foul and surface water drainage as well as bin stores; public lighting and all associated landscaping and boundary treatment works, site development and infrastructural works, ESB substations, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development, including the upgrade of the foul wastewater pipe (for c. 80m) along the Pilltown Road. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Application Timeline
Application received
8 Oct 2026
Decision due (upcoming)
2 Dec 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Site bounded by Draycott Lodge to the southwest and Whitefield Manor to the northeast , in the townland of Donacarney Great and Betaghstown , as well as along Pilltown Road and the ‘Narroways’ Bettystown Co. Meath
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Meath County Council
- Site Area
- 1.82 ha
- Floor Area
- 4441.2 sq m
- Residential Units
- 1
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 8 October 2026
- Status
- PRE_VALIDATION
- Decision
- N/A
- Decision Due
- 2 December 2026
Location
Planning Applications Nearby
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development at this site of c.1.48 hectares bounded by Draycott Lodge to the south west and Whitefield Manor to the north east in the townland of Donacarney Great & Betaghstown, as well as along Pilltown Road & the “Narroways” Bettystown Co Meath the development will consist of: A) The construction of 49 no. residential dwellings comprising: 33 no. houses (31 no. 3 bedroom dwellings and 2 no. 4 bedroom houses [all 2 storey]) and 16 no. apartments/duplex apartments in 1 no. 3 storey building (comprising 8 no. ground floor 1-bedroom apartments and 8 no. 3-bedroom duplex units above - all apartments/duplex units to include terrace/private amenity space); B) Vehicular/pedestrian access from the Pilltown Road along with the provision of a footpath along the Pilltown Road and the ‘Narrowways’ to tie in and meet the existing footpath at Sevitt Manor; C) The provision of 94 no. surface resident car parking spaces (including visitor) as well as bicycle storage for apartments; internal road and shared surface networks including pedestrian paths; D) Provision of c. 0.2 ha of public open space in a series of spaces as well as outdoor play area and landscaped planting; E) Provision of foul and surface water drainage as well as bin stores; public lighting and all associated landscaping and boundary treatment works, site development and infrastructural works, ESB substations, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development, including the upgrade of the foul wastewater pipe (for c.80m) along the Pilltown Road. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development
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