Meath County Council grants permission for 50-home scheme at The Heights, Dunboyne Castle, Co. Meath

In context

It is one of 104 housing scheme applications Meath County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,638 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 6 December 2023. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Meath County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

the construction of 50 no. independent living units in 5 no. 2-3 storey blocks comprising Block A consisting of 5 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 11 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 6 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 1 no. treatment/ consulting room (50 sq. m.) and 1 no. management suite/ nurses station (73 sq. m.), Block B consisting of 7 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes, Block C consisting of 8 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 2 no. 2 bedroom apartments, 2 no. 3 bedroom apartments, 1 no. community hall/ amenity space (95 sq.m.), 1 no. creche (202 sq. m.) and 1 no. cafe (105 sq.m.), Block D consisting of 6 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes and Block E consisting of 3 no. 2 bedroom maisonettes. Vehicular access to the development will be via the existing access road from the Rooske Road. The proposed development also provides for car parking spaces, bicycle parking spaces, bin storage, ESB sub station, landscaping, playground, boundary treatments, vehicular and pedestrian site access and all associated site development works including service connections, lighting, foul and surface water drainage/attenuation and water supply/storage. On a total site area of approx. 1.19ha. The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (Dunboyne Castle)