Meath County Council grants permission for 97-home scheme at Navan, Co. Meath

In context

It is one of 104 housing scheme applications Meath County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,641 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 26 April 2024. 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 proposed residential development will consist of the construction of 97 no. dwellings, comprising 53 no. houses (47 x 3 bed and 6 x 4 bed houses) and 44 no. Duplex units (22 x 2 bed and 22 x 3 bed units). The formation of two new road junctions onto Commons Road (to the west) of which the southern junction will extend eastwards along the Southern site boundary to deliver a c. 210m long western section (first phase) of LDR2(a) link road that will ultimately connect to Trim Road to the west. The northern junction will be formed by an internal distributor road that will extend southwards to form a junction onto the proposed LDR2(a) link road. Associated road infrastructure works include the delivery of access roads, pedestrian footpaths and cycle tracks, green verges and street lighting. Other associated infrastructure works include foul and surface water drainage, water supply, attenuation areas, temporary foul pumping station; ESB sub-station; bin stores; bicycle stores and a landscaped public open space (4,800 sq.m); boundary walls and fences, site landcaping; 163 no. car parking spaces and 154 no. bicycle parking spaces together with all other associated site development works. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application.