Meath County Council grants permission for 102-home scheme at Trim, 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 21 November 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 development will consist of:(i) construction of a residential development comprising 102 no. residential units, each served by private amenity space and on-curtilage/adjoining car parking bays - The breakdown of the residential units is as follows: 3 no. detached four-bedroom units (1 no. House Type C9 I 2 no. House Type C8); 40 no. semi-detached three-bedroom units (18 no. House Type D, 12 no. House Type F and 1Ono. House Type F2); 43 no. terraced two-bedroom units (43 no. House Type E); and 16 no. maisonette one-bedroom units (8 no. House Type P1 / 8 no. House Type P2) - all houses are of two-storey height and all maisonettes are contained within 4 no. two-storey blocks (4 no. maisonettes per block); (ii) construction of a two-storey commercial building (579sq.m) accommodating creche (289sq.m) & medical centre (290sq.m) uses with associated vehicular parking area (23 no. spaces), set down parking area (4 no. spaces), bicycle parking area (12 no. spaces) and external play area for creche; and, (iii) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development inclusive of road/footpath provisions, boundary treatment, open space, vehicular parking arrangements, bin/bicycle stores, SuDS drainage and landscaping. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application.The proposed development is sited upon lands located within the centre of a larger residential scheme previously permitted under Meath County Council Reg. Ref. TA160093 (An Bord Pleanala Ref. No. 247489), as amended by Meath County Council Reg. Ref. Nos. TA170869, TA171414, TA181021, TA190897, TA200249, TA201123, 212161. This proposal supersedes all historical planning applications submitted in respect of the subject site.Under Reg. Ref. TA160093, the subject site was to comprise a three-storey building accommodating a medical centre at ground floor level and 6 no. apartments at first and second floor level, a two-storey creche facility with the creche and medical centre linked at ground floor level. It also included 35 no. two-storey houses and all associated road/footpath provisions, boundary treatment, open space, vehicular parking arrangements, SuDS drainage and landscaping, public lighting and boundary treatment .....