Meath County Council grants permission for 110-home scheme at Trim Road, Balreask Old & Limekilhill, Co. Meath

In context

It is one of 98 housing scheme applications Meath County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,557 nationally. Of the 3,030 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% 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 8 November 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.

Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development - The application site comprises lands generally to the east and southeast of the recently constructed Swanbrook residential development (as permitted under ABP-311199-21 and MCC Reg. Ref. 221202 and amended by MCC Reg. Ref. 23403). The proposed development will consist of: 1. Construction of 110 no. new residential dwellings comprising 64 no. two storey houses (2 no. two-bed, 58 no. three-bed, and 4 no. four-bed, terraced and semi-detached houses) and 46 no. apartments (23 no. one-bed and 23 no. two-bed apartments) in a single four storey block with balconies on all of the elevations. 2. The proposed development will be accessed via permitted entrances (ABP Ref. ABP-311199-21 and MCC Reg. Ref. 221202, as amended by MCC Reg. Ref. 23403) and includes the continuation of the permitted North-South Link Street southwards by approximately 11Om. 3. A total of 184 no. car parking spaces (including 3 no. accessible spaces and 15 no. EV charging spaces), and 116 no. bicycle parking spaces (comprising 70 no. long term and 24 no. short term no. spaces serving the Apartment Block, and 22 no. additional short term spaces serving the wider scheme). 4. Modifications to development permitted under MCC Reg. Ref. 221202 (as amended by MCC Reg. Ref. 23403) to facilitate the extension of the permitted North-South Link Street; the incorporation of new junctions to serve the proposed development; and, the reconfiguration of the car parking layout serving the permitted childcare facility (MCC Reg. Ref. 23403) including the relocation of 4 no. spaces (no change to the permitted quantum of carparking serving the childcare facility is proposed). 5. Other associated infrastructure works including the provision of landscaped public and communal open spaces, bin storage, internal roads, boundary treatments, public lighting, ESB substation, water supply, surface water drainage and foul water drainage infrastructure (including a temporary foul water pumping station), and all associated and ancillary site and development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application