Meath County Council grants permission for 98-home scheme at Navan, 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 18 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.

Amendments to previously granted permission by An Bord Pleanala ABP-312746-22 (Meath County Council reference 211046) for development within the townlands of Ferganstown, Ballymacon & Athlumney, Navan, Co. Meath. The alterations will consist of the following: • Adjustments to the ground floor levels and corresponding building heights as follows to generally reduce the massing of the building heights relative to the main road levels outside the side: o Apartment building levels reduced by -700mm o Duplex Block 1 levels reduced by -400mm o Duplex Block 2, terrace ridges aligned and levels reduced by between -300mm to -1100mm o Duplex Block 3, terrace ridges aligned and levels reduced by up to -800mm o Housing Block 4 increased levels by +300mm o Housing Block 5 levels reduced by -50mm o Housing blocks 6 and 7 levels increased by 90mm and 160mm respectively. o Housing block 8 levels reduced by 150mm o Housing block 10 levels increased by 150mm o Housing blocks 12-15 ridges aligned and levels reduced by between -150mm to -1000mm o Housing blocks16 terrace ridges aligned and levels reduced by between -50mm to -1250mm • External communal bin store for duplex block 2 and 3 omitted • Individual apartment bin stores for duplex blocks 1, 2 and 3 added • Minor elevational changes to duplex blocks 1, 2 and 3: o First flight of entrance stair to corner apartment in block 1 changed from an internal stair to an external stair o Juliet balconies omitted on front elevations o Step in façade and break in eaves removed on rear elevations o General updates to window fenestration • 16 Additional car parking spaces to accommodate the provision of EV Charging Points