Meath County Council grants permission for 510-home scheme at Baltrasna and Milltown, Ashbourne, 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 4 December 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.

for a Large-Scale Residential Development - the proposed development comprises 18no. 2-storey houses (6no. 3-bedroom end-terrace, 6no. 3- bedroom mid-terrace, 4no. 3-bedroom semi-detached, 2no. 3-bedroom detached) in lieu of 9 no. apartments and 2 no. houses permitted under ABP-314550-22 and includes the incorporation of an adjoining site (0.2 Ha) not part of the development permitted under ABP-314550-22; all ancillary site development and landscape works including hard & soft landscaping; private open space; public lighting; 36no. surface car parking spaces; bin storage. The proposed amendments take place within a development area of c. 0.42 Ha, at Cherry Lane, Dublin Road, Ashbourne, County Meath. The proposed development forms part of the wider overall development here and would result in an increase of 7no. dwellings from 503no. dwellings to 510no. dwellings overall. This applicaIon for proposed amendments to consented Strategic Housing Development (ABP. Ref. 314550-22) is a Large-Scale ResidenIal Development (LRD) as defined under Section 2 of the Planning & Development Act 2000, as amended and may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.ashbourneshdamendments.com