Meath County Council grants permission for 74-home scheme at Veldonstown Road, Kentstown, Co. Meath

In context

It is one of 98 housing scheme applications Meath County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 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 20 October 2025. 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 revisions and alterations to the existing permitted residential scheme as granted under Meath County Council Reg. Ref. 22/451 & 24/60284. Permission is sought for amendments to the site layout and house types to provide for 74 no. residential dwellings in lieu of 64 no. of the granted dwellings as follows: 18 no. two storey 2 bedroom terraced dwellings, 22 no. two storey 3 bedroom semi-detached dwellings, 28 no. two storey 4 bedroom semi-detached dwellings and 6 no. 2 storey 4 bedroom detached dwellings, all with associated car parking. The road layout, infrastructure and public open spaces will remain unaltered as granted under Meath County Council Reg. Ref. 22/451 & 24/60284. The houses outside the application area will remain unaltered as granted under Meath County Council Reg. Ref. 22/451 & 24/60284. Permission is sought for the domestic boundary treatments, landscaping and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application