Meath County Council grants permission for 839-home scheme at Lands to the north, Co. Meath

In context

It is one of 99 housing scheme applications Meath County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 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 24 February 2026. 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.

a Large-Scale Residential Development - planning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development consisting of modifications to the Strategic Housing Development permitted under ACP Ref.: 303433-19, as amended by ACP Ref.: 307946-20, MCC Reg. Ref.: 22/1594, MCC Reg. Ref.: 23/60181, and MCC Reg. Ref.: 24/60950, which is currently under construction, on lands to the north of the R147 / Dublin Road, Dunshaughlin, County Meath. The lands are located to the south of Kellett’s Grove and Coldrick’s Pass, to the east of Dunshaughlin Business Park and to the north of The Willows. The proposed development relates to modifications to the 64 no. permitted apartments and the permitted community hub within Cell 27, located in the eastern part of the SHD site, and will consist of: • Omission of 64 no. apartments (28 no. 1 beds, 36 no. 2 bed units) in 2 no. 4 storey apartment buildings, and provision of 49 no. residential units, including 35 no. 2 and 3 storey houses (4 no. 2 beds and 31 no. 3 beds), 7 no. duplex units (2 no. 2 beds and 5 no. 3 beds), and 7 no. apartments (2 no. 1 beds and 5 no. 2 beds) in 3 no. 3 – 4 storey duplex blocks; • Omission of the community hub (630 sq.m), including community centre, café and gym, in a 2 storey building and provision of community and café use (228 sq.m), including 2 no. community units at the ground floor of Duplex Block C (98 sq.m), and a café at the ground floor of Duplex Block A (130 sq.m). The proposed modifications will result in an overall decrease in residential units within the permitted development, as amended, by 15 no. units to 824 no. units (595 no. houses, 99 no. duplex units, 130 no. apartments) from 839 no. units, and a decrease in neighbourhood centre facilities of c. 402 sq.m. The proposed development includes all associated modifications to the site layout plan, façade treatments and fenestration, internal roads, car parking, cycle and pedestrian infrastructure, open space, landscaping, services, bin stores, and modifications to site layout plan necessary to serve the proposed modifications to the permitted development, and all associated site development works. The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of the Planning Authority during its public opening hours. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.deshdamdt5.ie. Significant further information/revised plans