Meath County Council grants permission for 544-home scheme at Belmount, Academy Street, 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 12 June 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.

EXTENSION OF DURATION OF PLANNING PERMISSION ABP Ref: 306021-19. (SHD) The construction of a residential development of 544 no. dwellings, 2 no. creches & open space areas as follows: A) 260 no. houses comprising; 18 no. 2 bed houses, 207 no. 3 bed houses, 35 no. 4 bed houses B) 198 no. apartments in 5 no. buildings (Block A - 5 storeys with a 6 storey setback, Block B – 6 storeys, Block C – 5 storeys, fronting onto Academy Street, Block D – 3 and 4 storeys & Block E – 4 storeys) comprising 46 no. 1 bed apartments & 152 no. 2 bed apartments; C) 15 no. 2 bed duplex apartments & 15 no. 3 bed duplex apartments in 3 no. 3 storey buildings; D) 8 no. 5 dwelling 3 storey corner blocks (each comprising, 1 no. 1 bed apartment, 2 no. 2 bed apartment & 2 no. 3 bed units) – 40 no. units in total; E) 2 no. 8 dwelling 3 storey corner blocks (each comprising 4 no. 1 bedroom and 4 no. 2 bedroom units) – 16 no. units in total; F) Provision of 2 no. creches, ESB kiosks, associated single storey bicycle storage & refuse storage buildings; G) Provision of open space within the development (including playground areas & communal open space areas); H) Access from 3 no. new junctions onto Academy Street, & a new pedestrian access onto the Dublin Road (R147) at the southern end of the site, includes new signalised junction & improvements on the Dublin Road (R147), also 875 no. car parking spaces and 581 no. cycle spaces (northern vehicular access to also facilitate future adjoining school site campus). Proposed works to the former access road to Belmount House (a protected structure) as well as landscaping works to associated woodland area; I) Surface water & underground attenuation systems. J) Temporary marketing signage for a period of 3 years (located on Academy Street); K) All associated site development & landscape works all on a site of c. 15.1 hectares; Also contains a statement setting out how the proposal is consistent with the the relevant development plans (Meath County Development Plan 2013-2019 & Navan Development Plan 2009-2015) & a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. An EIAR and NIS have been prepared in respect of the proposed development.