Meath County Council grants permission for 83-home scheme at Navan, Co. Meath

In context

It is one of 99 housing scheme applications Meath County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,577 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 4 August 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.

The proposed development will consist of: i. The construction of 83 no. residential dwellings comprising 22 no. 3-bedroom, 2-storey semi-detached houses, 21 no. 3-bedroom, 2-storey terraced houses, 20 no. 3-bedroom, 3-storey terraced houses, 6 no. 2-bedroom, 2-storey semi-detached houses and 14 no. 2-bedroom, 2-storey terraced houses; ii. Vehicular and pedestrian access via an extension of the existing internal road network from the permitted Boyne Village Phase 1B development to the east (approved under MCC Ref. 24/60415 and ACP Ref. 322341-25) including pedestrian crossings, footpaths and shared pedestrian/cycle routes along with minor amendments to provide connections, tie ins and for permeability to integrate with the interface of the permitted Phase 1B development; iii. Provision of c.0.2 hectares of Public Open Space including a Pocket Park and outdoor play provision, hard and soft landscaping (including public lighting & boundary treatment) along with the provision of c.4 hectares of Public Open Space to the north and west of the proposed residential development to provide for an All-Purpose Sports Pitch, a kickabout area, informal play area, meadow walk and native woodland areas; iv. Provision of 166 no. surface resident car parking spaces, internal road and shared surface networks; v. Surface water attenuation measures, connection to water supply, provision of foul drainage, landscaping and boundary treatment, infrastructural works and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and is submitted with this application.