Local Electoral Area · Meath County Council

Construction leads in Ashbourne

405 planning applications and commencement notices in Ashbourne in the last twelve months, across 9 electoral divisions. 466 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Meath planning register and the national building control register.

405
Leads, 12 months
466
On site now
€381m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Ashbourne, on the map

Pro opens the map filtered to this area: every site pinned, scored and sized, with the area shading, trade filters and alerts for new filings.

Top trades in Ashbourne

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Carpentry & Joinery
300 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
296 leads
Roofing
296 leads
Electrical
291 leads
Plumbing & Heating
279 leads
Flooring
254 leads
Painting & Decorating
254 leads
Plastering, Rendering & Dry Lining
254 leads

The housing stock in Ashbourne

10,596 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.

Age and occupancy

Built before 198028.8%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 19194.5%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later15.9%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes4.6%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes0.2%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil39.3%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas43.3%Ireland 34.5%
LPG0.6%Ireland 0.7%
Electric11.8%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)3.1%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel1.1%Ireland 1%
No central heating0.7%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source33.7%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied81.6%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented12.5%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented4.6%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
+3.72

Relative affluence above the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.

Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).

Recent planning applications in Ashbourne

  1. The Mill Yard, Stamullen, Co. Meath
    Change of use from that granted under Planning Ref. No. SA40484 which includes building No. 2 from office to 1 bed apartment…
    Lodged
    2661246Received 9 Oct 2026Decision due 3 Dec 2026
  2. 8 Priestown Avenue, Priestown Kilbride, Co. Meath
    FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION (C.52.7M.SQ) TO THE SIDE AND REAR OF THE EXISTING TWO STOREY DWELLING ALONG WITH ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED…
    Lodged
    2661247Received 9 Oct 2026Decision due 3 Dec 2026
  3. The Compound, Ashbourne Business Park Ashbourne, Co. Meath
    indefinite retention of an existing builder's storage yard (c. 5514 Sq M) used for the storage of building materials, plant…
    Lodged
    2661237Received 7 Oct 2026Decision due 1 Dec 2026
  4. Tankardstown, Clonalvy, Co. Meath
    Construction of a single storey style dwelling, a domestic wastewater disposal system, new site entrance and all associated site works
    Lodged
    2661234Received 6 Oct 2026Decision due 30 Nov 2026
  5. 39 The Hawthorns, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
    Single storey extension to rear of existing house, new door to side all with associated ancillary works
    Lodged
    2661222Received 3 Oct 2026Decision due 27 Nov 2026
  6. IONITY EV Charging Hub City North Hotel, Gormanston, Co. Meath.
    High-power electric vehicle charging points and associated infrastructure consisting of the following…
    Lodged
    2661225Received 2 Oct 2026Decision due 26 Nov 2026
  7. Stephen Murtagh & Sons Hardware Store, Fredrick Street, Ashbourne Co. Meath
    Change of use from existing first floor restaurant with ground floor stair/lift-well entrance & secondary escape stairs…
    Lodged
    2661219Received 1 Oct 2026Decision due 25 Nov 2026
  8. Priestown, Kilbride, Co.Meath
    1) Demolition of existing dwelling 2) construction of 4No detached two storey dwellings to include wastewater treatment system and associated percolation area…
    Lodged
    2661212Received 30 Sept 2026Decision due 24 Nov 2026
  9. Cloghan, Ardcath, Garristown Co. Meath.
    Construction of a two-storey style dwelling, a single storey detached domestic garage…
    Lodged
    2661217Received 30 Sept 2026Decision due 24 Nov 2026
  10. Proudstown, Tara, Co. Meath.
    construction of a two storey residence, domestic garage, new entrance, proprietary waste water treatment system…
    Lodged
    2661202Received 28 Sept 2026Decision due 22 Nov 2026
Every Meath application, by week

Who is building in Ashbourne

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1Arnub Ltd. & Aspect Homes (ADC) Ltd.25 applications
  2. 2Millmount Healthcare Limited9 applications
  3. 3Talbot Group8 applications
  4. 4Bellewstown Race Committee Ltd5 applications
  5. 5Ashbourne Visitor Centre Limited4 applications
  6. 6Pargo Properties One Ltd.4 applications
  7. 7Somerville Motors Ltd4 applications
  8. 8Star Stone Property Investments Limited4 applications

Electoral divisions in Ashbourne

  • Ardcath
  • Ardmulchan
  • Donaghmore
  • Kentstown
  • Kilbrew
  • Rathfeigh
  • Skreen
  • Stamullin
  • Tara

Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.

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