Local Electoral Area · Meath County Council

Construction leads in Kells

529 planning applications and commencement notices in Kells in the last twelve months, across 40 electoral divisions. 669 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Meath planning register and the national building control register.

529
Leads, 12 months
669
On site now
€204m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Kells, 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 Kells

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

Roofing
439 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
438 leads
Carpentry & Joinery
429 leads
Groundworks & Enabling Works
376 leads
Electrical
368 leads
Plumbing & Heating
359 leads
Flooring
339 leads
Painting & Decorating
339 leads

The housing stock in Kells

12,020 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 198046%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 191911.7%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later7.2%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes8.1%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes0.8%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil74.6%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas2.3%Ireland 34.5%
LPG1.1%Ireland 0.7%
Electric8.4%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)11.4%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel1.2%Ireland 1%
No central heating1%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source35%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied78%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented12%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented7.7%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
-3.1

Relative affluence below 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 Kells

  1. Mullagha, Slane, Co Meath
    alterations and extensions to an existing single storey house including a single storey extension to the rear…
    Lodged
    2661193Received 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  2. 7 Maudlin Street, Kells, Co. Meath
    Retain change of use of domestic dwelling house for use as an AirBnB home
    Lodged
    2661198Received 25 Sept 2026Decision due 19 Nov 2026
  3. Ballymacad, Oldcastle, Co. Meath
    Request for amendment to condition no. 2 of pl. ref. 21/1721 to allow for continued use of playschool facility for a permanent use
    Lodged
    2661187Received 23 Sept 2026Decision due 17 Nov 2026
  4. Taterstown Donaghpatrick, Navan, Co-Meath
    Retention permission for two existing detached single-storey domestic outbuildings located to the rear of the existing dwelling…
    Lodged
    2661180Received 22 Sept 2026Decision due 16 Nov 2026
  5. Rathinska, Kilskyre, Kells Co. Meath
    the proposed development consists of 1. Permission for change of use and extension of the existing structure to provide a proposed three bedroom dwelling…
    Lodged
    2661183Received 22 Sept 2026Decision due 16 Nov 2026
  6. Oakley park or Laurencetown, Kells, Co. Meath
    Revisions to planning permission previously granted under planning ref. 21/1348 and EOD Planning ref: 26/32 and will include the following…
    Lodged
    26207Received 18 Sept 2026Decision due 12 Nov 2026
  7. Martry, Kells, Co. Meath
    Construction of a storey and a half style dwelling, detached domestic garage, a domestic wastewater disposal system…
    Lodged
    2661161Received 18 Sept 2026Decision due 12 Nov 2026
  8. Robinstown, Kilskyre, Co. Meath
    1. Demolition of existing dilapidated dwelling house, outhouses and stables, 2. Construction of a new 4-Bedroom dwelling with hipped gable roofs in both single…
    Lodged
    2661162Received 18 Sept 2026Decision due 12 Nov 2026
  9. Oristown, Kells, Co. Meath.
    Development used for emergency residential accommodation/refuge for families comprising 1) change of use of detached storey and a half dwellinghouse (known as…
    Lodged
    2661164Received 18 Sept 2026Decision due 12 Nov 2026
  10. Mullagha, Slane, Co Meath
    alterations and extensions to an existing single storey house including a single storey extension to the rear…
    Closed
    2661156Received 17 Sept 2026Decision due 11 Nov 2026
Every Meath application, by week

Who is building in Kells

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1Saint-Gobain Construction Products (Ireland) Limited12 applications
  2. 2College Proteins10 applications
  3. 3KENNY TIMMONS DEVELOPMENTS LTD9 applications
  4. 4CRANWOOD HOMES LTD7 applications
  5. 5Sean Brady Construction & Engineering Limited5 applications
  6. 6Louth & Meath Education and Training Board5 applications
  7. 7Empara Construction Limited4 applications
  8. 8KADA LTD4 applications

Electoral divisions in Kells

  • Ardagh
  • Athboy
  • Ballinlough
  • Balrathboyne
  • Boherboy
  • Burry
  • Carrickleck
  • Castlekeeran
  • Castletown
  • Ceanannas Mór Rural
  • Ceanannas Mór Urban
  • Crossakeel
  • Crosskeys
  • Cruicetown
  • Donaghpatrick
  • Drumcondra
  • Girley
  • Grennanstown
  • Killallon
  • Killeagh
  • Kilmainham
  • Kilskeer
  • Knocklough
  • Loughan
  • Maperath
  • Martry
  • Moybolgue
  • Moylagh
  • Moynalty
  • Newcastle
  • Newtown
  • Nobber
  • Oldcastle
  • Posseckstown
  • Rathkenny
  • Rathmore
  • Staholmog
  • Stonefield
  • Teltown
  • Trohanny

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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