Carroll Estates Dunboyne Limited intend to apply to Meath County Council for permission…

Proposed development

Carroll Estates Dunboyne Limited intend to apply to Meath County Council for permission for development of a Large-Scale Residential Development on a site of 5.99 ha, at Bracetown, Dunboyne, Co. Meath. The principal application site is generally bounded to the north by greenfield lands, to the east by the railway line, to the south by Old Fairgreen/Mill Farm, and to the west by the Navan Road. The secondary application site is generally bounded to the north by greenfield lands, to the east by greenfield lands, to the south by greenfield lands, and to the west by the railway line. The proposed development will consist of the following: a) Development of 171 no. residential units as follows: i. 114 no. houses comprising 101 3-bedroom houses, and 13 no. 4-bedroom houses, ranging in size from c. 107.6 sqm to c. 153 sqm, all 2-storeys in height. Each house will have an associated rear/side private garden. ii. 57 no. apartment/duplex units comprising the following: 5 no. 1-bedroom units of c. 56 sqm to 66.9 sqm, 26 no. 2-bedroom units of c. 78.8 sqm to 120.2 sqm., and 26 no. 3-bedroom units of c. 119 sqm to 128.6 sqm. in 7 no. blocks ranging in height from 2 to 3 storeys. All apartment and duplex units will be provided with private open space areas in the form of balconies/terraces. iii. Communal open space associated with the proposed apartment units will be provided in the form of landscaped areas located in the vicinity of the apartment units (of c. 595 sqm). iv. Provision of 301 no. car parking spaces across the development site (inclusive of accessible (4 no.) and EV (60 no.) parking spaces) and 195 no. bicycle parking spaces for residents and visitors of the scheme provided throughout the development site. b) 1 no. childcare facility of c. 161 sqm with associated outdoor amenity space of c. 40sqm. c) The provision of landscaped public open space amenity areas (totalling c. 6971 sqm). d) Surface water drainage infrastructure on a site of c. 0.36 ha on the eastern side of the railway line (all lands in the control of the applicant). e) Section of the Dunboyne Eastern Distributor Road from the western site boundary with Navan Road to the eastern site boundary. This includes all associated vehicular and pedestrian accesses, carriageways, paths and junctions. The following planning application - Meath Co. Co. Reg Ref 24/60063 – encroaches the application lands in this regard. extra description in F drive.

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