Planning application · Meath County Council

96 homes at Commons Road, in the townlands of Balreask Old and Duffsland

Site to the east of Commons Road, in the townlands of Balreask Old and Duffsland, Navan Co. Meath C15 CKW2

2560718 · MeathGranted

96 homes · up to 2 storeys · 3.86 ha · Granted · permission to Apr 2031

Planning application 2560718 to Meath County Council for 96 homes at Commons Road, in the townlands of Balreask Old and Duffsland, Navan. Granted by the council on 25 February 2026. The register gives the permission's end as 6 April 2031.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560718
Planning authority
Meath County Council
Received
10 Jul 2025
Decided
25 Feb 2026
Status
Granted
Use
Residential
Dwellings
96
Floor area
13,120 m²
Site area
3.86 ha
Further information requested
1 Sept 2025
Further information received
8 Dec 2025

Homes and mix

2-bed8
3-bed80
4-bed8
Total homes96
  • Public open space
  • 178 car parking spaces
  • 74 cycle parking spaces
  • ESB substations

Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.

Proposed development

the proposed residential development will consist of the construction of 96 no. dwellings, comprising: 80 no. two-storey houses (comprising a mix of terraced and semi-detached houses providing 72 x 3 bed and 8 x 4 bed houses) and 16 no. Duplex Units arranged within 2 no. two-storey blocks (comprising 8 no. 2-bed units and 8 no. 3-bed units). The extension of the permitted Phase 1 LDR2(a) link road (that forms a T-Junction onto Commons Road (to the west) in an easterly direction by c. 100.3m along the southern site boundary to deliver the Phase 2 section of the LDR2(a) link road that will ultimately connect to Trim Road to the east. An internal distributor road to serve the proposed development forms a junction onto the northern side of the proposed Phase 2 LDR2(a) link road. Associated road infrastructure work includes the delivery of access roads, pedestrian footpaths and cycle tracks, green verges and street lighting. Other associated infrastructure works include foul and surface water drainage; water supply; attenuation areas; ESB sub-stations; bin / bicycle store and landscaped open spaces (totaling 11,372 sq.m in area), including 5,853 sq.m of Public Open Space provision and a children’s playground; communal open space of 496 sq.m (associated with the proposed Duplex Units); boundary walls and fences. Provision is made for a total of 178 no. car parking spaces and 74 no. bicycle parking spaces together with all other associated site development works. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Planning status

Permission was granted on 25 Feb 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 6 Apr 2031.

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