Planning application · Meath County Council

Development at this c. 2.8454ha site located on lands at Dublin Road, Enfield…

lands at Dublin Road , Enfield , Co. Meath

2660131 · MeathGranted
Reference
2660131
Planning authority
Meath County Council
Received
4 Feb 2026
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Status
Granted
Floor area
28,454 m²
Site area
2.845 ha

Proposed development

The Department of Education and Youth intend to apply for planning permission for development at this c. 2.8454ha site located on lands at Dublin Road, Enfield, Co. Meath. The proposed development consists of amendments to the permitted site layout of Enfield Community College (Meath County Council Reg. Ref. TA20/1224), to facilitate the expansion and reconfiguration of the site. The proposed amendments include the relocation and rearrangement of the SNU hard and soft play area with privacy hedge (c.218 sq.m); sensory garden (c.934 sq.m); car drop-off and SNU drop-off area; bicycle parking spaces; pedestrian entrance and cycle path; car-parking area; delivery and emergency access; and hard and soft landscaping areas. The proposed development also involves the removal of 1 No. existing temporary school building (c. 365 sq.m) to the south of the site. The proposed development will also consist of the provision of a new school garden (c. 163 sq.m); cold water storage tanks and fire fighting water storage tanks; and additional fire fighting storage tanks located adjacent to the rear plaza/play area; an LPG tank with 2m high palisade fence enclosure; a heat pump with 2m high acoustic louvre enclosure within 2m high palisade fence enclosure; ballcourts measuring c.3100 sq.m; reconfigured boundary treatment arrangements; changes in level; retaining walls; SUDs and all associated works above and below ground.

What happens next

Permission was granted on 31 Mar 2026. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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