Construction of 44 no. residential dwellings
Site bounded by Draycott Lodge to the southwest and Whitefield Manor to the northeast, in the townland of Donacarney Great and Betaghstown, as well as along Pilltown Road and the ‘Narroways’ Bettystown Co. Meath
up to 3 storeys · 1.82 ha · Lodged
Planning application 2661244 to Meath County Council: Construction of 44 no. residential dwellings comprising: 32 no. houses, at Site bounded by Draycott Lodge to the southwest and Whitefield Manor. A council decision is due by 2 December 2026.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council decision due
Key facts
Homes and mix
- Public open space
- ESB substations
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Proposed development
the development will consist of: A) The construction of 44 no. residential dwellings comprising: 32 no. houses (2 no. 2 bedroom dwellings, 27 no. 3 bedroom dwellings and 3 no. 4 bedroom houses [all 2 storey]) and 12 no. apartments/duplex apartments in 1 no. 3 storey building (comprising 6 no. ground floor 1-bedroom apartments and 6 no. 3-bedroom duplex units above - all apartments/duplex units to include terrace/private amenity space); B) Revised access arrangements comprising repositioning existing agricultural access onto Pilltown Road and inclusion of separate agricultural access route to the adjacent agricultural lands to the north along with the provision of a separate vehicular/pedestrian access from the Pilltown Road to serve the residential development, along with the provision of a footpath along the Pilltown Road and the ‘Narrowways’ to tie in and meet the existing footpath at Sevitt Manor; C) 83 no. surface resident car parking spaces (including visitor) as well as bicycle storage for duplexes and mid-terrace housing units; internal road and shared surface networks including pedestrian paths; D) Provision of c. 0.2 ha of public open space in a series of spaces as well as outdoor play area and landscaped planting; E) Provision of flood compensatory storage area (c.0.305 ha) to the west of the site; F) Provision of foul and surface water drainage as well as bin stores; public lighting and all associated landscaping and boundary treatment works, site development and infrastructural works, ESB substations, and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development, including the upgrade of the foul wastewater pipe (for c. 80m) along the Pilltown Road. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
Planning status
The application has been lodged and validated. The council has eight weeks to decide, unless it asks for further information. The council's decision is due by 2 Dec 2026.
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