Protected structure · Co. Meath

Killeen Castle Demesne (a protected Structure), Dunsany, Co Meath

Granted 19 Feb 2024

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Key facts

  • Planning application 231139 at Killeen Castle Demesne (A Protected Structure), Dunsany, Co Meath: Works to a protected structure.
  • The applicant is Johann Designs Limited.
  • It was received by Meath County Council on 18 Dec 2023.
  • Status: Granted 19 Feb 2024.
  • Work started on site on 21 Aug 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Source: the Meath County Council planning register, as last seen on 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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Council register

The council's register shows: Granted on 19 Feb 2024.

Application details as we last saw them in the national register on 2 Jun 2026.

What and where

Works to a protected structure

The proposed development comprises 65 no. dwelling units and are proposed within Killeen Castle Demesne comprising of 3no. Gate Lodges and the remainder in defined development areas known as Plot no's 1-8, 10, 13-15, 17 and 19 The Oakwood, 1-11 The Longwood, 1-14 The Orchards, 1-7 the Abbey and 4-19 Hunters.Yard; all to replace 66. no dwelling units previously permitted (under planning Reg. Ref. DA/802274 and RA/180960) and therefore does not result in any increase in permitted dwellings at Killeen Castle Demesne as a result. The proposed development consists of: • 6 no. 5-bedroom 2 storey detached dwellings (House Type A and House Type AH) c. 328 sq.m each, each with a detached single storey garage (34 sq.m), all on individual plots; • 5 no. 5-bedroom 2 storey detached dwelling (House Type AC and House Type ACH) c. 328 sq.m each, each with an attached covered car port and single storey garage (c. 34 sq.m), all on individual plots; • 4 no. 4-bedroom 2 storey detached dwellings (House Type Band House Type BH), c. 367 & 368sq.m each, each with an attached covered car port and single storey garage (c. 34sq.m), all on individual plots; • 11 no. 5-bedroom 2 storey detached dwelling (House Type C and House Type CH) c. 336 sq.m each, each with a detached single storey garage (c. 34 sq.m), all on individual plots; • 2no. 5-bedroom 2 storey detached dwellings (House Type CC) c. 336 sq.m each, each with an attached covered car port and single storey garage (c. 34 sq.m), all on individual plots; • 11 no. 4-bedroom 2 storey detached dwellings (House Type DC and OCH), c. 323 sq.m each, each with an attached covered car port and a single storey garage (c. 34 sq.m), all on individual plots; • 2 no. 4-bedroom 2 storey detached dwellings (House Type DH), c. 322 sq.m each, each with a detached single storey garage (c. 34 sq.m), all on individual plots; • 4no. 5-bedroom 2 storey detached dwellings (House Type E), c. 409 sq.m each, each with an attached covered carport and single storey garage (c. 34 sq.m each), all on individual plots; • l no. 5 -bedroom 3 storey over basement detached dwelling (House Type F) c. 949.95 sq.m and with a detached garage (c.98.97 sq.m), all on a single plot; • 3no. 4 -bedroom 2 storey detached dwellings (House Type G}, c. 241.4 sq.m each, each with an attached garage (c. 32 sq.m), all on individual plots;...………….. (Full Description in f/users/planning/planningdecisions/iplandescriptionupdates)

Location
Dunsany, Co. Meath Map
Planning reference
231139
Applicant
Johann Designs Limited

Numbers and dates

Project type
Protected structure
Received
18 Dec 2023
Granted
19 Feb 2024
Site start
21 Aug 2026
Protected structure
Yes

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted
  3. Site start

Site history

This site's history

  1. Earlier permission RA180960 for this site: granted 15 Oct 2018, work started 2 Feb 2021.

    to development comprising of inter alia; revisions to 83 no. detached dwellings, 49 no. courtyard houses and 3 no. gate lodges previously… Named in this application's description

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Outlook

What happens next

Work started on site on 21 Aug 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed. View the site start

Work packages named so far

  • RoofingNamed in the planning documents
  • CladdingNamed in the planning documents
  • Windows/doorsNamed in the planning documents

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 231139 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • From the planning documentsRead from Design Statement in the council's file.
    Applicant
    Johann Designs Limited
    Phasing
    First 70 occupations with no restrictions; next 30 occupations dependant on satisfactory progress on site services and amenities; balance of occupations upon completion of the Castle Hotel.
    Scope
    Proposal for 65 houses at Killeen Castle Demesne, Dunsany, Co Meath, laid out around the estate perimeter and completing Hunters Yard courtyard.
    Roofing
    “gabled pitched roofs finished in natural slate”
    Cladding
    “panels of stone cladding, timber cladding”
    Windows/doors
    “timber/aluclad window frames”

How we know this

From the Meath County Council planning register, as last seen on 2 Jun 2026. The council's own file is the official record. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

Site starts

Commencement notices for this permission

  1. 21 Aug 2026Work started · Construction of 2 storey dwelling and all associated site development worksView the site start

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