Planning application · Co. Meath

Athlumney Alexander Reid Ferganstown and Ballymacon, Navan, Co.Meath

Granted 15 Oct 2025 (final grant issued 12 Jan 2026)

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2560539 at Athlumney Alexander Reid Ferganstown and Ballymacon, Navan, Co.Meath: 223 homes.
  • The applicant is Michael Smith. The agent is Stephen Ward.
  • It was received by Meath County Council on 27 May 2025.
  • Status: Granted 15 Oct 2025 (final grant issued 12 Jan 2026).
  • Work started on site on 5 Feb 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Source: the Meath County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

223 homes

Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development - The proposed development will consist of 223no. residential dwellings (26no. 1 -bed, 50no. 2-bed, 138no. 3-bed and 9no. 4-bed) and a crèche. The mix of residential units consists of 155no. houses (18no. 2-bed, 128no. 3-bed, 9no. 4-bed) and 68no. apartments (26no. 1-bed, 32no. 2-bed, 10no. 3-bed). Apartments are three to four storey simplex/duplex own door apartments arranged in 5no. blocks. All housing is two storey in height. The crèche is a two storey standalone building (c.443sq.m) with allocated car parking and set down area. The proposed development includes all associated site development works including reprofiling of the site, works to an existing drainage ditch, the construction of a temporary foul water pumping station and rising main, public lighting, three ESB substations, bin and bicycle storage structures, car parking and landscaping of open space. The proposed development also provides for connections both vehicular and pedestrian to the residential development by Meath County Council known as Gort Na Glaise including the culverting part of an existing drainage ditch, removal of part of an existing hedge and existing boundary walls constructed within the Gort Na Glaise development. Provision is also made for future pedestrian/cycle connectivity to the west in keeping with Masterplan MP12. The development includes pedestrian/cycle connections onto the LRD6 and will provide a pedestrian crossing point on Old Road to the south of the application site. The development will be accessed by extending a spur off an existing roundabout junction on the new LRD 6 distributor road to the north of the application site. A portion of this spur road was previously permitted under P.A. Ref. 21-1046/ABP-312746-22. The proposed development also provides for an additional vehicular/pedestrian access to connect to the main access road proposed as part of a development to the north / north-west of the application site under P.A. Ref. 24/60415 (currently on appeal to An Bord Pleanála ABP-322341-25). A footpath and cycle path will be constructed along the western side of the application site as part of this planning application to provide access to the new development. A natura impact statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect to the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Location
Navan, Co. Meath Map
Planning reference
2560539
Applicant
Michael Smith
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Numbers and dates

Homes
223
Floor area
25,496 m²
Estimated construction value
€38m to €69mOur estimate from floor area and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Received
27 May 2025
Decision to grant
15 Oct 2025
Final grant
12 Jan 2026
Site start
5 Feb 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant
  3. Appeal lodged
  4. Appeal decidedAppeal withdrawn S.140(1)(a)
  5. Site start

Outlook

What happens next

Work started on site on 5 Feb 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • Crèche or childcare facilityNamed in the application description

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 2560539 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • AppealAppeal withdrawn S.140(1)(a) · 323854 / 22 Dec 2025View the appeal record
  • From the planning documentsRead from Statement of Consistency in the council's file.
    Unit mix
    223 dwellings
    Site area
    5.62 ha
    Applicant
    Lagan Homes Navan Ltd
    Scope
    The proposed Large Scale Residential Development consists of 223 dwellings and a crèche on a 5.62-hectare site at Athlumney, Navan, Co. Meath.

How we know this

From the Meath County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

Site starts

Commencement notices for this permission

  1. 5 Feb 2026Work started · phase 1 · Construction of Duplex Block A, dwellings Nos. 1 - 8
  2. 5 Feb 2026Work started · phase 2 · Construction of Duplex Block B, dwelling Nos. 9 - 28
  3. 6 Feb 2026Work started · phase 3 · Construction of 8 No. 2 storey dwelling houses
  4. 25 Feb 2026Work started · phase 4 · Construction of Duplex Block C, dwelling Nos. 29 - 32 at Athlumney, Navan, Co. Meath...
  5. 13 Mar 2026Work started · phase 5 · Construction of 34 No. 2 storey dwelling houses
  6. 8 Apr 2026Work started · phase 6 · Construction of 82 No. 2 storey dwelling houses
  7. 29 Aug 2026Work started · phase 7 · The Construction of a two-storey childcare facility at Sommerville, Navan, Co. Meath.
  8. 28 Sep 2026Work started · phase 8 · Construction of Bike Store 05 for the Somerville Residential Development, Athlumney...
  9. 28 Sep 2026Work started · phase 9 · Construction of Bike Store 04 for the Somerville Residential Development, Athlumney...
  10. 28 Sep 2026Work started · phase 10 · Construction of Bike Store 03 for the Somerville Residential Development, Athlumney...
  11. 28 Sep 2026Work started · phase 11 · Construction of Bike Store 02 for the Somerville Residential Development, Athlumney...
  12. 30 Sep 2026Work started · phase 12 · Construction of Bike Store 01 for the Somerville Residential Development, Athlumney...

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