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Mixed use · Co. Meath

~124 homes, Dunboyne North, Co. Meath

Granted 15 Jul 2026

Archived record

This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 14 Aug 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

~124 homes

a Large-Scale Residential Development - Permission for the following Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of i) the construction of 124 no. apartments in blocks A, B and C ranging in height from 4-5 storeys; ii) a foul pumping station iii) and all ancillary development works including footpaths, cycle lanes, car and bicycle parking, drainage, public lighting, an ESB substation; and landscaping/amenity areas at this site located in Bennetstown (townland) to the south of the M3 Parkway park and ride and rail station, Dunboyne North, Co. Meath. The proposed development will replace 76 no. apartments previously permitted under Meath County Council Ref. 23/60290 (An Coimisiún Pleanála ref. 320049-24). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) addendum report has been submitted to the planning authority with the application. The EIAR addendum report will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during public opening hours at the offices of the Local Authority. The application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.bennetstown5lrd.ie

Location
Dunboyne North, Co. Meath Map
Planning reference
2660607

Key facts

Homes
~124estimated from the application
Project type
Mixed use
Received
21 May 2026
Granted
15 Jul 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 15 Jul 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • 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 2660607 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • From the planning documentsRead from Planning report in the council's file.
    Applicant
    Marina Quarter Ltd.
    Phasing
    Phase 1 modification; overall masterplan in three phases (Phase 1: 267 units, Phase 2: 309 units, Phase 3: 356 units).
    Scope
    Modification to Phase 1 of Bennetstown LRD to increase apartment units from 76 to 124, altering two permitted apartment blocks near the rail station.
    Cladding
    “Selected Brick/Brick Slip Finish, Render Finish, Decorative Brick to Future Detail, Selected Feature Cladding”
    Windows/doors
    “Selected Window System, Selected Door System, Selected Curtain Wall System”

How we know this

From the Meath County Council planning register, as last seen on 14 Aug 2026. The council's own file is the official record. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

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