Construction has commenced on a €62.3 million residential development in Ratoath, Co Meath, which will deliver 130 homes to the area.
Work began on a three-storey residential block comprising of six duplexes and six apartments.
Construction also started on the shell and core works of a creche.
Meath County Council granted permission for the development on 18 Dec 2024.
Developers Marshall Yards Development Company Limited had plans for the construction of 117 houses. This includes 57 two-beds, 52 three-beds, seven four-beds and one five-bed. It also included 24 maisonette duplex units (18 one-beds and six three-beds).
Construction has commenced on a €62.3 million residential development in Ratoath, Co Meath, which will deliver 130 homes to the area. Credit: John Fleming Architect
It also sees the demolition of two dwellings on the site and an agricultural shed.
At 5.48 hectares in total, the site is situated at Main Street and Ballybin Road in Ratoath.
Fox Lodge Woods and Fox Lodge Manor border the site to the west and north, with existing agricultural lands and residential developments to the north and east.
Developers wish to demolish the existing five-arm roundabout and replace it with a four-arm junction.
This new junction will facilitate a realignment of the southern section of the existing Ballybin Road. This road will act as the northern arm of the new junction.
Developers initially sought to build over 140 homes for the area in Ratoath, but reduced it to 130 after requests for further information. Credit: John Fleming Architect
There will be a revised entrance for the existing dwelling to the north-east of the site at Ballybin Road.
Developers initially sought to build over 140 homes for the area, but reduced it to 130 after requests for further information.
While Meath County Council gave the green light to the development, residents appealed this decision.
An Coimisiún Pleanála, previously known as An Bord Pleanála, upheld the decision for the site.
Feature Image Credit: John Fleming Architects
