Major residential development with 850 homes planned for Dunboyne

Plans for a massive residential development of 850 homes on lands adjacent to Dunboyne Railway Station have been lodged with Meath Co Council.

John Connaughton Limited is proposing to build 853 resident units, a cafe, medical unit, two retail units, a community room and two creches on lands at Station Road (L2228) and Old Navan Road (R147), Dunboyne in the townlands of Dunboyne, Clonee, Castle Farm and Loughsallagh. Construction of a section of the Dunboyne Eastern Distributor Road is also part of the plans.

The development is earmarked for a 21.9 hectare site, of which 15.9 hectares is net developable lands and the proposal includes a mix of apartments , duplex units and houses.

The main application site is generally bounded by Station Road (L2228) to the south, Dunboyne Train Station and the Iarnród Éireann rail line to the West, a cluster of detached houses to the south east and greenfield lands to north and east.

The application includes also modifications to two roundabouts on the Old Navan Road, (R147).

The overall development provides for 853 residential units made up of 398 apartments in three blocks of one to six storeys with 121 one-bed, 258 two-bed and 19 three-bed apartments, and each with balconies or terraces; 112 duplex units in six blocks of two to four storeys consisting of 60 two-bed and 52 three-bedroom units, each with balconies or terraces.

The plans also include 343 houses of one to three storeys made up of four 2-bed units, 308 3-bed units and 31 four-bedroom units. Each house will have an associated rear private garden.

Apart from housing, the development also includes a cafe with outdoor seating, a medical unit, two retail units, a community room and two creches and the construction of a section of the Dunboyne Eastern Distributor Road.