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Jamestown

Jamestown , Ratoath · Ratoath · Meath

240 homes permitted, not started. 240 homes granted 16 Apr 2026, expires 15 Apr 2031

Site area
5.87 ha (14.50 acres)
Zoning
R1
Homes permitted
240, permission to 15 Apr 2031
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Why this site

  • Permitted, not started· live grant, no commencement notice
    240 homes permitted, not started · 240 homes granted 16 Apr 2026, expires 15 Apr 2031 · 16 Apr 2026 · source

Planning on this site

Permission granted to Kingscroft Developments Limited · 240 homes · see all 5 of their schemes →

  • 2660045 · Permitted, not started · 240 homes · granted 16 Apr 2026 · expires 15 Apr 2031
  • 2560637 · conditional · 364 homes · lodged 20 Jun 2025
  • 2461100 · conditional · 48 homes · lodged 16 Dec 2024
  • 2461042 · n/a · 1 homes · lodged 2 Dec 2024
  • 24382 · conditional · lodged 23 Sept 2024
  • 23882 · conditional · lodged 12 Sept 2023
  • SH305196 · conditional · 146 homes · lodged 20 Aug 2019

Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Developers active near this site

Questions about Jamestown

When does the planning permission at Jamestown expire?
Its planning permission 2660045 for 240 homes, granted 16 Apr 2026, expires on 15 Apr 2031.
Has building started at Jamestown?
No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission 2660045.

Who owns it

The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.49769, -6.45591 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most land in Ireland is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.

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Planning around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full

Planning on and around the site

Radius m
250

Near

Years
5
Total
6

Appeals

Total
4
Tagged
0

Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 12 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 11 Oct 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m
250
Count
1

Clocks (1)

KindDeadline kindDeadline atDays leftSummaryBasis
permission_expirypermission_expiry15 Apr 20311,646Permission 2660045 expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000)signal

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 12 Oct 2026; moderngov, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available
Yes
On site
Yes
Note
This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes.

Zones (8)

CodeLabelMeaningObjective textPlan idValid from
P5Rural and agriculturalLand zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.RA - Rural Area: Rural AreaME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-20273 Nov 2021
R1New residentialZoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit…A2 - New Residential: New ResidentialME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-20273 Nov 2021
R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…A1 - Existing Residential: Existing ResidentialME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-20273 Nov 2021
S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community InfrastructureME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-20273 Nov 2021
P5Rural and agriculturalLand zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.RA - Rural Area: Rural AreaME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied3 Nov 2021
R1New residentialZoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit…A2 - New Residential: New ResidentialME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied3 Nov 2021
R2Existing residentialAn established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…A1 - Existing Residential: Existing ResidentialME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied3 Nov 2021
S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.G1 - Community Infrastructure: Community InfrastructureME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied3 Nov 2021

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 11 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
No
Opw flood extent close
No
Flood close m
100

Kinds (1)

KindLabelCount
radonRadon risk area1

Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.radon, 27 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
7
Homes
1,040
Started
266
Sites started
3
Unbuilt
774
Sites unbuilt
4
Sites lapsing
0
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
26
Not started
774

As of

Computed at
2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
Sites in table
4,197

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
Beo Properties Limited1364
KINGSCROFT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED1240

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 11 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 12 Oct 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
4
Facility count
6

Stops (4)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8310B1011901Jamestown805.1
nta8310B134661The Old Mill852.5
nta8310B1012301Jamestown864.4
nta8310B101981The Old Mill880.3

Schools (4)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance mPath
school_postprimary76088TRatoath CollegeMEATH265.8/school/ratoath-college-76088t
school_primary20215JST PAULS NSMEATH593.2/school/st-pauls-ns-20215j
school_primary20200TRATOATH SENIOR NSMEATH798.5/school/ratoath-senior-ns-20200t
school_primary00885TRATOATH JUNIOR N SMEATH919.4/school/ratoath-junior-n-s-00885t

Sources: gtfs, 11 Oct 2026; schools, 27 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 11 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (11 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (27 Sept 2026); consult (12 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (12 Oct 2026); npad (12 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (11 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (11 Oct 2026).

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