Rathmullan Road
Rathmullan Road , Rathmullan , Drogheda · Oldbridge · Laytown-Bettystown · Meath
Permission for 661 homes expired unbuilt. 661 homes granted 05 Mar 2020, expires 04 Mar 2025
- Site area
- 26.32 ha (65.03 acres)
- Zoning
- O1
- Homes permitted
- 661
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Why this site
- Permission expired· grant lapsed unbuilt
Planning on this site
- SH305552 · Permission expired · 661 homes · granted 5 Mar 2020 · expires 4 Mar 2025
- 2560940 · refused · 249 homes · lodged 5 Sept 2025
- 23542 · n/a · 88 homes · lodged 23 May 2023
- 23500 · n/a · 91 homes · lodged 11 May 2023
- 23264 · n/a · 1 homes · lodged 13 Mar 2023
- 221718 · conditional · lodged 22 Dec 2022
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
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Questions about Rathmullan Road
- Has the planning permission at Rathmullan Road expired?
- Yes. Its planning permission SH305552 for 661 homes, granted 5 Mar 2020, expired on 4 Mar 2025.
- Has building started at Rathmullan Road?
- No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission SH305552.
Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.71454, -6.39260 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 on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Total
- 5
- Years
- 5
Appeals
- Total
- 2
- 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
- Count
- 0
- Radius m
- 250
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
- On site
- No
- Available
- Yes
Zones (10)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Plan id | Valid to | Fetched at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 2 Nov 2027 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 2 Nov 2027 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 2 Nov 2027 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| O1 | Green belt and strategic open land | Land zoned to keep urban areas apart. Development is strongly resisted. | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 2 Nov 2027 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| R1 | New residential | Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit… | ME-002:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 2 Nov 2027 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 2 Nov 2027 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 2 Nov 2027 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| G1 | Open space with recreation | Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas. | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 2 Nov 2027 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| O1 | Green belt and strategic open land | Land zoned to keep urban areas apart. Development is strongly resisted. | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 2 Nov 2027 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| R1 | New residential | Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit… | ME-003:DP:meath-county-development-plan-2021-2027-as-varied | 2 Nov 2027 | 4 Oct 2026 |
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
- Buffer m
- 50
- Available
- Yes
- Flood close m
- 100
- Opw flood extent close
- No
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
Kinds (2)
| Kind | Count | Label |
|---|---|---|
| radon | 1 | Radon risk area |
| smr | 9 | Recorded monument |
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; constraints.smr, 27 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
Totals
- Homes
- 1,051
- Sites
- 8
- Lapsed
- 689
- Started
- 224
- Appealed
- 138
- Not started
- 0
- Started pct
- 21
- Sites lapsed
- 2
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites started
- 3
- Sites unbuilt
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 3
Sites (8)
| Council | Lat | LEA | Lon | Ref | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEATH | 53.71 | Laytown Bettystown-Lea-7 | -6.39 | 211669 | Oldbridge Manor |
| MEATH | 53.71 | Laytown Bettystown-Lea-7 | -6.39 | 211757 | Oldbridge Manor |
| LOUTH | 53.72 | Drogheda Rural | -6.39 | 2560814 | Tullybrook Slane Road |
| MEATH | 53.71 | Laytown Bettystown-Lea-7 | -6.39 | LB170675 | Rathmullan Road |
| LOUTH | 53.72 | Drogheda Rural | -6.39 | 2560350 | Tullybrook Slane Road Tullyallen |
| LOUTH | 53.72 | Drogheda Rural | -6.39 | 2360345 | Tullybrook |
| MEATH | 53.71 | Laytown Bettystown-Lea-7 | -6.39 | SH305552 | Rathmullan Road |
| MEATH | 53.71 | Laytown Bettystown-Lea-7 | -6.39 | LB191536 | Oldbridge Manor |
Applicants (3)
| Name | Homes | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Trailford Limited | 661 | 1 |
| Glenveagh Homes Limited | 150 | 3 |
| Tullybrook Developments Limited | 16 | 1 |
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
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 3
- Facility count
- 2
Stops (3)
| Name | Agency | Stop id | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbank | nta | 8300B126311 | 487 |
| Highlands | nta | 8300B126191 | 575.2 |
| St Oliver's College | nta | 8300B126321 | 911.3 |
Schools (1)
| Council | Ref | Kind | Name | Path | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOUTH | 71761C | school_postprimary | St Oliver's Community College | /school/st-oliveris-community-college-71761c | 917.9 |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land off The Green Riverbank, Drogheda · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off The Meadow, Oldbridge Manor · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off The Avenue, Highlands · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off The Lawn, Highlands · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off The Avenue, Highlands · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off The Lawn, Highlands · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 11 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (11 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.radon (27 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (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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