CPO plan to acquire derelict filling station on the Kentstown road

An Coimisiún Pleanála is currently considering an application by Meath County Council to compulsorily acquire a derelict filling station on the Kentstown Road/Metges Road junction in Navan.

The local authority added the former filling station to its Register of Derelict Properties in March of this year and in May began the process to compulsorily acquire the property. An objection has been lodged by the owner of the property Edward Cunningham, Athlumney, Navan, and the matter has been referred to Coimisiún Pleanála for determination.

The owner has objected to the acquisition on a number of grounds. Among the points made was that the property does not meet the statutory definition of derelict as set out in the act, that the council failed to follow procedure under Section 8 of the act by entering the site on the Derelict Sites register without addressing reasonable offers of remediation and that an open-market sale is already underway at a value significantly highter than compensation under compulsory acquisition.

The property is listed on property website Daft.ie with a guide price of €950,000. The listing outlines that the former petrol station sits on just over one acre of zoned residential land and comprises of approximately 4,000 square feet commercial property that was previously in use as a convenience store with petrol pumps and workshop. It also notes that the site previously had a grant of planning for additional residential units to the rear.