GrantedIndustrialDecided 12 June 2020

Mullagharlin/Haynestown Townlands, Dundalk, Co Louth

Reconfiguration of a permitted biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility.

20148 · Louth County Council · Lodged 4 March 2020

Reference: 20148
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 4 March 2020

Summary

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This application seeks revisions to a previously permitted development to allow for a phased construction approach. The project includes a three-storey biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility, a four-storey administration building, a canteen, and the relocation of various plant and storage units.

Industrialbiopharmaindustrialphased development

Storeys: 4

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Development description

Permission for revision and reconfiguration to the existing planning permission (reg. Ref. No. 19/861) necessitated by a strategic, phased approach to construction of the permitted development envelope. The proposed development comprises: (1) a three storey biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility (sized approximately 10,275 square metres) with four storey administration and laboratory building (sized approximately 5,754 squre metres) all approximately 25 metres high and with roof mounted plant and equipment and stacks. (2) a single storey canteen with pedestrian link sized approximately 600 square metres and approximately 6.0 metres high. (3) modifications will include revised and reconfigured internal layouts and elevations necessitated by the proposed strategic phased approach. (4) relocation of 4 no. Modular plant and equipment storage units sized approximately 45 square metres and 5 metres high per unit. (5) relocation of 1 no. Single storey drum store sized approximately 50 square metres and 6 metres high. (6) relocation of 1 no. Single storey waste store sized approximately 40 square metres and 5 metres high. (7) a new single storey electrical/transformer room approximately 100 square metres and 5 metres high. (8) a relocated single storey water pump house 140 square metres 6metres high with sprinkler tank 8 metres diameter 14 metres high and city water tank 10 metres diameter 15 metres high. (9) siteworks including car park for 204 cars, docking areas, yard areas housing external plant, tanks and equipment, a large landscaped berm to the north and west of the facility, a surface water attenuation pond, roads and underground services, external lighting, security fencing, 2 no. Vehicular entrances off the previously permitted internal road access currently under construction, bicycle shelters and facilities for e-car charging and disabled parking as well as all associated site works and landscaping. This application consists of a variation to a previously permitted development for an activity for which a licence under part iv of the environmental protection agency act 1992 (as amended by the protection of the environment act, 2003) is required. A natura impact statement (nis) accompanies this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Business and TechnologyCOE

“To provide for office, research and development and high technology/high technology manufacturing type employment.”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

Objective set by the Louth County Development Plan (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Key dates

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Application received4 March 2020
Decision due23 June 2020
Decision issued12 June 2020
Grant issued17 July 2020
Permission expiry16 July 2025

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