GrantedIndustrialDecided 16 February 2022

Crossakiel, Kells, Co. Meath

Expansion of an existing industrial facility with a new single-storey production building and a 22m emission stack.

212341 · Meath County Council · Lodged 15 December 2021

Reference: 212341
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 15 December 2021

Summary

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The development consists of an expansion to the existing P. Carney Limited facility. It includes the construction of a 1,946 sqm single-storey building to house a reverberatory furnace and casting machine, a new 22m high emission stack, and a 52-space staff and visitor car park.

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Storey: 1
Floor area: 1,946 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of an expansion of the existing facility, which includes
Construction of a single storey building, with an approximate gross floor area of 1.946 sqm, on land adjacent to the west of the existing facility, where same building shall accommodate a reverberatory furnace, casting machine and associated production line, storage and loading areas and air abatement infrastructure. The reverberatory furnace will have a capacity of 25 tonnes per day
Construction of 22m high emission stack to be located adjacent to the existing 22m high emission stack
Provision of additional yard space and vehicle access ramp to/from the existing yard
Provision of stormwater attenuation unit and associated drainage and treatment infrastructure to cater for proposed building and proposed yard
Construction of additional staff welfare facilities building
Provision of staff and visitor car park comprising 52 no. Spaces to serve p. Carney limited to be located to the south-east of the facility including associated stormwater drainage and treatment infrastructure, and including provision of private direct pedestrian access path to the facility. Vehicular access to the car park will be via the existing vartane limited access onto the r154, kilskeer road
Demolition of shed with an approximate gross floor area of 233 sqm
Provision of temporary access including sightline works, from the l1633, collinstown road, for the duration of construction works, to provide for construction traffic access/egress. This access will be removed following completion of the works
Construction of lined firewater retention pond
Landscaping works
All ancillary site development works. An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application. This development requires an industrial emissions (ie) licence, under the environmental protection act 1992, as amended, which will be ought through a licence review application of the existing integrated pollution control (ipc) licence (reg. No. P0402-02)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

E2 - General Enterprise and EmploymentSI

“General Enterprise and Employment”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
The Old Post Office, Crossakiel, County Meath	Apr 2025	€245,000	159 m
43 The Cairns, Crossakiel, Kells	Jan 2025	€235,000	216 m
2 Credit Union Buildings, Main Street, Crossakiel	Jul 2025	€230,000	220 m
44 The Cairns, Crossakiel, Kells	Aug 2025	€250,000	221 m
40 The Cairns, Crossakiel, Kells	May 2026	€160,000	226 m
1 The Cairns, Crossakiel, Kells	Mar 2025	€306,000	318 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

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Application received15 December 2021
Decision due17 February 2022
Decision issued16 February 2022
Grant issued1 April 2022
Permission expiry31 March 2027

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