Awaiting decisionIndustrial

Raystown, Ashbourne Road, Ratoath Co Meath

Demolition of a warehouse and construction of a new 5,585 sqm industrial unit in Ratoath.

21947 · Meath County Council · Lodged 18 May 2021

Reference: 21947
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 18 May 2021

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an existing warehouse and weighbridge building to construct a new 5,585 sqm warehousing and light industrial unit. It includes workshops, offices, staff facilities, external plant display, and a widened site access.

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Floor area: 5,585 m²

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Official record

Development description

Demolition of an existing warehouse/light industrial building 1.577m2, 9.49m high currently in use as a depot for a hgv haulage firm & demolition of 11.8 m2, 2.75m high weighbridge building & removal of weighbridge plus removal of existing septic tank and percolation area to the rear of the site currently in the undeveloped portion. The new development will consist of a warehousing/light industrial unit (total floor area 5,585m2) on an 8 acre site as follows: 4.392m2 warehouse/light industrial area for storage and maintenance of plant & equipment (mainly forklift trucks and other materials handling equipment), 348m2 ancillary workshop, 98m2 trade counter area, 438m2 ancillary office and accommodation on 2 floors & 309m2 staff facilities. Provision of 379m2 external plant display area to front of yard for occasional display purposes within the site. Widening existing site access from 6.5m to 12m to the r125 ashbourne road to facilitate ease of site access and egress. Ancillary van and car parking, cycle parking & electric vehicle charging. Washbay for plant/equipment within rear yard. Ancillary yard for access/egress marshalling. External storage of plant & equipment 5,211m2 within external yard. Site boundary treatments including fencing, landscaping/planting & paving

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

E2 - General Enterprise and EmploymentSI

“General Enterprise and Employment”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Tally Ho, Ashbourne, Meath	Oct 2025	€287,500	246 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.

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Application received18 May 2021

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