Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedInfrastructureDecided 10 August 2022

Drogheda IDA Business & Tech Park, Donore Road, Drogheda Co Meath

Installation of artificial lighting and a maintenance ladder at a substation in Drogheda.

22162 · Meath County Council · Lodged 9 February 2022

Reference
22162
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
9 February 2022

Summary

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The development provides for artificial lighting to serve a permitted substation compound, transformers, GIS substation building, and client control building. It also includes an external maintenance access ladder to the roof of the control building.

Infrastructuresubstationlightingindustrial

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Official record

Development description

To provide for artificial lighting to serve the substation compound, transformers, 110kv gas insulated switchgear substation (gis) substation building and client control building permitted under abp ref: 308628-20 and also provides an external access ladder to provide for maintenance access to the roof of the permitted client control building along with all associated and ancillary works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

E1 - Strategic Employment Zones (High Technology Uses)COE
Strategic Employment Zones (High Technology Uses)

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

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
AddressDatePriceDistance
16 The Downs, Highlands, DroghedaAug 2025€328,000462 m

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Key dates

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  1. Application received9 February 2022
  2. Further information requested4 April 2022
  3. Further information received20 July 2022
  4. Decision due16 August 2022
  5. Decision issued10 August 2022
  6. Grant issued21 September 2022
  7. Permission expiry20 September 2027

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