Knockumber, Navan, Co. Meath
Construct a new water treatment plant and infrastructure at a mine site.
23341 · Meath County Council · Lodged 30 March 2023
- Reference
- 23341
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves constructing a 550 square metre water treatment plant and ancillary infrastructure within an existing mine site complex. The development will augment the current water management system and relates to an activity covered by an Industrial Emissions Licence.
- Floor area
- 550 m²
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Official record
Development description
The proposal involves the construction of a water treatment plant and ancillary infrastructure within the mine site complex. The water treatment plant will augment the extant water management/ treatment system at the mine site. The proposed development will extend to c. 550m2 and will not exceed 5.5m above ground level (53m aod). The proposed development relates to an activity covered by the company's industrial emissions licence ref. No. P0 516-04. A natura impact impact statement (nis) for the development has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Rural Area”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 Bailey Hill, Navanprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €396,475 | 296 m |
| 45 Bailey Hill, Navanprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €394,273 | 301 m |
| 46 Bailey Hill, Navanprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €348,899 | 309 m |
| 47 Bailey Hill, Navanprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €394,273 | 313 m |
| Moathill, Kells Road, Navan | Feb 2025 | €325,000 | 317 m |
| 18 Bailey Hill, Navan, County Meathprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €370,044 | 321 m |
| 48 Bailey Hill, Navan, Meathprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €398,555 | 321 m |
| No. 49 Bailey Hill, Navan, Co Meathprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €394,273 | 326 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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
Timeline
- Application received30 March 2023
- Decision due24 May 2023
- Decision issued23 May 2023
- Appeal submitted19 June 2023
- Appeal decided20 January 2025
- Permission expiry19 January 2030
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