Lands at Loughsallagh to the north of Clonee Village, Co. Meath
Retention of a decommissioned temporary substation building on a data centre campus for use as maintenance storage.
23836 · Meath County Council · Lodged 25 August 2023
- Reference
- 23836
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 25 August 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a 69.5 sq.m decommissioned temporary substation building on a data centre campus. The applicant intends to retain the two-tiered building for storing landscaping materials and maintenance equipment.
- Floor area
- 70 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The proposed development will consist of a retention application for a building already in existence on the datacentre campus. The building was previously used as temporary substation to help power the campus during construction stage. The site area is circa 0.04 ha. The building has since been decommissioned and the applicant is applying for retention permission to retain the building for storage of landscaping materials and maintenance equipment. The building is two tiered with different heights. The building measures approximately 12.5 metres in length and has a height of 2.9 metres on the lower side of the tier and a height of 4.27 metres on the higher tier. The building has a width of 5.3 metres at both ends. The building being retained has an area of 69.5sq. M.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“General Enterprise and Employment/ Warehousing and Distribution”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loch Saileach, Cluain Aodha, Co An Mh� | Mar 2025 | €560,000 | 298 m |
| 61 Ard Cluain, Clonee, Meath | Jun 2025 | €225,000 | 383 m |
| 8 Ard Cluain, Clonee, Meath | Jan 2025 | €310,000 | 403 m |
| 46 Ard Cluain, Main St, Clonee | Aug 2025 | €341,000 | 444 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
Timeline
- Application received25 August 2023
- Decision due19 October 2023
- Decision issued18 October 2023
- Grant issued30 November 2023
- Permission expiry29 November 2028
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