Tankardstown, Rathkenny, Co.Meath
Extension of a football pitch and construction of a running track in Rathkenny.
2460122 · Meath County Council · Lodged 20 February 2024
- Reference
- 2460122
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves extending and improving an existing football pitch and constructing a new gravel running track around it. This will require altering land levels by importing approximately 11,715 tonnes of clean inert soil and stone.
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Official record
Development description
- Extension and improvements of existing football pitch
- Construction of new gravel running track to surround the revised pitch
- Alteration of existing land levels to facilitate works to pitch & running track through the importation of 7,322m3 (approximately 11,715 tons assuming 1.6 density) of clean inert soil and stone material
- All other auxiliary works to be carried for the development
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.
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Timeline
- Application received20 February 2024
- Decision due15 April 2024
- Decision issued11 April 2024
- Grant issued23 May 2024
- Permission expiry22 May 2029
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- Granted230 m away
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