Greenan, Oldcastle Kells, Co. Meath
Retention and expansion of a factory, including office demolition and a new waste transfer building in Oldcastle.
2460525 · Meath County Council · Lodged 12 July 2024
- Reference
- 2460525
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention for factory extensions and a roofed loading area. It also requests permission to demolish a two-storey office and build a new office block, construct further factory extensions, install roof PV panels, and build a new waste transfer building.
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
Retention permission: (1) amendments and alterations to elevations and floor plans of existing factory incorporating: (1) a roofed loading area to western side elevation (2) a factory extensions to eastern side and southern rear elevations incorporating production line. Planning permission: (1) demolish two storey office facility at front of existing factory and build two storey office block incorporating: number of office rooms, a canteen, locker room, toilets, etc. All this connected to the factory building through a single storey link. (2) demolish partly eastern side of factory and construct extension incorporating production line(3) construct extension to western side elevation to increase loading area (4) construct extension to southern elevation to create storage facility (5) demolish single storey storage shed (6) |decommission existing septic tank (7) place new sewage treatment system and percolation area (8) build new waste transfer building, a waste facility permit and/or certificate of registration will be applied for separately to meath county council (9) create new rain harvesting and disposal system (10) place pv panels over factory roof (11) connect to mains services (12) upgrade boundary fencing (13) signage (14) upgrade parking areas (15) ancillary site works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Presbytery, Moylagh, Oldcastle | Mar 2025 | €690,000 | 319 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 received12 July 2024
- Further information requested3 September 2024
- Further information received26 February 2025
- Decision due25 March 2025
- Decision issued24 March 2025
- Grant issued12 May 2025
- Permission expiry11 May 2030
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