Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedRetentionDecided 12 September 2025

Toberultan, Kells, Co. Meath A82 HD28

Retention of agricultural wood and energy crop storage, drying, processing, and biofuel manufacturing buildings in Kells.

2460837 · Meath County Council · Lodged 10 October 2024

Reference
2460837
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
RETENTION
Received
10 October 2024

Summary

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The application seeks retention permission for an agricultural wood and energy crop storage, drying, processing, and biofuel manufacturing facility. This includes extensions to the agri-biofuels and boiler house buildings, increased vent stack heights, a dust filtration plant, storage containers, a substation, and other ancillary structures.

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Development description

Retention permission for development at this site: balrath demense, toberultan, kells, co. Meath previously approved under planning refs: ka/160943, ka/110826, and abp pl17.239861 and further extended under pl ref: 21/1050. The development will consist of the retention of agricultural wood & energy crop storage, drying, processing, manufacturing biofuel building(s) & all ancillary & associated site services to consist of: (1) an extension to the existing agri-biofuels building & alterations to cladding to elevations (n1). (2) alterations and extension to existing boiler house building and associated works. (n3). (3) alterations and increase in height to vent stack(s) and partial increase in building height, alterations to cladding to elevations and associated structure. (n5, n2). (4) provision of dust filtration plant & associated works. (n4). (5) provision of 2no. Storage containers (02). (6) provision of single storey substation building, meter room, diesel storage tanks, generators, transformers & all associated works. (r1, r2, r3, r4). (7) provision of ash bunker & associated works. (x). (8) provision of single storey pump house building & associated works. (w1, w2, w3). (9) alteration & relocation of drier building & associated works. (q). (10) provision of wet intake building, single storey production office cabin & associated works (l1, l2). (11) provision of single storey quality control lab building & separate single storey storage building (l3, l4). (12) provision of single storey staff canteen & welfare facilities, electrical contractor cabin, compressor shed & 2no. Storage containers (j1, j2, j3, j4). (13) alterations & relocation of existing single storey office cabins (y1, y2). (14) alterations to existing concrete yard surfaces & associated works (h). (15) provision of weighbridge(s) 2no. & single storey office cabin (f, f1, f2). (16) provision of vehicular entrance barrier & associated works (b1). (17) alterations to existing vehicular site entrance, alteration to entrance gates position, roadside lighting & associated works (b2, v). Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RA - Rural AreaRU
“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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Key dates

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  1. Application received10 October 2024
  2. Further information requested28 November 2024
  3. Further information received23 July 2025
  4. Decision due14 September 2025
  5. Decision issued12 September 2025
  6. Grant issued24 October 2025
  7. Permission expiry23 October 2030

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