Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 13 March 2025

PCI Pharma Services, Block 08 City North Business Campus, Stamullen Co. Meath K32 PX88

Retention of external changes and permission for internal modifications at a pharma facility in Stamullen.

2560057 · Meath County Council · Lodged 20 January 2025

Reference
2560057
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
20 January 2025

Summary

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The applicant is seeking retention permission for external modifications including bicycle parking, cladding, and loading bay adjustments. They are also seeking permission for internal reconfigurations to add a commercial kitchen, canteen, cold store, production lines, and administrative offices.

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Official record

Development description

  • The development to be retained consist of as constructed modifications to the permitted development comprising
  • Revisions to permitted bike store to accommodate 98no. Bicycle parking spaces
  • Minor revisions to elevations and external finishes of the building to include alteration of cladding profiles and adjustments to external fenestration and the dimensions and positions of loading bay doors and canopy, and
  • Revisions to hard and soft landscaping elements. The proposed development will consist of both internal and external modifications to the permitted development comprising
  • On the ground floor, the reconfiguration of the approved layout to allow for: a) the construction of a commercial-grade kitchen, staff canteen and associated store facilities, b) construction of a cold/freezer store, c) addition of gmp corridor, garbing and training areas, and engineering workshop, d) creation of new quality control inspection areas, e) new locker room and associated spaces, f) 2 no. Production lines and area for future production line, and g) enclosed compactor area
  • On the first floor, the reconfiguration of the approved layout to allow for: a) new administrative offices, meeting and training rooms, prayer room, and nursing room, b) a pallet gate and goods lift, c) construction of additional protected stairways and corridors, d) new open plan mezzanine, 4,360sqm in area, to provide for future production area, and e) new qc inspection office
  • Externally, a) installation of outdoor plant elements, including chillers and generators, and b) fire escape doors and stairways and corresponding pathways. The proposed development includes for the removal of condition no. 5 of reg. Ref. 23/60046 to better reflect to nature of the industrial warehousing and logistics/distribution use of the facility. All office space will remain ancillary to these uses. The proposed development also includes the omission of the permitted temporary wastewater treatment plant, which is now no longer required

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

E3 - Warehousing and DistributionWD
“Warehousing and Distribution”

National zoning type: Warehouse (excluding retail warehouse)

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 received20 January 2025
  2. Decision due16 March 2025
  3. Decision issued13 March 2025
  4. Grant issued24 April 2025
  5. Permission expiry23 April 2030

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