Ashbourne Business Park, Ashbourne, County Meath
Construction of a new high-tech manufacturing facility with offices, parking, and loading docks at Ashbourne Business Park.
2560235 · Meath County Council · Lodged 10 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560235
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a high-tech manufacturing facility of approximately 7,851 sqm and 13.2m in height. It includes ancillary offices, 4 dock levellers, 147 car parking spaces, 36 bicycle spaces, and new vehicular access points.
- Floor area
- 7,851 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 the following
- The construction of 1 no. High-tech manufacturing facility (approx. 7,851 sqm total gross internal area and 13.2m in height) including ancillary office space, reception area, lobby, circulation areas, canteen, plant, communication room, stores, wcs and showers
- The provision of 4 no. Dock levellers and 4 no. Doors on grade for loading and unloading of heavy goods vehicles
- The provision of 147 no. Car parking spaces (including 15 no. Ev parking spaces and 8 no. Accessible parking spaces) and 36 no. Secure bicycle parking spaces
- 2 no. New vehicular access / egress points are proposed in the form of 1 no. Hgv access point and 1 no. Vehicular access points to the serve staff car parking areas separately via ashbourne business park
- 2 no. Pedestrian / cycle access points are proposed via the r135
- 1 no. Bin store and 1 no. Recycling store
- 11 no. Condensers and 1 no. Generator associated with the proposed facility
- An underground attenuation tank at the northern end of the site (407m3); and an attenuation basin (approx. 35m3) located at the southern boundary of the site
- 4 no. Signage areas on the northern, southern, western and eastern elevations of the proposed facility
- 785 sqm pv solar panels on the southern-western facing roof surfaces
- All associated site development works including lighting, external plant, landscaping and engineering works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Strategic Employment Zones (High Technology Uses)”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Feb 2025 | €339,000 | 210 m |
| 189 Rathlodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Apr 2025 | €445,000 | 216 m |
| 193 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Jan 2026 | €525,000 | 253 m |
| 26 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Jan 2025 | €385,000 | 319 m |
| 27 The Ashes, Ashbourne, Meath | Sept 2025 | €275,000 | 328 m |
| 122 Rathlodge, Slane Rd Ashbourne, Meath | Jan 2025 | €415,000 | 340 m |
| 12 The Ashes, Ashbourne, Meath | Jun 2025 | €210,000 | 363 m |
| 12 The Ashes, Ashbourne, Meath | Oct 2025 | €210,000 | 363 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 received10 March 2025
- Decision due4 May 2025
- Decision issued1 May 2025
- Appeal submitted20 May 2025
- Appeal decided11 September 2025
- Permission expiry10 September 2030
In the area
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