Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 8 April 2026

Eamon Duggan Industrial Estate, Trim, Co. Meath C15KX02

Change of use of an industrial unit in Trim to a metal waste recycling and transfer facility.

2560478 · Meath County Council · Lodged 13 May 2025

Reference
2560478
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
PERMISSION
Received
13 May 2025

Summary

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The application seeks to convert an existing bakery unit into a metal waste recycling and transfer facility handling up to 20,000 tonnes per year. The works include installing a new weighbridge, plant machinery, site boundary alterations, and elevation changes.

Change of useindustrialrecyclingwaste

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Official record

Development description

Change of use of existing industrial unit at eamon duggan industrial estate, trim, co. Meath, c15 kx02 from light industry (bakery) to light industry (metal) waste recycling and transfer facility for up to 20,000 tonnes per annum and enabling works, including provision of new weighbridge to side of building, plant and machinery to rear, alterations to site boundary treatment, hard and soft landscaping, vehicle parking, bicycle shelter and circulation routes on site, alterations to front and side elevations to include new entrance porch, new canopy, new fenestration and signage. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

E2 - General Enterprise and EmploymentSI
General Enterprise and Employment

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
81 The Belfry, Trim, MeathMay 2026€345,000298 m
82 The Belfry, Athboy Rd, MeathDec 2025€355,000301 m
8 The Belfry, Athboy Rd, TrimMar 2025€385,000316 m
91 The Belfry, Athboy Rd, TrimJun 2026€350,000344 m
94 The Belfry, Athboy Rd, TrimSept 2025€398,000356 m
49 The Belfry, Athboy Road, Trimnot full market priceMay 2026€330,000383 m
14 Talbot Court, Trim, MeathNov 2025€390,000392 m

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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

  1. Application received13 May 2025
  2. Further information requested4 July 2025
  3. Further information received26 November 2025
  4. Decision due8 April 2026
  5. Decision issued8 April 2026
  6. Appeal submitted5 May 2026

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