GrantedInfrastructureDecided 23 July 2025

Piercetown, Cradockstown and Ballymagillin Townlands, Dunboyne Co. Meath

Expansion of a wastewater neutralisation plant and permanent change of use for a waste recycling building.

2560554 · Meath County Council · Lodged 30 May 2025

Reference: 2560554
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 30 May 2025

Summary

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The development involves extending an existing wastewater neutralisation plant with new treatment tanks, a stack, and an electrical building. It also seeks permission to permanently change a temporary construction storage building into a 240 sqm waste recycling building, alongside road modifications and a new pipe bridge.

Infrastructurewastewaterindustrialrecycling

Floor area: 260 m²

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Development description

A) extension of existing waste water neutralisation plant to allow for increased capacity of waste water. This will include construction of bunded area to allow for installation of new tanks, including 3no treatment tanks all approximately 11.23 metres high and ranging in diameter from approximately 3.42 metres to approximately 8.54 metres, 1no stack approximately 5 metres high and approximately 0.6 metres in diameter and also including 1no electrical building sized approximately 20 square metres and approximately 4.6 metres high and items of plant and equipment, all located to the south of existing facility. B) permission for change of use of temporary construction storage building to permanent waste recycling building, sized approximately 240 square metres and approximately 7 metres high. C) the works also include modifications to internal roads, new pipe bridge, site lighting and all associated works including temporary construction laydown area associated with the proposed development. This application consists of development on landholding for which a licence under part iv of the environmental protection agency act 1992 (as amended by the protection of the environment act, 2003) is required.

Land-use zoning

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E2 - General Enterprise and EmploymentSI

“General Enterprise and Employment”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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Key dates

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Application received30 May 2025
Decision due24 July 2025
Decision issued23 July 2025
Grant issued4 September 2025
Permission expiry3 September 2030

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