Part of site D, Ashbourne Business Park, Ashbourne Co Meath
Construction of a high-tech manufacturing facility with offices, parking, and an ESB substation.
2561143 · Meath County Council · Lodged 23 October 2025
- Reference
- 2561143
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a single-storey high-tech manufacturing facility with a two-storey office and staff section, totaling 1,996 sq. m. The project includes 28 car parking spaces, 16 bicycle spaces, an ESB substation, a bin store, and a goods yard.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 1,996 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 development will consist of: (i) the construction of 1 no. Single-storey high-tech manufacturing facility (overall height 10.115m), incorporating a two-storey element at ground and first floor to accommodate offices, staff facilities, and a plant room, with a total gross floor area of 1,996 sq. M; (ii) 26 no. Standard car parking spaces, 2 no. Wheelchair accessible parking spaces, and 16 no. Bicycle spaces; (iii) 1 no. Esb substation and 1 no. Bin store; (iv) all associated ancillary site works including goods yard, driveway, landscaping, boundary treatments, water main and drainage works, all on the site of circa 0.412 hectares
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 | 346 m |
| 189 Rathlodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Apr 2025 | €445,000 | 359 m |
| 193 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Jan 2026 | €525,000 | 398 m |
| 122 Rathlodge, Slane Rd Ashbourne, Meath | Jan 2025 | €415,000 | 454 m |
| 26 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Jan 2025 | €385,000 | 464 m |
| 27 The Ashes, Ashbourne, Meath | Sept 2025 | €275,000 | 470 m |
| 101 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Jan 2025 | €280,000 | 486 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 received23 October 2025
- Further information requested17 December 2025
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