Cookstown (ED Kilbrew), Ballybin Road Ashbourne, Co. Meath
Demolition of a house to build an enterprise centre with eight light industrial units in Ashbourne.
AA170313 · Meath County Council · Lodged 27 March 2017
- Reference
- AA170313
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing single-storey dwelling to construct an enterprise centre. The centre will feature eight light industrial units with workshops, storage, ground-floor offices, and first-floor mezzanines.
- Residential units
- 8
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 the construction of an enterprise centre consisting of 8 no. Light industrial units with workshop/storage and office at ground floor and mezzanine areas at first floor, new vehicular entrance to the public road, in lieu of the existing entrance, internal access road, car parking, footpaths, boundary treatment, free standing directory sign & associated signage, along with all associated services, to include a pumping station and surface water attenuation, service connections, site development & landscape works. Demolition of the existing single storey dwelling on site
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Brindley Park Green, Ashbourne, Meath | Jun 2026 | €391,000 | 472 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 received27 March 2017
- Decision due12 December 2017
- Decision issued11 December 2017
- Appeal submitted11 January 2018
- Appeal decided3 July 2018
- Permission expiry2 July 2023
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