Site 12, Ashbourne Business Park, Ashbourne Co. Meath
Retention of internal and external alterations made during construction at Ashbourne Business Park.
AA170536 · Meath County Council · Lodged 16 May 2017
- Reference
- AA170536
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 May 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for various modifications made during Phase 1 of a warehouse development. Changes include increased office floor areas over three floors, altered window layouts, and modifications to dock doors.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
- Planning retention relates to the following alterations made during the construction of phase 1 of previously granted planning application reg. Ref. Aa/150613.1) internal wc/docking office block b. 6, floor space increased in area from 140m2 over 2 floors to 285m2 over 3 floors
- A new wc/office block a. 4, floor space of 315m2 over 3 floors to the rear of the warehouse. Level entry/sectional door to rear/north-east elevation removed and replaced with new windows at ground, first and second floor levels. Fire escape/driver's door to rear elevation moved. New window on side/south-east elevation at 3rd floor level over battery charge area
- Internal toilet block b, 51m2 as granted in planning application reg. Ref. Aa/150613 omitted
- Fenestration changes to front/south-west elevation offices as follows: removal of external door at ground floor level on north-west elevation, removal of canopy over front entrance and changing external ground floor doors from double to single on the south-east elevation
- 5 no. Dock doors and dock area to the north-east elevation removed and replaced with 2 no. Level entry sectional doors
- Removal of 2 no. Level entry sectional doors to the north west elevation
- Modification of the attenuation system (and associated surface water drainage) from 2 small ponds to 1 large pond
- Carpark access road and entrance from the internal estate road omitted from phase
- Access to rear carpark is now via the front vehicular carpark entrance at the sites south-west boundary
- Omission of security hut from phase 1 works and realignment of truck access road to the rear yard area to accommodate new larger single attenuation pond
- Front vehicular carpark entrance from the internal estate road moved
- Alterations to the layout of the front carpark spaces
- Vehicle wash bay omitted from phase 1 works
- Modifications to rear yard area including removal of 11 no. Truck/trailer parking spaces from phase 1 works
- Widening of hgv access/egress to western site boundary to be omitted from phase 1 works. Planning permission is sought for a new external canopy to the rear of the existing warehousing. The canopy of 354m2 (adjoined to the north-east side of the existing building of 16.65m high and between the 2 existing battery charging areas) will cover an existing concrete yard and will be fully open fronted with a parapet to match existing finishes and height of existing battery charge of 7.5m
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 122 Rathlodge, Slane Rd Ashbourne, Meath | Jan 2025 | €415,000 | 110 m |
| 101 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Jan 2025 | €280,000 | 125 m |
| 95 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Mar 2025 | €325,000 | 158 m |
| 94 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Sept 2025 | €405,000 | 159 m |
| 92 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 166 m |
| 177 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Feb 2025 | €339,000 | 183 m |
| 83 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Oct 2025 | €340,000 | 211 m |
| 75 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, Meath | Jul 2025 | €186,666 | 237 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
- Application received16 May 2017
- Decision due10 July 2017
- Decision issued7 July 2017
- Grant issued14 August 2017
- Permission expiry13 August 2022
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