Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedRetentionDecided 7 July 2017

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

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The 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.

Retentioncommercialindustrialoffice
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

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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within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
122 Rathlodge, Slane Rd Ashbourne, MeathJan 2025€415,000110 m
101 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, MeathJan 2025€280,000125 m
95 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, MeathMar 2025€325,000158 m
94 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, MeathSept 2025€405,000159 m
92 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, MeathJan 2025€300,000166 m
177 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, MeathFeb 2025€339,000183 m
83 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, MeathOct 2025€340,000211 m
75 Rath Lodge, Ashbourne, MeathJul 2025€186,666237 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

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  1. Application received16 May 2017
  2. Decision due10 July 2017
  3. Decision issued7 July 2017
  4. Grant issued14 August 2017
  5. Permission expiry13 August 2022

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