GrantedInfrastructureDecided 8 April 2016

Knocks, Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath

Construction of an off-line motorway service area with a 1,400sqm amenity building near Dunshaughlin.

RA160148 · Meath County Council · Lodged 22 February 2016

Reference: RA160148
Authority: Meath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 February 2016

Summary

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The development consists of a new motorway service area featuring a car/van forecourt, a HGV forecourt, and a 1,400sqm amenity building with a mezzanine level. The building will host a convenience store with an off-licence, four food outlets (including one drive-thru), communal seating, and parking for 158 cars, 14 HGVs, and 7 coaches.

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Floor area: 1,400 m²

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Development description

The development will consist of an off-line motorway service area (msa) comprising the creation of a new vehicular entrance to the site from the r125; provision of a 4 no. Pump island car/van forecourt with canopy over (maximum height of c. 5.8m) and a 1 no. Pump island hgv forecourt with canopy over (maximum height of c. 6.3m) together with underground fuel storage tanks and ancillary pipe works; an amenity building (1,400sqm total gross floor area) with mezzanine level (maximum height of building c. 8.4m) and including a convenience store with off-licence (total 100sqm net sales area), 4 no. Food offer cafes/restaurants (including 1 no. Restaurant with drive thru facility) with communal seating area; w. C. Facilities; ancillary food preparation, storage, management office areas; external picnic and play areas; parking for 158 no. Cars, 14 no. Hgv's, 7 no. Coaches; 3 no. Illuminated totem signs (two of which are c. 14m and one c. 20m in height); signage on the services building and canopy (illuminated and non-illuminated); raising of the central portion of the site by approximately 0.75 to 1.5m and grading to existing site levels; culverting of approximately 184m of a tributary of the skane river; and all other ancillary site development, landscaping, lighting and boundary works

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 received22 February 2016
Decision due17 April 2016
Decision issued8 April 2016
Appeal submitted5 May 2016
Appeal decided12 September 2016

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