Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedCommercialDecided 21 April 2017

Pace, Dunboyne, Co. Meath

Construction of a motorway services area with an amenity building, fuel forecourt, and parking in Dunboyne.

RA170201 · Meath County Council · Lodged 28 February 2017

Reference
RA170201
Authority
Meath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
28 February 2017

Summary

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The development consists of an off-line motorway services area featuring a 666.82 sqm amenity building with a convenience shop and food court. The site will also include a fuel forecourt, car wash, play area, parking for 105 cars and 12 heavy commercial vehicles, and a wastewater treatment plant.

Commercialmotorway servicesretailinfrastructure
Floor area
667 m²

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Development description

  • The construction of an off line motorway services area comprising
  • An amenity building of 666.82sqm gross floor area and including a convenience shop (100sqm net retail area), a food court with 3 no. Food offerings, seating areas, ancillary storage, toilets, food preparation, staff and service areas
  • A forecourt area comprising a canopy with an illuminated fascia and 5 no. Fuel pump islands; car servicing area, a 3 no. Pump island hcv refueling area with canopy over, 3 no. 40,000, 2 no. 60,000 litre underground fuel storage tanks with associated pipework and overground fill points, electric car charging points, a car wash facility and an external play/picnic area
  • Parking for 105 no. Cars (including 5 no. Disabled parking spaces), 12 no. Hcv parking spaces with dedicated adr parking area, 5 no. Coach parking spaces and 6 no. Bicycle stands
  • The development also consists of the closure of existing access and the creation of a revised access off the r147; corporate signage throughout the site; an esb substation and switchroom; wastewater treatment plant and pumping station, drainage works including rainwater harvesting, attenuation and all associated boundary treatments, landscaping and site development works (appropriate assessment screening report submitted)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

E2/E3 - General Enterprise and Employment/ Warehousing and DistributionSI
“General Enterprise and Employment/ Warehousing and Distribution”

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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Key dates

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  1. Application received28 February 2017
  2. Decision due24 April 2017
  3. Decision issued21 April 2017
  4. Appeal submitted18 May 2017
  5. Appeal decided5 January 2018

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