Moate Road, Kilbeggan, Co Westmeath
Change of use from light industrial to a metal and electronic waste recycling facility in Kilbeggan.
166002 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 4 January 2016
- Reference
- 166002
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of an existing building to a metal and waste electrical and electronic equipment recycling facility. The development includes an external weighbridge, storage bays, and requires an EPA Waste Licence.
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
Change of use of an existing building from light industrial use to the recycling of metal and waste electrical and electronic equipment (weee). Permission is also sought for an external weighbridge, external air handling unit, 2 no. External covered storage bays and an external container tilting machine to the west of the existing building, to retain the existing building as constructed including the provision of an external plant room to the rear of the building and the provision of a boundary fence along the eastern boundary of the site. The development proposed under this planning application is for the purposes of an activity requiring an epa waste licence (now referred to as an ied licence as per eu directive 2010/75/eu)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“7 Provide for Enterprise & Employment and related uses including industrial and service uses including compatible uses such as office and distribution.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the WCC CDP 2021 - 2027 Kilbeggan (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bridge St, Kilbeggan, Westmeath | Feb 2025 | €335,000 | 327 m |
| Bridge St, Kilbeggan, Co Westmeathnot full market price | Apr 2025 | €19,569 | 388 m |
| 5 The Maltings, Comagh Rd, Kilbeggan | Dec 2025 | €245,000 | 403 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 received4 January 2016
- Further information requested24 February 2016
- Further information received28 July 2016
- Decision due24 August 2016
- Decision issued18 August 2016
- Grant issued23 September 2016
- Appeal submitted14 September 2016
- Appeal decided6 December 2016
- Permission expiry22 September 2021
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