GrantedRetentionDecided 18 February 2020

Plant 1 Facility, Innova Business Park, Loughanalla

Retention of office and canteen extensions, a storage shed, plant rooms, and silos at an industrial facility.

196349 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 18 December 2019

Reference: 196349
Authority: Westmeath County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 18 December 2019

Summary

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This application seeks retention for first-floor office and canteen extensions, a front loading area extension, a detached storage shed, plant rooms, and two collection silos. It also seeks permission to replace a window with a pedestrian dock.

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Official record

Development description

(a) first floor extended area incorporating office areas (b) first floor extended area incorporating canteen area together with associated amendments and alterations (c) single storey extension to front elevation incorporating loading area and dock levellers (d) detached single storey storage shed to rear of site (f) single storey plant room extension to side elevation (g) detached single storey plant room to rear of site (h) 1 no collection silo to rear of site (i) 1 no. Collection silo to rear of site (j) all amendments and alterations from that previously granted under planning ref 91/15 and (k) full planning permission is sought for removal of eisting window and replacement with pedestrian dock and all ancillary and facilizing site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Enterprise & EmploymentSI

“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 Castlepollard (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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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Water Street, Castlepollard, Co. Westmeath	Mar 2026	€310,000	142 m
11 Old Glenview, Castlepollard, Glenview	Nov 2025	€295,000	469 m
6 Cluain Mullan, Green Street, Castlepollard	Dec 2025	€232,000	496 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 received18 December 2019
Decision due20 February 2020
Decision issued18 February 2020
Grant issued14 April 2020
Permission expiry13 April 2025

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