Unit B IDA Business & Technology Park, Garrycastle, Dublin Road
Alterations to exit doors, new access ramps, and a new HGV parking area at the IDA Business & Technology Park.
207042 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 24 March 2020
- Reference
- 207042
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 March 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves altering four existing exit doors on the KCI and Signature buildings to provide new entrance and exit doors. Works include installing new access ramps, steps, handrails, overhead canopies, a four-bay HGV container parking area, and an additional loading bay.
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Official record
Development description
The alteration of four existing exit doors located along the southern façade of the existing kci building and the northern façade of the adjacent signature building in order to provide entrance/exit doors including new access ramps, steps, handrails and overhead canopies along with the provision of a four-bay hardstanding hgv container parking area and an additional loading bay to the north of the site. Additional works to include all landscaping and ground works associated with same
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for high value high tech knowledge, R&D and SMART industries in a high quality built and landscaped environment.”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
Objective set by the ATLAP 2014-2020 (2014–2025). 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 Baylough, Dublin Road, Athlonenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €336,238 | 377 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 received24 March 2020
- Decision due13 July 2020
- Decision issued3 July 2020
- Grant issued14 August 2020
- Permission expiry13 August 2025
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