Sites 8 to 11 and Adjacent Northern Lands, Moate Business Park Ardnapondra Clara Road, Moate Co. Westmeath
Retention of a change of use to open storage yards and a single-storey storage shed at Moate Business Park.
2460099 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 3 April 2024
- Reference
- 2460099
- Authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 3 April 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of industrial sites to open storage yards for plant, machinery, and tower crane parts. The application also seeks to retain a 188 square metre single-storey storage shed built on an existing concrete slab.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 188 m²
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
- Development which consists of
- Retention permission for change of use of existing industrial sites 10 + 11 (approx. 0.43ha) from industrial use to open storage yard use for the storage of plant and machinery on these sites. These two sites were previously granted permission (planning ref 00/654) for individual industrial units
- Retention permission for open yard storage area (approx. 1.186ha) to the rear of sites 8 to 11 to be used as open yard storage of tower crane parts and associated plant
- Retention permission for single-storey storage shed/building (188m2 single skin-cladded building with pitched roof), constructed off existing concrete yard slab together with all associated site works
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 Moate (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardnapondra, Moate, Westmeath | Sept 2025 | €176,000 | 284 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 received3 April 2024
- Further information requested27 May 2024
- Further information received12 June 2024
- Decision due9 July 2024
- Decision issued5 July 2024
- Grant issued27 August 2024
- Permission expiry26 August 2029
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