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Meath County Council · 21677

Piercetown Cradockstown &, Ballymagillin Townlands, Dunboyne

Approved in 2021. Approval ran out in 2026.

  1. 14 Apr 2021Received
  2. 4 Jun 2021Conditional
  3. 22 Jul 2021Final approval
  4. 21 Jul 2026Approval ran out
Status
Approved
Decision
Conditional · 4 Jun 2021
Council
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
47.15 ha

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What’s proposed

extensions to and modifications of the existing planning permission Ref RA170887. The development consists of the construction of a proposed Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing and Research Facility as described hereunder. 1) A single storey with mezzanine Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing and Research Facility sized approximately 17,500 square metres and approximately 14.5 metres high, located to the north of the existing manufacturing building including docks and yard-based plant and equipment and roof mounted stacks, equipment and vents and including 2no. boiler stacks approximately 27 metres high. 2) A single storey , partially glazed pedestrian link approximately 4 metres high. 3) A three-storey canteen and laboratory extension located to the south of the existing laboratory, administration and canteen block sized 1,020 square metres approximately and 21 metres high, including roof mounted plant and equipment. 4) The relocation of 2no. single storey modular liquid supply and waste stores to the east of the existing warehouse, both sized approximately 30 square metres and approximately 3 metres high. 5) The demolition of the existing single storey waste store located in the utilities to the north east of the existing faciility, sized approximately 235 square metres and approximately 4.7 metres high and the construction of a new waste store to the south of the proposed facility, sized approximately 235 square metres and approximately 4.7 metres high 6) An extension to the west side of the existing single storey ESB substation located adjacent to the southern site vehicular entrance gates, sized approximately 35 square metres and approximately 4.5 metres high. 7) The addition of 162 permanent car parking spaces, bringing the site to a total of 524 permanent car parking spaces and a dedicated shuttle bus parking area and shelter and including 8 disabled car parking spaces and including 16 electric vehicle charging spaces and including 36 cycle parking spaces, including the re-use of approximately 460 existing temporary construction related car parking spaces. 8) A landscaped berm approximately 8 metres high located to the rear (east) of the existing manufacturing site. 9) An additional utilities yard, housing plant and equipment, located to the south west of the proposed facility. 10) Alterations and extensions to existing roads and site works. These works include the use of existing temporary construction facilities and the extension of these temporary

Planning details

Reference
21677
Local authority
Meath County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
14 Apr 2021
Observations close
19 May 2021 (closed 1964 days ago)
Decision due
8 Jun 2021 · decided 4 Jun 2021
Decision
Conditional on 4 Jun 2021
Proposed development
extensions to and modifications of the existing planning permission Ref RA170887. The development consists of the construction of a proposed Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing and Research Facility as described hereunder. 1) A single storey with mezzanine Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing and Research Facility sized approximately 17,500 square metres and approximately 14.5 metres high, located to the north of the existing manufacturing building including docks and yard-based plant and equipment and roof mounted stacks, equipment and vents and including 2no. boiler stacks approximately 27 metres high. 2) A single storey , partially glazed pedestrian link approximately 4 metres high. 3) A three-storey canteen and laboratory extension located to the south of the existing laboratory, administration and canteen block sized 1,020 square metres approximately and 21 metres high, including roof mounted plant and equipment. 4) The relocation of 2no. single storey modular liquid supply and waste stores to the east of the existing warehouse, both sized approximately 30 square metres and approximately 3 metres high. 5) The demolition of the existing single storey waste store located in the utilities to the north east of the existing faciility, sized approximately 235 square metres and approximately 4.7 metres high and the construction of a new waste store to the south of the proposed facility, sized approximately 235 square metres and approximately 4.7 metres high 6) An extension to the west side of the existing single storey ESB substation located adjacent to the southern site vehicular entrance gates, sized approximately 35 square metres and approximately 4.5 metres high. 7) The addition of 162 permanent car parking spaces, bringing the site to a total of 524 permanent car parking spaces and a dedicated shuttle bus parking area and shelter and including 8 disabled car parking spaces and including 16 electric vehicle charging spaces and including 36 cycle parking spaces, including the re-use of approximately 460 existing temporary construction related car parking spaces. 8) A landscaped berm approximately 8 metres high located to the rear (east) of the existing manufacturing site. 9) An additional utilities yard, housing plant and equipment, located to the south west of the proposed facility. 10) Alterations and extensions to existing roads and site works. These works include the use of existing temporary construction facilities and the extension of these temporary
As published by the register.
Site area
47.15 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Zoning

C2.1 — Economic development and employment

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

P5 — Rural and agricultural

Land zoned to stay rural. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need under the rural-housing policy of the development plan.

Protections nearby 250 m

No mapped flood area nearby.

  • EPA-licensed facility · 1
    P1073
  • Radon risk area · 2
    About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
  • Recorded monument · 21
    Enclosure - large enclosure; Enclosure

Where this comes from

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Summary

21677 is a planning application to Meath County Council for extensions to and modifications of the existing planning permission Ref RA170887. The, received on 14 Apr 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 4 Jun 2021.