The Murrens , Baltrasna , Oldcastle Co. Meath
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22708 is a planning application for permission at The Murrens , Baltrasna , Oldcastle Co. Meath, received by Meath County Council on 30 May 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: the development will consist - Development within an application area of c. 7 hectares. - A proposed new precast concrete manufacturing factory facility (c. 5.280m2) and all ancillary works. The proposed new factory will form an extension to the northern side of the existing precast concrete manufacturing factory on site as permitted by plan refs. KA101227; KA151329 and 2279; will be c. 160m long x c.33m wide (internal dimensions); with the overall height of the factory extension being the same as the existing factory at c. 14m above ground level. - Erection of 2,650m2 of photovoltaic panels on the roof of the existing and proposed factory units with all associated site works. - Provision of concrete surfacing over yard, storage and access road areas (c. 1.88 hectares). - 2 no. external gantry cranes (referenced 3 & 4 on plans) to be located within the existing external storage area for the movement of finished products within the storage area and for the loading of delivery HGVs. The proposed cranes will be c. 22.5m wide and c. 11.8m high and will move along a fixed track c. 160m in length. Provision for extension of existing external gantry crane no. 2 by c. 42.5m. - Additional (3rd) storage silo associated with the existing concrete batching plant (p. ref. KA101227), with an overall height similar to the existing silos of c.27.3m. - Permission for replacement of the existing waste water treatment system (WWTS) to allow for increased capacity and relocation of the percolation area. The council granted permission on 22 Jul 2022, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 4 Jul 2022. Within 500 m there are 2 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
the development will consist - Development within an application area of c. 7 hectares. - A proposed new precast concrete manufacturing factory facility (c. 5.280m2) and all ancillary works. The proposed new factory will form an extension to the northern side of the existing precast concrete manufacturing factory on site as permitted by plan refs. KA101227; KA151329 and 2279; will be c. 160m long x c.33m wide (internal dimensions); with the overall height of the factory extension being the same as the existing factory at c. 14m above ground level. - Erection of 2,650m2 of photovoltaic panels on the roof of the existing and proposed factory units with all associated site works. - Provision of concrete surfacing over yard, storage and access road areas (c. 1.88 hectares). - 2 no. external gantry cranes (referenced 3 & 4 on plans) to be located within the existing external storage area for the movement of finished products within the storage area and for the loading of delivery HGVs. The proposed cranes will be c. 22.5m wide and c. 11.8m high and will move along a fixed track c. 160m in length. Provision for extension of existing external gantry crane no. 2 by c. 42.5m. - Additional (3rd) storage silo associated with the existing concrete batching plant (p. ref. KA101227), with an overall height similar to the existing silos of c.27.3m. - Permission for replacement of the existing waste water treatment system (WWTS) to allow for increased capacity and relocation of the percolation area.
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- Conditional on 22 Jul 2022
- Final grant
- 1 Sept 2022
- Permission expires
- 31 Aug 2027
- Site (from polygon)
- 4.88 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 30 May 2022New applicationObservation window closed 4 Jul 2022
- 22 Jul 2022DecisionAppeal window closed 19 Aug 2022

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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
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Designations within 250 m
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Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 140398). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/22708/0.
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