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Meath County Council · 2460837

Toberultan , Kells , Co. Meath A82 HD28

  1. 10 Oct 2024Received
  2. 12 Sept 2025Conditional
  3. 24 Oct 2025Final grant
  4. 23 Oct 2030Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 12 Sept 2025
Council
Meath County Council
Type
RETENTION
Site
3.13 ha

What’s proposed

retention permission for development at this site: Balrath Demense, Toberultan, Kells, Co. Meath previously approved under planning refs: KA/160943, KA/110826, and ABP PL17.239861 and further extended under PL Ref: 21/1050. The development will consist of the Retention of Agricultural Wood & Energy Crop Storage, Drying, Processing, Manufacturing Biofuel Building(s) & all ancillary & associated site services to consist of: (1) An extension to the existing Agri-biofuels building & alterations to cladding to elevations (N1). (2) Alterations and extension to existing boiler house building and associated works. (N3). (3) Alterations and increase in height to vent stack(s) and partial increase in building height, alterations to cladding to elevations and associated structure. (N5, N2). (4) Provision of dust filtration plant & associated works. (N4). (5) Provision of 2No. storage containers (02). (6) Provision of single storey substation building, meter room, diesel storage tanks, generators, transformers & all associated works. (R1, R2, R3, R4). (7) Provision of ash bunker & associated works. (x). (8) Provision of single storey pump house building & associated works. (W1, W2, W3). (9) Alteration & relocation of drier building & associated works. (Q). (10) Provision of wet intake building, single storey production office cabin & associated works (L1, L2). (11) Provision of single storey quality control lab building & separate single storey storage building (L3, L4). (12) Provision of single storey staff canteen & welfare facilities, electrical contractor cabin, compressor shed & 2no. storage containers (J1, J2, J3, J4). (13) Alterations & relocation of existing single storey office cabins (Y1, Y2). (14) Alterations to existing concrete yard surfaces & associated works (H). (15) Provision of weighbridge(s) 2No. & single storey office cabin (F, F1, F2). (16) Provision of vehicular entrance barrier & associated works (B1). (17) Alterations to existing vehicular site entrance, alteration to entrance gates position, roadside lighting & associated works (B2, V). Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

2460837 is a planning application to Meath County Council for retention permission for development at this site: Balrath Demense, Toberultan, Kells, received on 10 Oct 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 12 Sept 2025.

Planning details

Reference
2460837
Local authority
Meath County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED
Received
10 Oct 2024
Observations close
14 Nov 2024 (closed 669 days ago)
Decision due
14 Sept 2025 · decided 12 Sept 2025
Decision
Conditional on 12 Sept 2025
Proposed development
retention permission for development at this site: Balrath Demense, Toberultan, Kells, Co. Meath previously approved under planning refs: KA/160943, KA/110826, and ABP PL17.239861 and further extended under PL Ref: 21/1050. The development will consist of the Retention of Agricultural Wood & Energy Crop Storage, Drying, Processing, Manufacturing Biofuel Building(s) & all ancillary & associated site services to consist of: (1) An extension to the existing Agri-biofuels building & alterations to cladding to elevations (N1). (2) Alterations and extension to existing boiler house building and associated works. (N3). (3) Alterations and increase in height to vent stack(s) and partial increase in building height, alterations to cladding to elevations and associated structure. (N5, N2). (4) Provision of dust filtration plant & associated works. (N4). (5) Provision of 2No. storage containers (02). (6) Provision of single storey substation building, meter room, diesel storage tanks, generators, transformers & all associated works. (R1, R2, R3, R4). (7) Provision of ash bunker & associated works. (x). (8) Provision of single storey pump house building & associated works. (W1, W2, W3). (9) Alteration & relocation of drier building & associated works. (Q). (10) Provision of wet intake building, single storey production office cabin & associated works (L1, L2). (11) Provision of single storey quality control lab building & separate single storey storage building (L3, L4). (12) Provision of single storey staff canteen & welfare facilities, electrical contractor cabin, compressor shed & 2no. storage containers (J1, J2, J3, J4). (13) Alterations & relocation of existing single storey office cabins (Y1, Y2). (14) Alterations to existing concrete yard surfaces & associated works (H). (15) Provision of weighbridge(s) 2No. & single storey office cabin (F, F1, F2). (16) Provision of vehicular entrance barrier & associated works (B1). (17) Alterations to existing vehicular site entrance, alteration to entrance gates position, roadside lighting & associated works (B2, V). Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
As published by the register.
Site area
3.13 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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    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 144927). 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/2460837/0.

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