Ashbourne Retail Park planning approval ran out

What’s proposed

to combine and change the use of Units 2 & 3 to a bowling alley and ancillary facilities

Reference: AA181480
Local authority: Meath County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 11 Dec 2018
Observations close: 24 Jan 2019 (closed 2817 days ago)
Decision due: 13 Feb 2019 · decided 12 Feb 2019
Decision: Conditional on 12 Feb 2019
Proposed development: to combine and change the use of Units 2 & 3 to a bowling alley and ancillary facilities
As published by the register.
Site area: 78 m² 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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