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Colpe Road , Colpe West , Drogheda Co. Meath

CONDITIONAL

Planning application LB180620

Meath - Meath County Council

Proposed Development

the proposed development will consist of the demolition of the existing habitable house and construction of 1 no. 4 storey office building consisting of 2 no. blocks with a shared corner entrance/reception area and a screened plant area, solar panels and equipment at roof level, providing a total GFA of 11,205 sq.m. The proposed road infrastructure includes a link street approximately 720m in length, including 3 no. roundabout junctions, and it is also proposed to extend a 230m long spur of the link street to the east to facilitate a connection to the existing school on Mill Road (Gaelscoil an Bhradain Feasa). The road infrastructure also includes the realignment of a section of Colpe Road and the realignment of the southern section of Mill Road, and includes proposed cycle lanes/paths access road to the commercial development and associated car park, footpaths, grass verge, public lighting and the provision of a footpath and cyclepath/cycle lane on Colpe Road to tie-in with the existing shared footpath/cyclepath, to the south-west of the railway line. The associated site and infrastructural works include the demolition of the existing habitable house and associated structures, provision of foul water drainage, surface water drainage including surface water storage facilities above and below ground, watermains and utilities, 280 no. total car parking spaces, including 6 no. disabled parking spaces, 93 no. cycle parking spaces, landscaping consisting of new tree planting, hedges, berms and grass planting, public lighting, bin stores, boundary walls and fences, cyclepaths and footpaths, EBS substation and switchroom, gas skid, pump house, and all associated site and infrastructural works on an application site area of c. 8.07 hectares

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    8 Jun 2018

  2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    31 Jul 2018

  3. Decision due

    2 Aug 2018

  4. Grant issued

    14 Sept 2018

Application Details

Location
Colpe Road , Colpe West , Drogheda Co. Meath
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Meath County Council
Site Area
8.07 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
8 June 2018
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
31 July 2018
Grant Date
14 September 2018
Permission Expires
13 September 2028

Location

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