(1) Construction of light industrial/recycle and warehouse building with an approximate…

Proposed development

Permission for: (1) Construction of light industrial/recycle and warehouse building with an approximate gross floor area of 3,703 sq. m.; (2) Provision of hardstanding area, which will join to existing hardstanding area around existing Leinster Environmentals building to west; (3) Provision of parking area, including 70 no. car parking spaces, 2 no. bicycle spaces, and associated landscaping; (4) Provision of surface water drainage and treatment infrastructure including, interceptor trap, grit trap and 2 no. soakaways; and (5) All associated and ancillary works. The proposed development seeking planning permission will require a review of the existing ‘Waste Facility Permit’ which will be sought through a separate application to Louth County Council. *Significant Further Information received on 19/08/2024 which includes 1. Enlargement of proposed building to include a tool/machinery parts storage section with an approximate gross floor area of 171 sq. m. (This will result in the proposed building having a total gross floor area of approximately 3,874 sq.m ) 2. Building Uses and Planning History Map of the Clermont Business Park. 3. Amendment of the planning application site boundary at request of the Planning Authority to include all units within the Leinster Environmentals Waste Facility. (Note however no development is proposed within any of these existing buildings). 4. Further information in relation to the need for the proposed development. 5. Further information in relation to the operations within the proposed building. 6. Completed Louth County Council Supplementary Planning Application Form. 7. Further Information pertaining to the type and quantities of waste brought into the 2 no. existing waste facilities within the Clermont Business Park, the processes involved and the operations within the relevant buildings. 8. Revised EIA and AA screening reports, including additional detail, including in respect of operations within the proposed building, water source and wastewater disposal and cumulative/in combination assessment. 9. Landscaping plan and programme of works for the development proposed. 10. Section drawings through the site to show the level of cut and fill involved. 11. Revised Site Layout Plan showing the parking of lorry trailers on site. 12. Revised soakaway design and calculations. 13. Revised application plans/drawings consequential to the foregoing. * Significant Further Information Received on 17/02/2025 which includes

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Permission was granted on 4 Apr 2025. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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