Brookville Business Park Ardee Road, Dundalk, County Louth.

Permission for the change of use of a motorbike sales unit to a science and technology based unit and associated site development works

Permission for the change of use of part of the existing Protected Structure (Ref. D012B, Granary Building) to a café/restaurant at ground floor level, together with associated internal alterations including new toilet facilities, provision of a kitchen in the adjoining building, reopening of existing blocked opes, formation of new opes for windows/doors, installation of a glazed canopy to the front elevation, associated signage, drainage connections, reallocation of car parking spaces to outdoor seating, and all associated site works and services

Permission is being sought to extend the first floor, install a new roller shutter door to the rear of the unit and a change of use of 330m2 of the ground floor from enterprise to retail use.

The proposed development will consist new car park area for 21 vehicles within the grounds of the existing property, new high level artificial lighting, EV charging spaces and ancillary services, new associated revised ground levels, new footpaths, new vehicular entrance/exit onto existing private access road, underground surface water drainage network including bypass petrol interceptor and all associated site works.

Permission for an outdoor sports and recreational development consisting of an all-weather multi-use playing pitch also encompassing an 8 lane running track; 1 no. covered spectator stand (maximum capacity 700 persons); a Stand-Alone Single Storey changing rooms building; 3 no. Padel-Tennis Courts; 2 no. Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA); and 1 no. Outdoor Gym. An Ecological Park in the southern part of the site which adjoins but does not form part of Balmer’s Bog is also proposed. The proposed Ecological Park will incorporate a viewing deck /bird watching observation hide orientated towards Balmer’s Bog. Car parking, cycle parking and a bus set down area are also provided within the site. Access to the proposed development is provided via the existing access off Hill Street/Dublin Road (R132) (Immediately south of Byrne’s pub). It is proposed to adjust the existing R132 road carriageway lane width to 3.1m along a c. 70 m section of Hill Street to the north of the proposed access and extend the existing cycle lane along the western edge of the R132 Dublin Road /Hill Street as far as the site entrance. The proposed development also provides for alterations to grounds levels within the site, a pumping station, site lighting (including flood lighting surrounding the pitch), landscaping and boundary treatments and all ancillary site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

Permission for changes to the proposed extension previously granted under planning reference 20973 and all associated site development works and services