MSD Ireland (Dunboyne Biologics), Piercetown Dunboyne, Co. Meath
Planning application 2460767
DecisionConditional grant
Decided14 November 2024
Application typePERMISSION
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Nearby precedent
Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- RA170887Revised design and configuration of previously permitted Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility, Planning Register Reference No. RA/161021 located at our site at Piercetown, Cradockstown and Ballymagillin Townlands, Dunboyne, County Meath. The proposed development includes: A revised design and configuration of the permitted facility to a three storey Biopharmaceutical Production Building sized 10,083 square metres in total and 25.3 metres high and related external plant and equipment including boiler stacks 26 metres high. A single storey Warehouse Facility sized 2,625 square metres in total and 17.3 metres high with roof mounted plant and equipment and associated docking and yard areas. A three storey laboratory and administration building sized 7,022 square metres and 25.3 metres high including roof mounted plant and equipment. Minor modifications to the recently constructed permanent staff, sustaining contractor and visitor car park for 362 cars and a temporary construction related car park for 500 cars. The temporary car park will be decommissioned upon completion of the facility. Ancillary site works include a bunded tank farm, water and waste water, pipe bridges, cooling towers, gas storage facilities, emergency generators, a waste recycling compound (15 metres wide by 30 metres long) and structures, items of plant and equipment and their associated yards, internal roads and services, fencing, exterior lighting, landscaping and landscape berms, and underground water attenuation tank and building mounted and ground mounted signage. Ancillary site buildings include a single storey sprinkler pump house sized 106 square metres and 6.2 metres high and associated tanks, a single storey waste water pump house sized 7 square metres and 3.2 metres high, a gas reducing station and compound, a covered bicycle facility for 100 bicycles and 3 no. flagpoles 15 metres high, 2 no. Waste Management/Storage buildings 243 square metres and 7.2m high each and a single storey bunded drum storage building sized 122 square metres and 6.2 metres high and a single storey waste water building sized 60 square metres and 6.2 metres high, a single storey covered walkway 180 metres long and 5 metres high joining the car park to the proposed facility and a new bus shelter at the site entrance. The proposed new works include a single storey security building sized 129 square metres and 5.2 metres high to the centre of the site and a single storey security..../ / 0.2 km away / 14 September 2017Granted
- 21677Extensions to and modifications of the existing planning permission Ref RA170887. The development consists of the construction of a proposed Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing and Research Facility as described hereunder. 1) A single storey with mezzanine Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing and Research Facility sized approximately 17,500 square metres and approximately 14.5 metres high, located to the north of the existing manufacturing building including docks and yard-based plant and equipment and roof mounted stacks, equipment and vents and including 2no. boiler stacks approximately 27 metres high. 2) A single storey, partially glazed pedestrian link approximately 4 metres high. 3) A three-storey canteen and laboratory extension located to the south of the existing laboratory, administration and canteen block sized 1,020 square metres approximately and 21 metres high, including roof mounted plant and equipment. 4) The relocation of 2no. single storey modular liquid supply and waste stores to the east of the existing warehouse, both sized approximately 30 square metres and approximately 3 metres high. 5) The demolition of the existing single storey waste store located in the utilities to the north east of the existing faciility, sized approximately 235 square metres and approximately 4.7 metres high and the construction of a new waste store to the south of the proposed facility, sized approximately 235 square metres and approximately 4.7 metres high 6) An extension to the west side of the existing single storey ESB substation located adjacent to the southern site vehicular entrance gates, sized approximately 35 square metres and approximately 4.5 metres high. 7) The addition of 162 permanent car parking spaces, bringing the site to a total of 524 permanent car parking spaces and a dedicated shuttle bus parking area and shelter and including 8 disabled car parking spaces and including 16 electric vehicle charging spaces and including 36 cycle parking spaces, including the re-use of approximately 460 existing temporary construction related car parking spaces. 8) A landscaped berm approximately 8 metres high located to the rear (east) of the existing manufacturing site. 9) An additional utilities yard, housing plant and equipment, located to the south west of the proposed facility. 10) Alterations and extensions to existing roads and site works. These works include the use of existing temporary construction facilities and the extension of these temporary / 0.3 km away / 04 June 2021Granted
- 2560554A) Extension of existing Waste Water Neutralisation Plant to allow for increased capacity of waste water. This will include construction of bunded area to allow for installation of new tanks, including 3no treatment tanks all approximately 11.23 metres high and ranging in diameter from approximately 3.42 metres to approximately 8.54 metres, 1no stack approximately 5 metres high and approximately 0.6 metres in diameter and also including 1no electrical building sized approximately 20 square metres and approximately 4.6 metres high and items of plant and equipment, all located to the south of existing facility. b) Permission for change of use of temporary construction storage building to permanent waste recycling building, sized approximately 240 square metres and approximately 7 metres high. c) The works also include modifications to internal roads, new pipe bridge, site lighting and all associated works including temporary construction laydown area associated with the proposed development. This application consists of development on landholding for which a licence under Part IV of the Environmental Protection Agency Act 1992 (as amended by the Protection of the Environment Act, 2003) is required. / 0.3 km away / 23 July 2025Granted
- RA180200Alterations to dwelling house as granted under planning application ref. no. DA/803155 - alterations to include change of design to the garage and the roof type to the dwelling house / 0.4 km away / 25 April 2018Granted
- 22236A new extension (max 8m high with a gross floor area of 430m2) to the northern and eastern elevations of an existing factory building (previously permitted under Reg Ref 84/115) used for the manufacture of concrete products and all ancillary works / 0.5 km away / 14 April 2022Granted
- 22992Construction of new single storey pitched roof extensions to side (South) & rear (East) of existing garage structure including 2 No. velux roof lights on side (West) elevation, alterations & additions to existing retained structure fenestration & roof profile, internal alterations to facilitate the above works, together with all ancillary site works, landscaping and site drainage / 0.5 km away / 01 December 2022Granted
- RA190769New 2 storey pitched roof extension to rear (South) elevation, enlargement, extension and redesign of existing 1st floor Pitched Roof Dormer structures including 2 Nr Velux roof lights to existing footprint on side (west) elevation, single storey pitched roof porch structure over main entrance door to front (North) elevation, alterations & additions to existing/retained structure fenestration, internal alterations to existing dwelling to facilitate the above works, provision of new waste water treatment plant & associated percolation area together with all ancillary site works, landscaping and site drainage / 0.5 km away / 07 August 2019Granted
- RA171257Construction of a storey and a half dwelling, new vehicular entrance to site, proprietary waste water treatment system, percolation area and all associated site works / 0.6 km away / 03 May 2018Granted