The development will consist of the following: permission for a proposed sports…

Application details

Planning reference

206180

Council

Westmeath County Council

Proposal description

The development will consist of the following: permission for a proposed sports and recreational development adjacent to existing GAA pitch and clubhouse. The construction of a full size gaelic football pitch, an underage gaelic football pitch, two training areas, hurling wall area with AstroTurf surface finish, a dressing room building adjoining the existing gym building consisting of 2 No. dressing rooms with referee room, kitchen and toilet facilities all connecting to existing sewerage pipework on site together with associated drainage works and for the installation of 16 LED pitch flood lighting with supporting masts extending to a maximum height of 21 meters around pitches. Permission is also sought to construct the following (a) a new car-parking area finished with tarmacadam with a total number of 108 spaces and 4 no. bus parking bays with associated kerbing and to erect safety signage, to install street furniture, bins and safety bollards together with landscaping soft areas (b) to construct new walkways around pitches varying in width from 4.5 metres to 7.5 metres and measuring approximately 1400 metres with associated safety lighting for the walkways and carpark and to erect a 2 meter high security fence around main boundaries with pitch railing around the perimeter of the proposed playing pitches and (c) to retain and complete a new site entrance as constructed on site. Permission is also sought to (d) install a new surface drainage system with road gullies, attenuation tank and petrol interceptors with outlet pipe connected to existing stream adjacent to the site and for permission to connect to all on site ancillary services together with all associated site works

Location / address

Mullingar Road, Tyrrellspass, Co Westmeath

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

14 Jul 2020

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

24 Feb 2021

Final grant date

31 Mar 2021