Major Wicklow store applies for change of use to upgrade and relocate
Quinns is a privately-owned agricultural merchants headquartered in Baltinglass employing more than 120 full time employees.
They have applied to Wicklow County Council for a change of use of the site at Clough Upper, Baltinglass, from agriculture to light industrial use, including the existing sheds, to provide for a seed processing facility and ancillary plant and storage areas.
The proposed development will also include the demolition of two existing buildings on site and the construction of two interconnecting replacement buildings, with a maximum ridge height of c. 13m, to accommodate a seed drying plant, with external conveyors and seed dyers, 15.5m in height, located to the south-west.
The development will also consist of the provision of an additional weigh bridge located to the south of the site, and alterations to the existing vehicular site entrance located at the south-east boundary, including the provision of new entrance gates and boundary treatment. A new gate will be provided on the eastern site boundary.
The application also includes plans for staff car parking, waste management areas, surface water drainage; hard and soft landscaping and all associated infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. The proposed change of use relates to all buildings on site except for the existing dwelling to the north-east, including its associated curtilage and vehicular entrance.
The site is bounded to the east by the N81 National Road. The adjoining lands to the north, south and west are currently used for agriculture. There are a number of one-off residential dwelling in the surrounding area.
Quinns appointed O'Callaghan Moran & Associates (OCM) to prepare a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) to accompany the planning application. The CEMP describes the measures that will be implemented in the construction stage to effectively mitigate adverse environmental effects.
A planning decision on the application is due by August 6 of this year.
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Quinns is a privately-owned agricultural merchants headquartered in Baltinglass employing more than 120 full time employees. They have applied to Wicklow County Council for a change of use of the site at Clough Upper, Baltinglass, from agriculture to light industrial use, including the existing sheds, to provide for a seed processing facility and ancillary plant and storage areas. The proposed development will also include the demolition of two existing buildings on site and the construction of two interconnecting replacement buildings, with a maximum ridge height of c. 13m, to accommodate a seed drying plant, with external conveyors and seed dyers, 15.5m in height, located to the south-west. The development will also consist of the provision of an additional weigh bridge located to the south of the site, and alterations to the existing vehicular site entrance located at the south-east boundary, including the provision of new entrance gates and boundary treatment. A new gate will be provided on the eastern site boundary. The application also includes plans for staff car parking, waste management areas, surface water drainage; hard and soft landscaping and all associated infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. The proposed change of use relates to all buildings on site except for the existing dwelling to the north-east, including its associated curtilage and vehicular entrance. The site is bounded to the east by the N81 National Road. The adjoining lands to the north, south and west are currently used for agriculture. There are a number of one-off residential dwelling in the surrounding area. Quinns appointed O'Callaghan Moran & Associates (OCM) to prepare a Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) to accompany the planning application. The CEMP describes the measures that will be implemented in the construction stage to effectively mitigate adverse environmental effects. A planning decision on the application is due by August 6 of this year.
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