Plans revealed for new business park in north Louth

Plans are underway for a new business park at Carrickcarnan in north Louth, with a planning application lodged with the local planning authority.

Arabtec Capital Unlimited has applied to Louth County Council for planning permission for the development on lands at Carrickcarnan Townland, seeking the go ahead for a development consisting of five buildings providing for logistics and warehousing units, each with associated offices, parking, landscaping, fencing and site works.

The applicant proposes the use of the existing entrance that serves Centrepoint Business Park with connection onto same, and the provision of new roadway within the site. Ancillary works would also include for provision of a well for water supply.

A proposed on-site treatment works for wastewater is also incorporated into the plans, to include a pumping station and rising main which would discharge all treated effluent from the site with outfall connecting to the Flurry River at Flurry Bridge.

The application provides for associated on-line storage ponds and attenuation as part of the surface water system, along with provision of an oil interceptor prior to discharge to the adjacent watercourse.

The planning application also provides for all ancillary site development/construction works to include for infilling and raising of ground levels, internal roads, parking areas, hard and soft landscaping, street lighting, foul, water and service networks to include provision of an ESB substation.

A decision is due on the application, which is at a pre-validation stage, by 6 October, with submissions due by 15 September.