LOCATION
The lands are located on the edge of Ashbourne town which is 10 miles north west of Dublin City and is linked by the N2 dual carriageway. Ashbourne has seen massive growth over the last ten years and now has a population of 8,528 according to the 2006 cenus of Populaition.



These prime lands straddle the recently completed N2 Ashbourne By Pass and are linked by the Ballybin Road which crosses the dual carriageway via flyover to the southern end of the lands. The Ballybin Road is the main road that links Rathoath with Ashbourne. Rathoath has also experienced similar growth to Ashbourne over the last number of years.



DESCRIPTION
The lands are split into three distinct areas divided by the N2 Ashbourne By Pass and the Ballybin Road. The lands to the East of the Ballybin Road comprise 13.6 Ha (33.6 Acres) of zoned lands and a period property complete with outbuildings on 7.65 Ha (18.9 Acres). The lands to the west of the Ballybin Road are unzoned and comprise 1.55 Ha (3.85 Acres). 



The remainder of the lands to the west of the N2 Ashbourne By Pass are unzoned. They are currently split into five large tillage fields comprising 36.7 Ha (90.6 Acres). The topography of the site is largely flat and the site benefits from excellent road frontage onto both N2 Ashbourne By Pass and the busy Ballybin Road. These lands are shaded blue on the Ordnance Survey map.



ZONING
The zoned lands to the east of the Ballybin Road include 6.6 Ha (16.3 Acres) of Industrial lands (Objective E1), 2 Ha (4.94 Acres) of residentially zoned lands (Objective A4) and 5 Ha (12.35 Acres) of amenity lands (Objective F1).



The remainder of the lands and the period property are currently unzoned, however according to Meath County Development Plan 2007 - 2013:



Ashbourne is considered to consitute a strategic location for additional growth on the basis of its proximity to Dublin (10 miles from O'Connell Street), its economic and employment base and its location on the N2 Finglas to Ashbourne dual carriageway.



Lotting



The property will be sold in three lots:



Lot 1: Comprising 22.8 Ha (56.4 Acres) of zoned and unzoned lands to the east of the N2 Ashbourne By Pass.



Lot 2: Comprising 36.7 ha (90.6 Acres) of unzoned land to the west of N2 Ashbourne By Pass.



Lot 3: The entire



Tender Procedure



Tender documents are available from Knight Frank or the vendors solicitors Branigan Berkery Solicitors. They should be returned to Knight Frank, 8-34 Percy Place, Dublin 4 in a sealed



envelope marked "Ashbourne Tender" by 5pm on Thursday 8th May 2008. The vendors will not be obliged to accept the highest or any Tender






MS/AT