Industrial Estate, Donore Road, Drogheda
Construction of a new industrial building and office to replace a former building destroyed by fire.
1637 · Louth County Council · Lodged 26 January 2016
- Reference
- 1637
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 26 January 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 5991 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of constructing a new industrial building with ancillary office accommodation. It will be built on the footprint of a former building that was destroyed by fire, and includes a single-storey security hut.
- Storey
- 1
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for construction of industrial building and ancillary office accommodation on footprint of former building on site which was destroyed by fire, single storey security hut and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for general enterprise and employment generating activities.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Louth County Development Plan (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 10 December 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 24 August 2021.
3 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123 Knockbrack Downs, Mathews Lane, Drogheda | Apr 2025 | €307,000 | 339 m |
| 124 Knockbrack Downs, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 342 m |
| 114 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | Feb 2025 | €280,000 | 343 m |
| 110 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | Nov 2025 | €295,000 | 352 m |
| 144 Knockbrack Downs, Drogheda, Louth | Apr 2026 | €342,000 | 408 m |
| 151 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | May 2025 | €286,000 | 454 m |
| 50 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | Jul 2025 | €312,000 | 493 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received26 January 2016
- Decision due21 March 2016
- Decision issued21 March 2016
- Grant issued21 April 2016
- Permission expiry20 April 2021
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