Glebe, Ardee, Co. Louth
Refurbishment and expansion of an existing oil depot in Ardee, Co. Louth.
17514 · Louth County Council · Lodged 5 July 2017
- Reference
- 17514
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 July 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves increasing the site area to 0.62 hectares and replacing the existing tank farm with four new 157 cubic meter oil storage tanks. It also includes constructing a new 2,500 sqm concrete yard, a single-storey office building, and installing security fencing and drainage upgrades.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 127 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for development to consist of refurbishment of existing oil depot to
- Increase current site area to 0.62ha, including alterations to existing site boundaries
- Replacement/relocation of existing tank farm with 4 no. 54 cubic meters oil storage tanks and bund wall with new proposed tank farm comprising of 4 no. Oil storage tanks, each with a capacity of 157 cubic meters served with all associated bunding facilities, access platforms, bottom loading/off loading mechanical system
- Remove the existing modular building from site
- Construction of new concrete yard 2500 sqm
- Replacement of existing concrete yard 737 sqm to serve as access road to new development and upgrade to the existing drainage system throughout the site including the installation of an oil interceptor and storm water attenuation system
- Existing entrance gates serving current site entrance to be realigned to meet alignment of new service road
- Additional company signage to be erected on site
- Erection of 2.4m high approved security fence around perimeter of proposed site
- Construction of single storey office building, floor area 126.51 sqm, served with car parking facilities and landscaped area to front
- Construction of a single storey outbuilding - floor area 30.23 msq
- Realignment of all existing on - site utility services and installation of landscape planting to front entrance area and boundary perimeter
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for mixed commercial and business uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general commercial/industrial/enterprise uses
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 11 June 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 9 December 2019.
Notified floor area: 158 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 St Patricks Terrace, Ardee, Louth | Oct 2025 | €355,000 | 476 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 received5 July 2017
- Further information requested25 August 2017
- Further information received17 October 2017
- Decision due13 November 2017
- Decision issued10 November 2017
- Grant issued11 December 2017
- Permission expiry10 December 2022
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