East Coast Business Park, Matthews Lane, Donore Road
Erection of a two-storey office building with an attached workshop and truck wash facilities.
17670 · Louth County Council · Lodged 11 September 2017
- Reference
- 17670
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves erecting a fully serviced two-storey office building with an attached workshop/maintenance building. It also includes forming a hardstanding yard for vehicle parking, private truck wash facilities, and perimeter fencing.
- Storeys
- 2
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 to erect a fully serviced two storey office building with attached workshop/maintenance building, form hardstanding yard for vehicle parking, truck wash facilities for private use, erect perimeter fencing, install pumping station, connection to existing services and all ancillary 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Knockbrack Close, Drogheda, Louth | Jul 2025 | €266,000 | 52 m |
| 151 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | May 2025 | €286,000 | 151 m |
| 12 Knockbrack Close, Matthews Lane, Donore Rd Drogheda | Mar 2025 | €315,000 | 154 m |
| 119 kestrel manor, platin, droghedaprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €360,353 | 171 m |
| 8 Knockbrack Downs, Donore Rd, Drogheda | Jan 2026 | €278,000 | 172 m |
| 144 Knockbrack Downs, Drogheda, Louth | Apr 2026 | €342,000 | 180 m |
| 114 Kestral Manor, Droghedaprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €387,621 | 189 m |
| 118 Kestrel Manor, Platin Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT | Jun 2026 | €312,731 | 197 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 received11 September 2017
In the area
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