GrantedCommercialDecided 24 August 2018

East Coast Business Park, Matthews Lane, Donore Road

Erection of a two-storey office building with a workshop and vehicle parking in Drogheda.

17918 · Louth County Council · Lodged 11 December 2017

Reference: 17918
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 December 2017

Summary

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This application seeks permission to construct a fully serviced two-storey office building with an attached workshop/maintenance building. The development will also feature a hardstanding yard for vehicle parking, private truck wash facilities, perimeter fencing, and a pumping station.

Commercialofficeworkshopindustrial estate

Storeys: 2

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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 and associated works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

General EmploymentSI

“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.

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Built & 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

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
33 Knockbrack Close, Drogheda, Louth	Jul 2025	€266,000	50 m
151 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda	May 2025	€286,000	152 m
12 Knockbrack Close, Matthews Lane, Donore Rd Drogheda	Mar 2025	€315,000	153 m
119 kestrel manor, platin, droghedaprice excludes VAT	Jul 2026	€360,353	170 m
8 Knockbrack Downs, Donore Rd, Drogheda	Jan 2026	€278,000	171 m
144 Knockbrack Downs, Drogheda, Louth	Apr 2026	€342,000	181 m
114 Kestral Manor, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€387,621	188 m
118 Kestrel Manor, Platin Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€312,731	195 m

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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 December 2017
Further information requested8 February 2018
Further information received30 July 2018
Decision due26 August 2018
Decision issued24 August 2018
Grant issued24 September 2018
Permission expiry23 September 2023

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