Former Martin Dundalk LTD Garage, Ramparts Road, Dundalk
Change of use of part of a former garage and showroom to a motor factors retail store on Ramparts Road.
1849 · Louth County Council · Lodged 23 January 2018
- Reference
- 1849
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 January 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 474 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting part of the former Martin Dundalk LTD Garage into a motor factors retail store. Works include elevation amendments, a revised entrance, incorporating the fuel pump canopy, new signage, a revised parking layout, and new boundary fencing and security gates.
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 change of use of part garage & showroom to a motor factors retail store. Work will include amendments to elevations of glazed elements, revised entrance to building, incorporating existing fuel pump canopy in building, amendment to signage. Revised site layout to include: new parking layout, new boundary palisade fencing & security gates, dwarf walls & steel fence with pedestrian access gate to west boundary and new security gates and fencing at entrance bridge with associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Thomas St, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €450,000 | 70 m |
| 3 Thomas St, Dundalk, Louth | May 2025 | €200,000 | 105 m |
| 20 Rampart Mill, The Ramparts, Dundalk | Feb 2026 | €185,000 | 162 m |
| 16 Ramparts Mills, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €180,000 | 162 m |
| No 11 Rampart Mill, Dundalk, Co Louth | May 2026 | €220,000 | 162 m |
| 4 Mary St South, Dundalk, Louth | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 173 m |
| 53 Dublin St, Dundalk, Louth | Sept 2025 | €180,000 | 175 m |
| 69 Anne St, Dundalk, Louth | Oct 2025 | €218,500 | 179 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 received23 January 2018
- Decision due19 March 2018
- Decision issued8 March 2018
- Grant issued9 April 2018
- Permission expiry8 April 2023
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