Marshes Shopping Centre, Marshes Lower, Dundalk
Construction of a single-storey drive-through cafe with 20 parking spaces next to the Marshes Shopping Centre.
18671 · Louth County Council · Lodged 23 August 2018
- Reference
- 18671
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of a single-storey cafe incorporating a drive-through facility, internal seating, and bin storage. It includes wall-mounted and totem signage, a new vehicular access point, and 20 surface car parking spaces.
- Storey
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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
Kw investment funds icav acting for and on behalf of its sub fund kw investment fund viii, apply for planning permission for development at a site adjacent to the southern entrance to the marshes shopping centre, marshes lower, dundalk, co. Louth. The site is bounded by the marshes shopping centre and associated service and carparking areas to the north and east, the dundalk gaels gaa pitch to the west, and a public road known as bothar an iarainn to the south. The proposed development will consist of a single storey cafe incorporating a drive-through facility. The proposed cafe will include an internal seating area; an internal bin storage area; wall mounted signage on the northern, eastern and western elevations with a single free-standing totem sign also proposed along the eastern site boundary. Vehicular access is provided via a new access in the north-east corner of the site in the same position as that previously permitted under p. A ref. No. 02/177.20 no. Surface car parking spaces (including 2 no. Lay-by spaces) are provided in the northern and eastern part of the site. The proposed development also provides for all associated site development including boundary treatments, site services, lighting and landscaping 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 6 May 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 5 October 2020.
Notified floor area: 220 m²
3 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 156 Greenacres, Dundalk, Louth | Jun 2026 | €306,000 | 210 m |
| 143 Oaklawns, St Alphonsus Road, Dundalk | Feb 2026 | €247,000 | 237 m |
| 195 Greenacres, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €276,000 | 237 m |
| 161 Greenacres, Dundalk, Co. Louth | Dec 2025 | €189,000 | 252 m |
| 7 Afton Dr, Greenacres, Dundalk | Aug 2025 | €306,250 | 266 m |
| 176 Oaklawns, Dundalk, Louth | Feb 2025 | €285,000 | 273 m |
| 33 Afton Dr, Dundalk, Louth | May 2026 | €275,000 | 296 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 August 2018
- Further information requested11 October 2018
- Further information received23 October 2018
- Decision due19 November 2018
- Decision issued15 November 2018
- Grant issued18 December 2018
- Permission expiry17 December 2023
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