Dundalk Retail Park, Inner Relief Road, Marshes Upper
Construction of a new filling station with three food outlets, a drive-thru, and a car wash at Dundalk Retail Park.
19210 · Louth County Council · Lodged 22 March 2019
- Reference
- 19210
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development features a 466.2 sqm service station building containing three food offers, a drive-thru hatch, a retail area with an off-licence, and seating. The site will also accommodate six pump islands, a canopy, a car wash, and outdoor seating.
- Floor area
- 466 m²
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 a new filling station. The service station building (466.2 sq. M) will contain 3 no. Food offers (offer 1
- 19.8sq. M, offer 2
- 16.5sq. M and offer 3
- 14.8sq. M), a net retail area of 100sq. M (including ancillary off-licence, 4.1sq. M), a seating area (69.47 sq. M) and back of house area for storage, toilets and food preparation (192.2sq. M). Food offer no. 3 will include a drive-thru hatch facility and will involve hot food for consumption off the premises. The service station building will have a storage yard to the rear and will contain 8 no. Signs (3 on north façade, 1 each on west and east façade and 3 on south façade), along with 1 no. Logo on the north façade. Also 6 no. Pump islands with branded canopy over (signage to 3 no. Sides). All associated site works including new two-way road along south boundary, landscaping, outdoor seating, jet wash, brush wash, car wash storage (12sq. M), picnic area, car parking spaces, boundary treatment around the perimeter of the site, play area, refuelling point, vents, underground tank farm, main id sign, drive-thru lane, provision of 1 no. Vehicular entry point and 2 no. Exit points and 'welcome' and 'exit' signs
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for retail warehousing and the sale of bulky goods where not more than 20% of the floor area is allocated to sale of small goods, the provision of large scale retail development and recreation and leisure facilities.”
National zoning type: Other commerce/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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aghameen Park, Dundalk, Louth | Apr 2025 | €227,000 | 187 m |
| 17 Aghameen Park, Muirehevnamor, Dundalk | Mar 2025 | €225,500 | 201 m |
| 60 Grange Dr, Muirhevna Mor, Dundalk | Aug 2025 | €215,000 | 238 m |
| 14 Glenmore Park, Muirhevnamor, Dundalk | Nov 2025 | €100,000 | 244 m |
| 52 Aghameen Park, Muirhevnamore, Dundalk | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 271 m |
| 3 Grange Drive, Muirhevnamore, Dundalk | Sept 2025 | €192,000 | 369 m |
| 11 Grange Dr, Muirhevna Mor, Dundalk Louth | Jun 2025 | €128,000 | 376 m |
| 49 Doolargy Ave, Muirhevnamore, Dundalknot full market price | Dec 2025 | €132,000 | 384 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 received22 March 2019
- Decision due16 May 2019
- Decision issued10 May 2019
- Appeal submitted5 June 2019
- Appeal decided24 September 2019
- Permission expiry23 September 2024
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