North Road, Drogheda, Co Louth
Retention of a car wash facility, portacabin, and signage in Drogheda.
19372 · Louth County Council · Lodged 16 May 2019
- Reference
- 19372
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 16 May 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an existing car wash facility on North Road, Drogheda. The application covers the car wash, a portacabin, advertising signage, floodlighting, and associated site development works.
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
Retention permission for a car wash facility, portacabin, advertising signage, floodlighting and associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Windmill Rd, Drogheda, Louth | Dec 2025 | €239,000 | 88 m |
| 50 Georgian Close, Drogheda, Louth | Nov 2025 | €375,000 | 146 m |
| 87 Windmill Rd, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €305,000 | 153 m |
| 49 Oaklawns, North Rd, Drogheda | Jun 2026 | €305,000 | 160 m |
| 52 Trinity Gardens, Drogheda, Louth | Sept 2025 | €280,000 | 174 m |
| 17 Georgian Close, North Rd, Drogheda | Mar 2026 | €295,000 | 190 m |
| 28 Anneville Crescent, Drogheda, Louth | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 199 m |
| 55 Trinity Gardens, Drogheda, Louth | Jan 2026 | €282,000 | 201 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 received16 May 2019
- Decision due10 July 2019
- Decision issued9 July 2019
- Appeal submitted6 August 2019
- Appeal decided14 November 2019
- Permission expiry13 November 2024
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