St Joseph's Hospital, Golf Liinks Road, Ardee
A new single-storey ambulance base and access upgrades at St Joseph's Hospital in Ardee.
19704 · Louth County Council · Lodged 2 September 2019
- Reference
- 19704
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 September 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 498 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development includes constructing a new 498sqm single-storey ambulance base with staff parking, PV panels, and an ESB substation. It also involves creating a new pedestrian entrance in the stone wall and upgrading the internal access road to include a shared pedestrian and cycle path. The works are within the curtilage of a protected structure, though no direct works to the hospital building are proposed.
- Storey
- 1
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 modifications to the stone entrance walling to create a new pedestrian entrance from the golf links road, upgrading of existing access road within the site to a two way road with a new 3m wide shared pedestrian/cycleway path and associated site development works, construction of a new single storey ambulance base of 498sqm (total gross floor area) and associated yard/covered parking and staff parking area, pv panels to roof, new site signage, new attenuation tank, generator and new esb substation, new drainage connection across public road to neighbouring playground and associated site development works and landscaping works. The development is proposed within the curtilage of st. Joseph's hospital, a protected structure (ref. No. Lhs017-035) but no works are proposed to the protected structure in this application. **significant further information received 29/01/2020**
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To conserve and protect the setting of institutional buildings.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 8 March 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 25 August 2022.
Notified floor area: 498 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 St Patricks Terrace, Ardee, Louth | Oct 2025 | €355,000 | 242 m |
| 48 Irish St, Ardee, Co Louth | Feb 2025 | €250,000 | 306 m |
| 57 Irish Street, Ardee, Co Louth | Jan 2025 | €120,000 | 323 m |
| 4 Lambs Terrace, Ardee, Louth | Apr 2026 | €248,000 | 385 m |
| Markethouse Lane, Ardee, Louth | Jan 2026 | €471,000 | 431 m |
| Market St, Ardee, Louth | Mar 2026 | €445,000 | 447 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 received2 September 2019
- Further information requested18 October 2019
- Further information received29 January 2020
- Decision due25 February 2020
- Decision issued20 February 2020
- Grant issued23 March 2020
- Permission expiry22 March 2025
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