GrantedCommercialDecided 29 October 2019

Maxol Service Station, Donore Road, Drogheda

Demolition of a garden centre and construction of a service station extension with a drive-thru restaurant.

19724 · Louth County Council · Lodged 6 September 2019

Reference: 19724
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 6 September 2019

Summary

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The development consists of the demolition of a two-storey garden centre building and part of the existing canopy. It proposes a single-storey extension to the existing forecourt building to accommodate a shop, off-licence, and three restaurant/café areas, including a drive-thru facility.

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Floor area: 275 m²

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Official record

Development description

Retention & permission for development on a site of approximately 0.3549 hectares, which currently accommodates a maxol service station, and unit 9 (a garden centre). The proposed development will consist of the demolition of unit 9 (a two storey building, 462sqm) and removal of associated structures and the removal of part of the existing service station forecourt canopy; and the construction of single storey extension (275sqm) onto the existing single storey forecourt building (155sqm), resulting in a forecourt building of 430sqm. The resultant forecourt building will accommodate a 100 sqm shop (including a 9 sqm ancillary off-licence; 3 no. Restaurant/café areas (which will include for the sale of hot and cold food for consumption on and off the premises) (one of which will include a drive-thru facility); associated restaurant/café seating areas; ancillary kitchens, staff and customer facilities, plant, storage, back of house and circulation spaces. The development will also consist of elevational changes to the existing building; signage (replacement of a 6.5m high double sided internally illuminated totem sign, new shopfront signage, some internally illuminated, and signage associated with the car wash); external lighting; revisions to the site layout (the provision of 43 no. Car parking spaces, bicycle parking spaces, waste and plant storage area; new replacement car wash, vent pipes, offset fill point and air/water services point); changes to levels; hard and soft landscaping, including revised boundary treatments and an external public seating area; associated site servicing (water supply, foul and surface water drainage including surface water attenuation measures); all other associated site development works above and below ground; realignment of the existing vehicular access points at donore road; and closure of the existing vehicular access to the garden centre site. Retention permission is sought for development consisting of a parcel collection kiosk.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Retail ParkRW

“To consolidate retail warehousing development.”

National zoning type: Retail warehouse

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
53 Cedarfield, Donore Rd, Drogheda	Jun 2026	€216,000	160 m
123 Cedarfield, Drogheda, Co Louth	Dec 2025	€330,000	287 m
192 Cedarfield, Drogheda, Louth	Feb 2025	€281,000	294 m
196 Cedarfield, Donore Rd, Drogheda	Apr 2025	€310,000	303 m
9 Cederfield Close, Drogheda, Louth	Apr 2025	€280,000	377 m
36 Marley Court, Drogheda, Louth	Mar 2025	€40,000	443 m
40 Marley Ct, Drogheda, Louthnot full market price	Nov 2025	€87,500	460 m

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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 received6 September 2019
Decision due31 October 2019
Decision issued29 October 2019
Grant issued15 January 2020
Appeal submitted21 November 2019
Permission expiry14 January 2025

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