Donore Road, Drogehda, Co. Louth
Redevelopment and extension of a manufacturing plant on Donore Road, Drogheda.
20110 · Louth County Council · Lodged 17 February 2020
- Reference
- 20110
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes a 1,463 sqm single-storey extension to the west of the existing facility, internal office demolition and relocation, and recladding of the building. It also features external yards, a new perimeter roadway, and a relocated site entrance.
- Floor area
- 1,463 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 development at existing manufacturing plant consisting of the redevelopment and extension of its existing facility to incorporate new manufacturing lines, office and welfare accommodation. The application specifically includes
- A 1463m2 by 8.06m high sing storey extension to the west of and adjoining the existing facility. This extension shall include a two storey internal plant room on its northern end with depressed loading docks at its southern end and shall be clad in insulated metal cladding
- Demolition of the existing internal office area and its relocation within the existing building footprint along its northern elevation
- Recladding and alterations to the existing building elevations to match with new extension incorporating new fenestration on the northern and eastern elevations and a new building entrance area on the north east corner of the existing building
- External yards and hardstanding including new perimeter roadways and external plant areas
- Relocation of the existing site entrance and the construction of a new site exit only onto matthews lane south, along with new boundary fence and sliding gates
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for general enterprise and employment generating activities.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124 Knockbrack Downs, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 263 m |
| 123 Knockbrack Downs, Mathews Lane, Drogheda | Apr 2025 | €307,000 | 264 m |
| 144 Knockbrack Downs, Drogheda, Louth | Apr 2026 | €342,000 | 276 m |
| 114 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | Feb 2025 | €280,000 | 297 m |
| 151 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | May 2025 | €286,000 | 315 m |
| 110 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | Nov 2025 | €295,000 | 318 m |
| 33 Knockbrack Close, Drogheda, Louth | Jul 2025 | €266,000 | 388 m |
| 8 Knockbrack Downs, Donore Rd, Drogheda | Jan 2026 | €278,000 | 394 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 received17 February 2020
- Further information requested9 April 2020
- Further information received14 August 2020
- Decision due10 September 2020
- Decision issued7 September 2020
- Grant issued8 October 2020
- Permission expiry7 October 2025
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