Donore Road, Lagavooren, Drogehda Co Louth
Construction of a new 1-3 storey production building, warehouse, offices, and associated site works at Donore Road.
20273 · Louth County Council · Lodged 14 April 2020
- Reference
- 20273
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 April 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of a new 1-3 storey production building with a mezzanine floor, connected to the existing building by a pedestrian link. It includes an energy centre, ancillary warehouse, offices, a waste staging building, external plant, and a security lodge. Works also involve reconfiguring the existing car park and service yard, and creating a new access from Donore Road.
- Storeys
- 3
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 site development will consist of a new 1-3 storey production building including part mezzanine floor, signage, incorporating an energy centre, ancillary warehouse and offices, which will be connected to the existing building to the north by a part covered ground-level pedestrian link; single-storey waste staging building external plant including silos, sprinkler tank and pump house, bike shelter; smoking shelter; security lodge; rooftop plant; loading bays with dock levellers; substation; and all site development, drainage, public lighting, retaining walls and landscaping works. The proposed development will also consist of reconfiguration of the existing car park to provide an extended car parking area; new car parking spaces and cycle spaces; reconfiguration of the existing service yard; and new access from donore road
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
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
| 110 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | Nov 2025 | €295,000 | 368 m |
| 114 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | Feb 2025 | €280,000 | 370 m |
| 123 Knockbrack Downs, Mathews Lane, Drogheda | Apr 2025 | €307,000 | 389 m |
| 124 Knockbrack Downs, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 393 m |
| 26 Ballsgrove, Drogheda, Co Louth | Apr 2025 | €280,000 | 404 m |
| 30 Cherrymount, Drogheda, Louth | Apr 2025 | €285,000 | 411 m |
| 8 Ballsgrove, Drogheda, Louth | Oct 2025 | €275,000 | 481 m |
| 2 Cherrymount, Drogheda, Louthnot full market price | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 484 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 received14 April 2020
- Further information requested9 July 2020
- Further information received21 December 2020
- Decision due26 January 2021
- Decision issued22 January 2021
- Grant issued22 February 2021
- Permission expiry21 February 2026
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