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Western Motors, M1 Retail Park, Drogheda Co Louth

Extension of a motor showroom and construction of a remote sales office at M1 Retail Park, Drogheda.

211508 · Louth County Council · Lodged 20 December 2021

Reference: 211508
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 December 2021

Summary

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The project includes building a single-storey motor showroom and service workshop extension to the side of the existing building. It also involves constructing a single-storey remote sales office, installing illuminated signage, a 5m high pylon sign, and creating new driveways and parking areas.

Commercialshowroomretail parkextension

Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Permission for construction of single storey motor showroom and service workshop extension to side of existing building, construction of single storey remote sales office, along with attached illuminated building signage and all associated site works, including new driveways, parking areas, landscaping, drainage and additional 5m high pylon sign at existing premises

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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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
186 Gort Mell, Old Slane Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€345,814	447 m
187 Gort Mell, Old Slane Road, Tullyallenprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€387,665	450 m
211 Gort Mell, Slane Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€350,220	454 m
158 Gort Mell, Old Slane Roadprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€243,119	464 m
156 Gort Mell, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€233,480	476 m
215 Gort Mell, Slane Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€351,982	480 m
216 Gort Mell, Drogheda, Co. Louthprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€351,982	483 m
217 Gort Mell, Slane Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€350,220	489 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

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Application received20 December 2021

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