McDonald's Restaurant, Dundalk Shopping Centre, Stapleton Drive Dundalk
Extension and alterations to a McDonald's restaurant, including a new dual-lane drive-thru layout and car park revisions.
221025 · Louth County Council · Lodged 23 December 2022
- Reference
- 221025
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a 15.2sqm lateral extension to the restaurant floor area and various elevational changes. It also includes creating a new two-lane drive-thru arrangement, revisions to the car park layout, and new boundary fencing.
- Floor area
- 15 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 a lateral extension to the restaurant floor area by 15.2sqm (from 270.7sqm to 285.9sqm) along the northern, western and southern elevations of the building; a new delivery door and a new sliding door entrance with extended patio paving along the northern elevation; amendments to the existing corral on the southern elevation; the provision of an external corral and container in the south-western corner of the site; a new raised traffic island to create a 2 no. Lane drive thru arrangment and the provision of associated drive thru structures including a height restrictor and customer order delivery point; revisions to the car parking layout; relocation of existing signage and canopies; general elevational amendments and all associated site development works. *significant further information received on 20/04/2023 principally relating to an amended red line boundary (site size increased from 0.16 ha to 0.17ha) to facilitate the provision of boundary fencing along the northern, southern, eastern and western boundaries of the application site*
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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 18 August 2023.
Notified floor area: 254.85 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 40 Dublin St, Dundalk | Jan 2025 | €145,000 | 67 m |
| 53 Dublin St, Dundalk, Louth | Sept 2025 | €180,000 | 68 m |
| 3 Vincent Ave, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 113 m |
| 3 Thomas St, Dundalk, Louth | May 2025 | €200,000 | 148 m |
| 19 Thomas St, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €450,000 | 148 m |
| 13 Vincent Avenue, Dundalk, Co Louth | Dec 2025 | €332,500 | 157 m |
| 9 Mary St South, Dundalk, Louth | Nov 2025 | €212,000 | 163 m |
| 4 Mary St South, Dundalk, Louth | Sept 2025 | €225,000 | 170 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 received23 December 2022
- Further information requested24 February 2023
- Further information received20 April 2023
- Decision due17 May 2023
- Decision issued12 May 2023
- Grant issued12 June 2023
- Permission expiry11 June 2028
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