Tom Bellew Avenue & Bóthar an Iarainn, The Long Avenue, Dundalk Co Louth
Construction of a two-storey discount food store with an integrated coffee shop and 136 parking spaces in Dundalk.
22427 · Louth County Council · Lodged 30 May 2022
- Reference
- 22427
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing boundary walls to build a two-storey supermarket with an off-licence area, a deposit return scheme room, and an integrated coffee shop. The site will feature 136 parking spaces, solar panels, and associated landscaping.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the demolition of all boundary walls and the construction of a two storey discount food store (supermarket) with ancillary off-licence sales area and 'deposit return scheme' room for the recycling of aluminium cans and plastic bottles. The proposed structure also has an integrated coffee shop unit. Provision of 136 surface level car parking spaces, including two dedicated electrical vehicle (ev) charging spaces (circa 20% of other parking spaces to be pre-wired for future ev parking), 20 cycle parking spaces, bin cage, trolley bay canopy structure, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments and plaza spaces, esb substation building and external mechanical plant areas, site lighting, all proposed store signage including two flagpole structures and accompanying signage and connections to drainage and on site drainage infrastructure including attenuation tank, roof mounted photovoltaic panels, all advertising signage. Access to the proposed development is via tom bellew avenue. Other road works as required including cycle lane extension and footpath along tom bellew avenue. This application includes a masterplan relating to the wider lands to the south of the site which has an application for a residential development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for commercial, business and supporting residential uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 156 Greenacres, Dundalk, Louth | Jun 2026 | €306,000 | 121 m |
| 42 Laurel Grove Greenacres, Dundalk, Louthnot full market price | Jun 2026 | €120,000 | 132 m |
| 161 Greenacres, Dundalk, Co. Louth | Dec 2025 | €189,000 | 154 m |
| 195 Greenacres, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €276,000 | 165 m |
| 33 Long Ave, Dundalk, Louth | Dec 2025 | €245,000 | 216 m |
| 7 Afton Dr, Greenacres, Dundalk | Aug 2025 | €306,250 | 229 m |
| 7 Dunmore, Avenue Rd, Dundalk | Feb 2025 | €315,000 | 254 m |
| 143 Oaklawns, St Alphonsus Road, Dundalk | Feb 2026 | €247,000 | 254 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 received30 May 2022
- Further information requested14 July 2022
- Further information received14 October 2022
- Decision due10 November 2022
- Decision issued4 November 2022
- Grant issued5 December 2022
- Permission expiry4 December 2027
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