Awaiting decisionCommercial

Leonards Cross, Slane Road, Mell Drogheda

Construction of a 98-unit assisted living facility with cafe, gardens, and solar panels.

22952 · Louth County Council · Lodged 8 December 2022

Reference: 22952
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 8 December 2022

Summary

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The development consists of an 8,005sqm assisted living facility containing 98 rental units for elderly residents. The complex will feature reablement studios, assisted living suites, a cafe, recreation rooms, solar panels, and an ESB substation.

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Residential units: 98
Floor area: 8,005 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for construction of an 8,005sqm assissted living facility with a total of 98 accommodation units in a range of accommodation types as follows: a) 28 no. Reablement studios designed to help people to retain or regain their skills and confidence so they can learn to manage again after a period of illness. B) 52 no. 1 bedroom assisted living suites, c) 16 no. 2 bedroom assisted living suites. D) 2 no. 1 bed units to be provided through the subdivision of an existing house on site for use as assisted living suites, or as staff/visitor accommodation. The proposed facility will include cafe/restaurant facilities, staff and administration spaces, nurses station, recreation rooms, meeting spaces, treatment rooms and landscaped gardens together with all associated site development works including boundary walls and fences, car parking, waste water pumping station, surface water attenuation and connections to pubic utilities, as well as plant rooms, a bin store, roof mounted solar panels and an esb substation. The facility will deliver a range of tailored care packages to elderly residents on a rental basis only, none of the units will be made available for sale

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing ResidentialRS

“To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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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
17 Loughboy, Mell, Drogheda	Jul 2025	€300,000	178 m
St Catherines, Upper Mell, Drogheda	Mar 2025	€305,000	203 m
55 Boyne Hall, Slane Road, Droghedanot full market price	Feb 2025	€365,000	236 m
6 Boyne Hall, Slane Rd, Drogheda	Aug 2025	€445,000	273 m
35 Boyne Hall, Slane Rd, Drogheda	Jul 2025	€375,000	303 m
8 Oldbridge, Slane Rd, Drogheda	Jul 2025	€330,000	337 m
33 Gortwell, Slane Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€308,370	381 m
31 Oldbridge, Slane Road, Drogheda	Jul 2025	€530,000	412 m

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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.

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Application received8 December 2022

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