AFL Building, Finnabair Business Park, Marshes Upper Dundalk
Demolition and major alterations to the AFL Building in Dundalk, including new dock levellers and a new entrance road.
2297 · Louth County Council · Lodged 8 February 2022
- Reference
- 2297
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 February 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the partial demolition of the existing main building and outbuildings, followed by facade alterations to increase height and reclad the structure. It also includes three new dock levellers, a new entrance road, sliding gates, boundary fencing, and updated car parking.
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 the demolition of outbuildings, dock levellers and partial demolition of existing main building, façade alterations to include additional height and recladding entire retained building, new entrance road and footpath to west, alterations to existing carriageway within site curtilage, additional drainage, 3 no. New dock levellers, installation of sliding gates at both entrances, erection of 2.4m high wire mesh boundary fencing surrounding site, alterations/additions to car parking layout, bicycle parking, landscaping, boundary treatments, advertising signage and all other associated site works
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 17, Green Park, Dundalk Institute Of Technology | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 325 m |
| Apt 19 Green Park, Institute Of Technology Dundalk, Dundalk | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 325 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 received8 February 2022
- Decision due4 April 2022
- Decision issued31 March 2022
- Grant issued3 May 2022
- Permission expiry2 May 2027
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Permission for the demolition of outbuildings, dock levellers and partial demolition of existing main…
AFL Building Finnabair Business Park , Inner Relief Road Marshes Upper , Dundalk Co Louth
22131LouthLodged 22 Feb 2022Industrial
- Granted30 m away
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22245LouthLodged 29 Mar 2022Industrial
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19858LouthLodged 17 Oct 2019Commercial
- Awaiting decision120 m away
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Finnabair Industrial Park , Dundalk , Co Louth
211323LouthLodged 29 Oct 2021Commercial
- Granted120 m away
Permission for the construction of a car parking area with new entrance coming off the existing technology…
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19179LouthLodged 11 Mar 2019Infrastructure
- Granted140 m away
Permission for (a) proposed single storey rear storage structure and bin store, (b) revised signage to the…
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211396LouthLodged 22 Nov 2021Commercial
- Awaiting decision150 m away
Permission for alterations to our existing car park including the provision of additional car parking spaces…
Eastern By-Pass Road , Haggardstown , Dundalk
17677LouthLodged 11 Sept 2017Alterations
- Granted150 m away
Permission for alterations to our existing car park including the provision of additional car parking spaces…
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17736LouthLodged 3 Oct 2017Alterations
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