Marley's Lane, Drogheda, Co Louth
Construction of a bonded warehouse and conversion of a vegetable facility into a whiskey maturation and packaging facility.
23129 · Louth County Council · Lodged 20 March 2023
- Reference
- 23129
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 March 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes building a 1,187 sqm single-storey bonded warehouse and a 48 sqm link corridor extension. It also involves changing the use of a 1,853 sqm vegetable processing facility into a premium whiskey filling, maturation, and packaging facility, alongside converting first-floor space to offices.
- Floor area
- 1,235 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
- Construction of a single storey bonded warehouse equalling 1,187m2 subdivided into 2 units of 593.5m2 with a height of 8m to the eaves and 10m to the apex
- An extension to existing building consisting of link corridor and toilet block of 48m2.3. Change of use of existing ground floor vegetable processing facility (1853m2) to premium branded whiskey filling, maturation and packaging facility (brand home) including whiskey maturation storage area, finished goods store, packaging store and associated offices
- Change of use of existing first floor (226m2) to offices, board room and welfare facilities
- External works to include amended entrance gates external product tanks and all the developments 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 194 St Finians Park, Drogheda, Louth | Sept 2025 | €200,000 | 261 m |
| 40 Marley Ct, Drogheda, Louthnot full market price | Nov 2025 | €87,500 | 289 m |
| 217 St Finians Park, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €287,000 | 292 m |
| 36 Marley Court, Drogheda, Louth | Mar 2025 | €40,000 | 316 m |
| 5 Rathmullen Park, Drogheda, Louth | Jul 2025 | €165,000 | 328 m |
| 123 Cedarfield, Drogheda, Co Louth | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 379 m |
| 51 Ballsgrove, Drogheda, Louth | Sept 2025 | €194,000 | 379 m |
| 243 Rathmullan Park, Drogheda, Louth | May 2025 | €215,000 | 385 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 received20 March 2023
- Decision due14 May 2023
- Decision issued11 May 2023
In the area
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22725LouthLodged 13 Sept 2022Industrial
- Awaiting decision30 m away
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