GrantedAlterationsDecided 28 July 2023

Western Motors, M1 Retail Park, Drogheda Co. Louth

Amendments to a permitted development to increase the floor area of a remote sales office in Drogheda.

23289 · Louth County Council · Lodged 15 June 2023

Reference: 23289
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 15 June 2023

Summary

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The applicant is seeking permission for amendments to a previously permitted development (ref. 2220). The changes consist of increasing the floor area of a permitted remote sales office from 23sqm to 42sqm at the existing Western Motors premises.

Alterationscommercialamendment

Floor area: 42 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for amendments to previously permitted development (ref. 2220) to consist of an increase in floor area of permitted remote sales office from 23sqm to 42sqm (construction of permitted showroom and workshop extension has now commenced on site), at their existing premises

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Retail ParkRW

“To consolidate retail warehousing development.”

National zoning type: Retail warehouse

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.

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Built & 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 9 October 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 28 November 2024.

Notified floor area: 42 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
186 Gort Mell, Old Slane Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€345,814	448 m
187 Gort Mell, Old Slane Road, Tullyallenprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€387,665	451 m
211 Gort Mell, Slane Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€350,220	455 m
158 Gort Mell, Old Slane Roadprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€243,119	466 m
156 Gort Mell, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€233,480	477 m
215 Gort Mell, Slane Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€351,982	482 m
216 Gort Mell, Drogheda, Co. Louthprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€351,982	484 m
217 Gort Mell, Slane Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€350,220	490 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.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received15 June 2023
Decision due9 August 2023
Decision issued28 July 2023
Grant issued28 August 2023
Permission expiry3 April 2027

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