Clan Na Gael GFC Sports Ground, Ard Easmuinn Road, Dundalk Co Louth
Demolition of a gym and storage building to construct a new single-storey building with changing rooms, a gym, and a coffee dock.
23377 · Louth County Council · Lodged 25 August 2023
- Reference
- 23377
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 August 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project at Clan Na Gael GFC Sports Ground involves the demolition of an existing single-storey gym and storage building. It will be replaced by a new single-storey building containing four changing rooms, toilets, showers, a gym, a coffee dock, and rooftop solar panels.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the demolition of an existing single storey gym and a storage type building, the construction of a new single storey building with 4 number changing rooms, ancillary toilet and shower facilities, gymnasium, coffee dock, photovoltaic panels to the southern and western roof facades inclusive of all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity and open space.”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nos 1-45 (inclusive) Macneill View, Ecco Road, Dundalkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €15,690,000 | 121 m |
| 462 Ashling Pk, Dundalk, Louth | Sept 2025 | €85,000 | 139 m |
| 462 Ashling Pk, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2026 | €90,000 | 139 m |
| 30 Father Murray Park, Dundalk, Louth | May 2026 | €236,000 | 184 m |
| 6 Moira Terrsce, Castletown, Dundalk | Mar 2026 | €207,000 | 188 m |
| 6 Brickfield Close, Castletown Road, Dundalkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €176,211 | 195 m |
| 5 Brickfield Close, Castletown, Dundalkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €176,211 | 196 m |
| 3 Moira Terrace, Castletown Rd, Dundalk | Jul 2025 | €175,000 | 202 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 received25 August 2023
- Further information requested13 October 2023
- Further information received21 December 2023
- Decision due26 January 2024
- Decision issued18 January 2024
- Grant issued19 February 2024
- Permission expiry18 February 2029
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