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Moorehall, Townparks, Ardee

Mixed-use development including 23 apartments, offices, and retail on protected sites in Ardee.

2360393 · Louth County Council · Lodged 9 October 2023

Reference: 2360393
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 October 2023

Summary

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The proposal involves the demolition of disused buildings and the construction of a 4-storey commercial building and a 3-storey residential building with 9 apartments. It also includes the renovation and change of use of the protected Odea Agri Seeds building to create 14 apartments.

Apartmentsmixed useprotected structureregeneration

Residential units: 23
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission is sought for a mixed-use development on the sites of disused buildings of odea agri seeds limited (listed on the records of protected structures: lhs017-060) and the de la salle monastery (listed on the record of protected structures: lhs017-031). The development will consist of : (a) demolition of existing derelict disused buildings and outbuildings/sheds on the existing site. (b) construction of a 4-storey commercial building to cater for a restaurant and retail unit at ground floor level and office spaces on upper floors. (c) construction of a 3-storey residential building that consists of 9no. Of apartments with the following configuration: 1no
1 bedroom (studio apartment) 6no
2 bedroom apartments 2no
3 bedroom apartments (d) demolition of the structurally unsound concrete extensions and the 2-storey corner building attached to the existing protected structure and form new 2-storey extensions to the sides within the existing building footprint. (e) renovation and change of use of the existing disused odea agri seeds building to form 14 no. Of apartments with the following configuration: 5no
1 bedroom apartments; 5no
2 bedroom apartments; 4no
3 bedroom apartments. The development shall include removal of all derelict internal floors and creation of additional openings on external walls. It is also proposed to raise the existing roof to create a band of gazing around the outer profile of the building and to improve the floor heights inside the dwellings. (f) conversion and extension of the existing silos building to form a 22 bedroomed hotel building that will function ancillary to the already granted 18 bedroomed hotel proposed in de la salle house (final grant notification ref no. 22806) (g) modify the entrance to the site with the public road on william street and to create internal vehicular and pedestrian paved routes and car parking. (h) construction of refuse storage, bicycle storage, public plaza, and river side park. Permission is also sought to connect to the existing drainage and services and all ancillary site works associated with the above

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town or Village CentreLC

“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”

National zoning type: Commercial, retail

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Hale St, Ardee, Louth	Apr 2025	€160,000	53 m
9 The Village, Moorehall Lodge, Ardee	Dec 2025	€200,000	215 m
12 The Village, Moorehall, Ardee	Apr 2026	€242,000	216 m
4 Boat Trench Terrace, Mulladrillen, Ardee	Mar 2026	€315,000	217 m
41 Moorehall Lodge Retirement Villa, Ardee, Co Louth	May 2025	€221,000	252 m
27 The Village, Moorehall Lodge, Hale St Ardeenot full market price	Feb 2026	€105,000	266 m
6 Moorehall Close, Ardee, Co Louth	Jul 2025	€530,000	300 m
9 Quarry Court, John Street, Ardeenot full market price	May 2026	€277,778	357 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 received9 October 2023

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