Spar/Applegreen Filling Station, Carrickmacross Road, Dundalk Co.Louth
Retention of forecourt facilities and permission for a retail extension at a Dundalk filling station.
2360430 · Louth County Council · Lodged 31 October 2023
- Reference
- 2360430
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 31 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention for an external laundromat, vacuum unit, storage containers, floodlighting, and workshop storage change of use. It also seeks permission to extend the retail building to reconfigure the deli, seating area, and staff facilities.
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Official record
Development description
- The retention of
- An external laundromat
- External self-service vehicle vacuum unit
- External storage containers associated with the car wash facility
- External floodlighting mounted on 2 columns
- Change of use of an existing workshop to storage ancillary to the existing retail neighbourhood outlet
- Amendments to forecourt canopy signage and front entrance totem pole signage. Planning permission for: an extension to the existing retail neighbourhood outlet building to accommodate the re-configuration to the existing delicatessen , food preparation, cold storage, customer toilets, public seated area and connection onto the existing workshop building for which retention of change of use is being sought ( item 5 above)
- Amendments to the internal layout the existing workshop / store building to include new staff welfare facilities (canteen / wc/ locker room) and store ancillary to the retail neighbourhood outlet
- Alterations to the east elevation of the workshop / store building to provide a new access door and all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dealga, Carrickmacross Rd, Dundalk | May 2025 | €400,000 | 89 m |
| 9 Mcdermotts Tce, Carrick Rd, Dundalk | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 148 m |
| 6 Mounthamilton Close, Carrick Rd, Dundalk | Jan 2026 | €450,000 | 167 m |
| 47 Woodland Dr, Dundalk, Louth | Apr 2026 | €230,000 | 180 m |
| 5 Demesne Terrace, Dundalk, Louth | Apr 2025 | €180,000 | 182 m |
| 7 Demesne Terrace, Carrick Road, Dundalk | Mar 2025 | €211,000 | 187 m |
| 45 Woodland Dr, Ard Easmuinn, Dundalk | Dec 2025 | €405,000 | 207 m |
| 44 Woodland Dr, Ard Easmuinn, Dundalk | Jan 2025 | €370,000 | 224 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 received31 October 2023
- Further information requested7 December 2023
- Application withdrawn4 July 2024
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