Eir Telephone Exchange Site, Patrick Street, Drogheda Co Louth
Modifications to a previously approved scheme at a telephone exchange site in Drogheda.
24214 · Louth County Council · Lodged 6 December 2024
- Reference
- 24214
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 6 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed changes include a fenced plant yard compound containing 4 backup battery modules with 2.4-metre-high palisade fencing. It also involves modifications to concrete stairs, minor ground-floor elevational changes, the removal of 25 trees, and the enlargement of a flue.
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 modifications of previously granted scheme under planning reference 22240, granted on 19/05/2022. The modifications to the proposed development will consist of a fenced plant yard compound (0.0206ha) comprising 4 no. Backup battery modules with 2.4 metre high palisade fencing, modifications to the existing concrete stairs, minor elevational modifications to existing building at ground floor level, removal of 25 no. Existing trees, enlargement of proposed flue to a diameter of 2300mm and all associated site development works on a site of 0.6329ha
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Patrick St, Drogheda, Louth | Jul 2025 | €265,000 | 74 m |
| 14 Patrick Street, Drogheda, Co Louth | Jun 2025 | €295,000 | 89 m |
| Grenville, 2 Bolton Square, Drogheda | Nov 2025 | €219,000 | 125 m |
| 9 St Peter's Place, Drogheda, Co Louth | Jul 2025 | €192,000 | 140 m |
| Bamore Drogheda, Drogheda, Meath | May 2025 | €40,000 | 140 m |
| 19 Lollypop Alley, Drogheda, Louth | Feb 2025 | €222,500 | 140 m |
| Wyanstown, Togher, Drogheda | Jan 2025 | €240,000 | 140 m |
| Carnashannagh, Monasterboice, Drogheda | Feb 2025 | €350,000 | 140 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 received6 December 2024
- Decision due8 February 2025
- Decision issued7 February 2025
- Grant issued10 March 2025
- Permission expiry9 March 2030
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