Unit 8 Dunleer Enterprise Park, Ardee Road, Dunleer
Retention of a change of use to a day service facility for adults with intellectual disabilities in Dunleer.
2460295 · Louth County Council · Lodged 29 May 2024
- Reference
- 2460295
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for changing the use of Unit 8 at Dunleer Enterprise Park to a day service facility for adults with intellectual disabilities or Autistic Spectrum Disorder. The internal layout has been subdivided into six multipurpose rooms, a sensory room, offices, a kitchen, and toilets.
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
Retention of the change of use of the premises for the provision of 'day service' opportunities for learning and development, community inclusion and social care provision to adult service users presenting with intellectual disability/autistic spectrum disorder together with the internal subdivision of the premises to form 6 multipurpose rooms, 1 sensory room, 2 offices, kitchen and toilets and all ancillary development. Access is taken from the existing point and all utilities and services are already on site. No external alterations are proposed *fi received 01/08/2024*
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 Rivervale Crescent, Dunleer, Louth | Apr 2025 | €340,000 | 306 m |
| 27 Shamrock Grove, Dunleer, Louth | Mar 2026 | €136,000 | 360 m |
| 29 Shamrock Grove, Dunleer, Louth | May 2026 | €321,000 | 366 m |
| 58 Rivervale Crescent, Dunleer, Louth | Sept 2025 | €301,000 | 375 m |
| 1 Rivervale Crescent, Dunleer, Louth | May 2026 | €317,000 | 376 m |
| 12 Beechwood Drive, Dunleer, Co Louth | Jun 2026 | €240,000 | 392 m |
| 3 Beechwood Dr, Dunleer, Louthnot full market price | Jul 2025 | €45,833 | 422 m |
| 3 Rivervale Grove, Rivervale, Dunleer | Sept 2025 | €347,000 | 432 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 received29 May 2024
- Further information requested18 July 2024
- Further information received1 August 2024
- Decision due28 August 2024
- Decision issued22 August 2024
- Appeal submitted18 September 2024
- Appeal decided14 April 2025
- Permission expiry13 April 2030
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