Smiths of Drogheda, North Road (Moneymore & Mell), Co. Louth
Demolition of a car wash to build a CRV Test Centre, retention of a shed and office, and a new car wash area.
2560096 · Louth County Council · Lodged 20 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560096
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 20 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to demolish an existing car wash to construct a new CRV Test Centre with associated signage. It also requests retention for a storage shed and prefabricated office, alongside plans for a new covered car wash area and expanded parking and display areas.
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
- Demolition of existing car wash building and construction of new crv test centre with associated signage, along with landscaping on eastern boundary
- Retention of existing storage shed and prefabricated office unit along western boundary
- Proposed new car wash area with canopy over and roller shutter door along western boundary
- Retention of existing use as parking area to part of applicants site to the west of existing showroom which includes proposed new fencing and landscaping along the west and north boundaries with new car display area
- All associated site development and infrastructure works. *significant further information received on 06/08/2025 - revised notices received on 12/08/2025*
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Ashfield Close, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €405,000 | 35 m |
| 21 Ashfield Close, Drogheda, Louth | May 2025 | €373,000 | 50 m |
| 26 Ashfield, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €430,000 | 96 m |
| 3 North Road, Drogheda, Co Louth | Jun 2025 | €200,000 | 99 m |
| 35 Ashfield Crescent, Drogheda, Louth | Jun 2025 | €410,000 | 137 m |
| 5 Ashleigh Heights, North Rd, Drogheda | Oct 2025 | €387,000 | 144 m |
| 117 Ashfield, North Rd, Drogheda | Mar 2026 | €380,000 | 199 m |
| 49 Oaklawns, North Rd, Drogheda | Jun 2026 | €305,000 | 207 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 received20 February 2025
- Further information requested11 April 2025
- Further information received6 August 2025
- Decision due8 September 2025
- Decision issued29 August 2025
- Grant issued29 September 2025
- Permission expiry28 September 2030
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