Market Street & rear of Market Street (Former Lanney's Supermarket), Ardee, Co. Louth
Demolition of a former supermarket warehouse to create a pedestrian link, new shopfront, seating area, and a 37-space car park.
2560107 · Louth County Council · Lodged 27 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560107
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves using an existing archway on Market Street to create an ungated pedestrian link to the rear. It includes the demolition of a warehouse building from the former Supervalu store, installing a new shopfront, reopening first-floor windows, and constructing a 37-space car park with EV charging points.
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
The proposed development will consist of using the existing archway to the building to market street to provide an ungated pedestrian link via the existing archway on market street, linking market street with the lands to the rear. The proposed development will also consist of the demolition of the warehouse-type building to the rear of market street that formed part of the former supervalu store, provision of a new shopfront and reopened archway and reopened first floor windows to the rear (west facing) elevation, a new seating area, 37no. Car parking spaces (including 9no. Ev spaces and 1no. Accessible space, 12no. Cycle parking spaces all to the rear of market street. The proposed development also provides for landscaping, lighting, including lighting to the new car park area, boundary treatments and all associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market St, Ardee, Louth | Mar 2026 | €445,000 | 52 m |
| No 4 Ashwalk, Ardee, Co Louth | Aug 2025 | €165,000 | 56 m |
| No 4 Ashwalk, Ardee, Co Louth | Mar 2026 | €175,000 | 56 m |
| 4 Boat Trench Terrace, Mulladrillen, Ardee | Mar 2026 | €315,000 | 244 m |
| 57 Irish Street, Ardee, Co Louth | Jan 2025 | €120,000 | 258 m |
| 4 College Rise, Ardee, Louth | Jul 2025 | €257,000 | 275 m |
| 5 College Rise, Ardee, Louth | Aug 2025 | €295,000 | 277 m |
| 48 Irish St, Ardee, Co Louth | Feb 2025 | €250,000 | 284 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 received27 February 2025
- Further information requested17 April 2025
- Further information received26 September 2025
- Decision due23 October 2025
- Decision issued17 October 2025
- Grant issued17 November 2025
- Permission expiry16 November 2030
In the area
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