Dundalk Business Park, Marshes Upper, Dundalk Co. Louth
Construction of a large manufacturing, light industry, and storage building with offices, parking, and solar panels.
2560222 · Louth County Council · Lodged 17 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560222
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of a manufacturing, light industry, and storage building with a gross floor area of 12,409 sq.m delivered in two phases. It includes office and staff facilities, 273 car parking spaces, 82 bicycle spaces, roof-mounted solar panels, and two standalone substations.
- Floor area
- 12,409 m²
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 will consist of a manufacturing/light industry/storage building (gross floor area 12,409 sq. M) delivered in two phases including office and staff facilities; provision of 273 no. Car parking spaces (total) including 15 no. Disabled spaces and 14 no. Electric vehicle (ev) spaces; provision of 82 no. Bicycle parking spaces; roof mounted solar panels; alterations to the existing carriageway and footpath to connect to the existing road network; connections to existing foul and storm drainage systems and water main; site lighting; 2 no. Standalone mv substations/switch rooms; a gated service yard; 3 no. New dock levellers; internal site footpaths; hard and soft landscaping; fence to perimeter and gated access; boundary treatments; and all associated site development works. As part of the application, a stage 2 appropriate assessment (natura impact statement) has been submitted.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for retail warehousing and the sale of bulky goods where not more than 20% of the floor area is allocated to sale of small goods, the provision of large scale retail development and recreation and leisure facilities.”
National zoning type: Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Bothar Na Feirme, Blackrock Rd, Dundalk | Apr 2025 | €110,000 | 194 m |
| 17 Kingswood, Blackrock Rd, Dundalknot full market price | Jan 2026 | €420,000 | 227 m |
| 18 Kingswood, Blackrock Rd, Dundalknot full market price | Oct 2025 | €440,000 | 230 m |
| 9 Villas One, Muirlevanmore, Dundalk Louth | Sept 2025 | €157,244 | 374 m |
| 14 Glenmore Park, Muirhevnamor, Dundalk | Nov 2025 | €100,000 | 422 m |
| 16 Willow Dale, Bay Estate, Dundalk | May 2025 | €280,000 | 454 m |
| 60 Grange Dr, Muirhevna Mor, Dundalk | Aug 2025 | €215,000 | 475 m |
| 34 Willowdale, Bay Estate, Dundalk Louth | Oct 2025 | €300,000 | 476 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 received17 April 2025
- Further information requested6 June 2025
- Further information received10 July 2025
- Decision due6 August 2025
- Decision issued31 July 2025
- Grant issued1 September 2025
- Permission expiry31 August 2030
In the area
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