Dundalk Rugby Football Club, Mill Road, Dundalk
Installation of eight floodlights around the rugby pitch and a new lit walking track.
2560317 · Louth County Council · Lodged 30 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560317
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Dundalk Rugby Football Club involves providing eight 15-metre-high floodlights around the rugby pitch. It also includes constructing a walking track with 28 lighting lanterns on 6-metre-high columns.
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 provision of eight 15-metre-high floodlights around the rugby pitch (four on eitherside), the construction of a walking track with lighting (28no. Lanterns on 6-metre-high columns), and all associated site development and landscaping works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Sept 2025 | €394,000 | 190 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 received30 May 2025
- Decision due24 July 2025
- Decision issued11 July 2025
- Grant issued11 August 2025
- Permission expiry10 August 2030
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