McArdles Test Centre, Coes Road, Dundalk
Retention of an office extension and permission for alterations to an attenuation system and yard expansion.
2560371 · Louth County Council · Lodged 16 June 2025
- Reference
- 2560371
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 16 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for changes to a previously approved test centre development, including an additional office extension. It also seeks full planning permission to alter and relocate an attenuation system and to extend the existing commercial yard.
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Official record
Development description
Retention of alterations to previously granted planning application reference number 2360306 (extensions and alterations to our existing test centre premises with all associated site development works); changes to include an additional office extension. Full planning permission for alterations to and relocation of, a previously granted attenuation system as granted under planning reference no. 2360306 and extension of an existing commercial yard, associated revised boundary treatments and all associated site development works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 Beacon Court, Dundalk, Louth | May 2026 | €270,000 | 48 m |
| 28 Beacon Court, Dundalk, Co. Louth | Jan 2026 | €198,000 | 51 m |
| 37 Beacon Court, Coes Road, Dundalk | Mar 2026 | €273,000 | 60 m |
| 33 Mountain Court, Point Rd, Dundalk | Aug 2025 | €245,000 | 107 m |
| 43 Mountain View, Point Rd, Dundalk | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 197 m |
| Cherrygrove, Point Rd, Dundalk | May 2026 | €175,000 | 213 m |
| 4 Mountain View Crescent, Point Rd, Dundalk | Jun 2025 | €200,000 | 267 m |
| 6 Mountain View, Dundalk, Louth | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 281 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 received16 June 2025
- Further information requested8 August 2025
- Further information received24 September 2025
- Decision due21 October 2025
- Decision issued10 October 2025
- Grant issued10 November 2025
- Permission expiry9 November 2030
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