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Moorehall, Townparks, Ardee

Mixed-use development on protected sites, including a 4-storey commercial building, a 3-storey apartment block, and renovations.

2560475 · Louth County Council · Lodged 22 July 2025

Reference: 2560475
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 July 2025

Summary

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Permission is sought for a mixed-use development on the protected sites of Odea Agri Seeds and the De La Salle Monastery. The project includes the demolition of derelict structures, construction of a 4-storey commercial building, a 3-storey building with 9 apartments, and the renovation and conversion of the Odea Agri Seeds building.

Apartmentsprotected structuremixed usedemolitionapartments

Residential units: 21
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission is sought for a mixed-use development on the sites of disused buildings of odea agri seeds limited (listed on the records of protected structures: lhs017-060) and the de la salle monastery (listed on the record of protected structures: lhs017-031) in moorehall, townparks, ardee, co. Louth. The development applied for consists of: (a) demolition or partial demolition of existing derelict disused buildings and outbuildings / sheds on the existing site. (b) construction of a 4-storey commercial building to cater for a restaurant and retail unit at ground floor level and office spaces on upper floors. (c) construction of a 3-storey residential building that consists of 9no. Of apartments with the following configuration: o 1no
1 bedroom (studio apartment) o 6no
2 bedroom apartments o 2no
3 bedroom apartments (d) demolition of the structurally unsound concrete extensions and the 2-storey corner building attached to the existing protected structure (lhs017-060) and form new 2-storey extensions to the sides within the existing building footprint. (e) renovation and change of use of the existing disused odea agri seeds building to form 12 no. Of apartments with the following configuration: o 5no
1 bedroom apartments o 4no
2 bedroom apartments o 3no
3 bedroom apartments the development shall include removal of all derelict internal floors and creation of additional openings on external walls. It is also proposed to raise the existing roof to create a band of glazing around the outer profile of the building and to improve the floor heights inside the dwellings. (f) conversion and extension of the existing silos building to form a 22 bedroomed hotel building that will function ancillary to the already granted 18 bedroomed hotel proposed in de la salle house (ref. 22806) (g) modify the entrance to the site with the public road on william street and to create internal vehicular and pedestrian paved routes and car parking. (h) revised car parking layout from the previously approved application (ref. 22/806) for de la salle house. We intend to maintain the one-way system and integrate additional parking spaces to accommodate the expanded development needs. (i) construction of refuse storage, bicycle storage, public plaza, and river side park. (j) repairs to riverbank wall. (k) permission is also sought to connect to the existing drainage and services and all ancillary site works associated with the above

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town or Village CentreLC

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Hale St, Ardee, Louth	Apr 2025	€160,000	53 m
9 The Village, Moorehall Lodge, Ardee	Dec 2025	€200,000	215 m
12 The Village, Moorehall, Ardee	Apr 2026	€242,000	216 m
4 Boat Trench Terrace, Mulladrillen, Ardee	Mar 2026	€315,000	217 m
41 Moorehall Lodge Retirement Villa, Ardee, Co Louth	May 2025	€221,000	251 m
27 The Village, Moorehall Lodge, Hale St Ardeenot full market price	Feb 2026	€105,000	266 m
6 Moorehall Close, Ardee, Co Louth	Jul 2025	€530,000	300 m
9 Quarry Court, John Street, Ardeenot full market price	May 2026	€277,778	357 m

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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 received22 July 2025
Further information requested5 September 2025
Further information received12 March 2026
Decision due6 May 2026
Decision issued6 May 2026
Grant issued8 June 2026
Permission expiry7 June 2031

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