GrantedIndustrialDecided 15 September 2025

Lands at Dundalk North Business Park, Armagh Road, Sportman Hall Co. Louth

Construction of a large light industrial and manufacturing facility at Dundalk North Business Park.

2560483 · Louth County Council · Lodged 25 July 2025

Reference: 2560483
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 25 July 2025

Summary

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The development will consist of a 15,967 square metre facility with a height of 14.57 metres. It will include manufacturing, warehousing, research and development, office space, and 200 car parking spaces.

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Storeys: 2
Floor area: 15,967 m²

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Development description

The development will consist of: (1) construction of a light industrial / manufacturing facility [c. 15,967sq. M gfa / height c. 14.57m]. The main facility will include manufacturing and warehousing areas at ground floor, with production offices and storage at first floor / mezzanine-levels. Ancillary uses will consist of research and development (r&d) and office space, a reception / showroom, stair and lift cores, circulation areas, and staff welfare amenities, all extending over two floors in the north and west of the facility. (2) a pedestrian and vehicular access and egress point to the west of the facility and a hgv access and egress point to the south-west of the facility, both connecting to the internal road network of the dundalk north business park. (3) provision of 200 no. Car parking spaces, including 10 no. Accessible spaces and 40 no. Electric vehicle (ev) charging spaces, and 14 no. Motorcycle parking spaces, located to the west of the facility. (4) provision of 40 no. Covered bicycle parking spaces, located to the north (10 no. Spaces) and west (30 no. Spaces) of the facility. (5) a service / marshalling yard to the east and south of the facility. (6) provision of out / utility buildings [c. 1,329.9sq. M. Gfa], shelter structures, external storage, battery storage, plant, a generator, a transformer, sprinkler tank and pump house. (7) an esb substation and switchroom to the north-west of the facility. (8) a r&d yard to the north of the facility, comprising of varying terrains and slopes, a viewing platform, a machine wash area, a machine compound, and a bio-retention suds area. (9) provision of site lighting, security fencing, and gates. (10) installation of pv panels at roof level. (11) erection of building mounted signage on the north, east and west elevations [(c. 5m high x c. 3m wide) x 3 no. Signs] and an illuminated totem sign located at the facilities main entrance [c. 2m high x c. 1m wide]. (12) the erection of a retaining wall, an acoustic fence, and a berm with screen planting along the eastern boundary, and a berm with screen planting to the north and west of the r&d yard. (13) all hard and soft landscaping works, including the provision of suds features, surface treatments, planting, and boundary treatments. (14) all associated site development works, including above and below ground services, on a site of c. 6.39ha.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

General EmploymentSI

“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.

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received25 July 2025
Decision due18 September 2025
Decision issued15 September 2025
Grant issued28 October 2025
Permission expiry27 October 2030

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