Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 20 February 2026

Rath Lower, Riverstown, Dundalk

Change of use from a community workshop to kitchen showrooms, with a first-floor office extension.

2560505 · Louth County Council · Lodged 8 August 2025

Reference
2560505
Authority
Louth County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
8 August 2025

Summary

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The development consists of changing the use of an existing voluntary community workshop into showrooms for a kitchen manufacturing business. It also includes a first-floor extension to provide office accommodation.

Change of usechange of useshowroomofficeextension
Storeys
2

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Official record

Development description

  • The development consists of the following
  • Change of use from voluntary community workshop to showrooms to existing kitchen manufacturing business
  • First floor extension to provide office accommodation and all associated site development works. *significant further information received on 28/01/2026*

Key dates

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  1. Application received8 August 2025
  2. Further information requested26 September 2025
  3. Further information received28 January 2026
  4. Decision due24 February 2026
  5. Decision issued20 February 2026
  6. Grant issued23 March 2026
  7. Permission expiry22 March 2031

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