Donore Road Industrial Estate, Donore Road Rathmullan, Drogheda Co. Louth
Retention of a tyre shredding facility and permission for a new purpose-built facility in Drogheda.
2560546 · Louth County Council · Lodged 2 September 2025
- Reference
- 2560546
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for the use of part of the site as a tyre shredding facility. Permission is also sought for a new purpose-built tyre shredding facility enclosed by 5-metre-high concrete walls, modular office and canteen buildings, shipping containers, and drainage works.
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Official record
Development description
- The development will consist of: 1). Retention is sought for use as a tyre shredding facility previously forming part of advanced environmental solutions (ireland) ltd. 2). Permission for proposed purposely constructed tyre shredding facility enclosed within 5 metre high perimeter reinforced concrete walls on a reinforced concrete base in a proposed excavation into an existing raised embankment area located to the south west of the existing industrial site
- Permission for one modular office and one modular canteen facility buildings joined together by a link corridor, two steel shipping containers housing parts and quarantine facilities
- Permission for purpose constructed foul and stormwater drainage facilities, and all associated site development works. The retention of development application relates to a development which is for the purposes of an activity which holds a waste facility permit (wfp-lh-15-0002-05). The permission for development application relates to a development which is for the purposes of an activity requiring a waste facility permit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 123 Knockbrack Downs, Mathews Lane, Drogheda | Apr 2025 | €307,000 | 104 m |
| 124 Knockbrack Downs, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 106 m |
| 114 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | Feb 2025 | €280,000 | 121 m |
| 110 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | Nov 2025 | €295,000 | 139 m |
| 144 Knockbrack Downs, Drogheda, Louth | Apr 2026 | €342,000 | 188 m |
| 151 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | May 2025 | €286,000 | 235 m |
| 50 Knockbrack Downs, Matthews Lane, Drogheda | Jul 2025 | €312,000 | 259 m |
| 8 Knockbrack Downs, Donore Rd, Drogheda | Jan 2026 | €278,000 | 303 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 received2 September 2025
- Further information requested24 October 2025
- Further information received16 April 2026
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