Colpe Cross, Dublin Road Painestown, Drogheda Co Meath
Construction of a 100-space employee overflow car park and a new pedestrian crossing in Drogheda.
21891 · Meath County Council · Lodged 11 May 2021
- Reference
- 21891
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves creating an overflow car parking facility with 100 spaces restricted to employees of businesses in the Southgate District Centre. It also includes a new signalised pedestrian crossing and associated site works.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for overflow car parking facilities (100 car parking spaces) the use of which will be restricted to employees of businesses located in the southgate district centre and all associated site development works including a new signalised pedestrian crossing
The historical record
How infrastructure applications have been decided in Meath County Council
94% granted
of 445 infrastructure applications granted, refused or part-granted by Meath County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 91%11,893
- All categories in Meath County Council
- 87%13,083
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Rural Area”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
Objective set by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Colpe View, Deepforde, Colpe | Dec 2025 | €385,000 | 274 m |
| 20 Colpe View, Deepforde, Colpe | Jan 2025 | €364,000 | 279 m |
| 2 Colpe Crescent, Deepforde, Drogheda | Jan 2026 | €490,000 | 287 m |
| 2 Colpe Dr, Deepforde, Drogheda | Aug 2025 | €800,000 | 323 m |
| 33 Park Lane, Grange Rath, Drogheda | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 347 m |
| 25 Colpe Park, Deepforde, Dublin Rd | Jul 2025 | €415,000 | 352 m |
| 17 Colpe Pk, Deepforde, Dublin Rd | Sept 2025 | €390,000 | 407 m |
| 2 The Boulevard, Grange Rath, Drogheda | Jan 2026 | €586,000 | 409 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 received11 May 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Permission for overflow car parking facilities (100 car parking spaces) the use of which will be restricted…
Colpe Cross , Dublin Road Painestown , Drogheda Co Meath
211001MeathLodged 26 May 2021Infrastructure
- Awaiting decision40 m away
The development will consist of the following — Erection of an art/sculpture piece on the roundabout where…
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2460137MeathLodged 27 Feb 2024Infrastructure
- Granted40 m away
To erect an art/sculpture piece on each of the 2 roundabouts at the Southgate Colpe Cross R132 junction and…
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2460287MeathLodged 25 Apr 2024Infrastructure
- Refused90 m away
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2561323MeathLodged 4 Dec 2025Retention
- Granted90 m away
The development will consist of the following — Retention of single storey extension to rear of existing…
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2460068MeathLodged 31 Jan 2024Retention
- Granted110 m away
Change of use of Unit 18 from retail use to restaurant/takeaway use
Unit 18 Ground Floor , Southgate Centre Dublin Rd. , Colpe Drogheda Co. Meath
211525MeathLodged 6 Aug 2021Change of use
- Granted110 m away
A change of use of Unit 18 from retail use to financial services use
Unit 18 Ground Floor Southgate Centre , Dublin Road Colpe , Drogheda Co. Meath
LB191770MeathLodged 20 Dec 2019Change of use
- Granted110 m away
The change of use from approved retail/retail service under SA/800207 of unit No. 1.04 area 344 sqm to…
Southgate Shopping Centre , Unit 1.04 First Floor Level , Colpe West Colpe Road Drogheda Co Meath
221478MeathLodged 14 Nov 2022Change of use
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