Unit 1B Drogheda Retail Park, Donore Road, Drogheda Co Meath
Change of use from a retail warehouse to a gym in Drogheda.
23600 · Meath County Council · Lodged 9 June 2023
- Reference
- 23600
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to convert a retail warehouse unit into a gym. It includes extending the existing mezzanine floor, internal alterations, new front and rear signage, and external plant equipment on the rear elevation.
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
Change of use of this unit from retail warehouse to use as a gym, the extension of existing mezzanine floor to provide for additional mezzanine floorspace, proposed internal alterations to facilitate this change of use, proposed new signage to front and rear elevations, external plants mounted onto the rear elevation and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Retail Warehouse Park”
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 30 October 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 21 December 2023.
Notified floor area: 857 m²
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 received9 June 2023
- Decision due3 August 2023
- Decision issued2 August 2023
- Grant issued12 September 2023
- Permission expiry11 September 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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23983MeathLodged 16 Oct 2023Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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23884MeathLodged 13 Sept 2023Change of use
- Granted200 m away
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2460390MeathLodged 29 May 2024Commercial
- Awaiting decision200 m away
The development will consist of a new access road to connected to the existing service road on the site
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2460340MeathLodged 13 May 2024Infrastructure
- Granted210 m away
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LB170240MeathLodged 9 Mar 2017Alterations
- Awaiting decision220 m away
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