GrantedDecided 15 September 2025Louth County Council

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

Planning application 2560483
DecisionConditional grant
Decided15 September 2025
Application typePERMISSION
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Site

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Proposed development

Application description published by Louth County Council.
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.

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