GrantedApartmentsDecided 11 August 2016

St. Mary`s College, St. Marys Road & Nicholas Street, Dundalk

Demolition of school buildings and construction of 25 residential units including apartments and duplexes at a protected site.

16217 · Louth County Council · Lodged 7 April 2016

Reference: 16217
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 7 April 2016
Residential units: 14
Floor area: 1239.24 m²

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of a sports hall, science block, outbuildings, and a boundary wall. It proposes the construction of a three-storey apartment block with nine apartments and eight three-storey duplexes containing 16 units. The project also includes a change of use for the Gospel Hall to community use, parking spaces, and associated site works.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the following
(i) demolition of (a) two storey sports hall and single storey science block ( modern extensions to the st. Mary`s school), (b) outbuildings within the curtilage of the protected structure and (c) boundary stone wall to nicholas street, (ii) construction of the following (a) a three storey apartment block - with solar panels at roof level - of nine apartments, six number x one bed and three number x two bed, all with balconies or ground floor terraces, (b) eight number three storey duplexes with solar panels at roof level, containing eight x two bed ground floor apartments with private open space to the rear, and eight x three bed duplex apartments at the first and second floor with enclosed terrace at first floor level, (c) twenty five number storage sheds and bicycle sheds to the rear of duplex apartments with pedestrian access path, (iii) fifty eight no. Car parking spaces to serve the overall education and residential development, (iv) boundary railing, redesigned open space and seven no. Car parking spaces to serve the existing cerdon community, (v) change of use of existing gospel hall from educational use to community use, (vi) new vehicular entrance off nicholas street, (vii) landscaped public open spaces to serve the residential and educational use, (viii) bicycle parking for thirty two bicycles for educational use, (ix) refurbishment, reconfiguration, and realignment of interface wall and fenestration between demolished two storey sports hall and original school building. The planning application includes all site works, drainage, including foul and surface water drainage, pedestrian paths, landscaping, boundary treatment, electricity sub station, all on a site to the side and rear of st. Mary`s school and st. Mary`s church (protected structures niah_nos. 13702026, 13702025, 13702023). The site is bounded by st. Mary`s road, nicholas street, wellington place, and entrance road to new school, dundalk, co. Louth

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community FacilitiesCI

“To provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
6 Nicholas St, Dundalk, Louth	Jan 2025	€140,000	66 m
5 Nicholas St South, Dundalk, Co Louth	Jun 2025	€105,000	69 m
9 Ohares Mill, St Nicholas St, Louth	Feb 2025	€173,000	99 m
11 St Marys Rd, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2025	€230,000	108 m
10 Nicholas Court, Dundalk, County Louth	Oct 2025	€150,000	112 m
Apt. 1 Nicholas Court, Nicholas Street, Dundalk	Sept 2025	€207,000	112 m
97 Chapel St, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2026	€150,000	118 m
8 Wolfe Tone Terrace, Dundalk, Louth	Dec 2025	€275,000	123 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received7 April 2016
Further information requested27 May 2016
Further information received21 July 2016
Decision due17 August 2016
Decision issued11 August 2016
Appeal submitted5 September 2016
Appeal decided17 January 2017
Permission expiry16 January 2022

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