GrantedApartmentsDecided 19 September 2016

Old Fire Station, Scarlet Street, Drogheda

Demolition of the old fire station to build 10 apartments and 5 townhouses.

16270 · Louth County Council · Lodged 26 April 2016

Reference: 16270
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 April 2016

Summary

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Louth County Council intends to demolish the main fire station building, training tower, and outbuildings. In its place, they will construct a 3-to-4-storey apartment building with 10 units, a row of 5 townhouses, and associated parking and landscaping.

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Residential units: 15
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Part 8 louth county council hereby gives notice of its intention to carry out development will consist of: demolition of the main fire station building, training tower and all ancillary outbuildings; relocation of the main vehicular site entrance and modifications to the existing stone wall to the northern boundary; construction of a 3-storey (with part 4-storey) residential apartment building comprising 10 no. Dwelling units; construction of a row of townhouses comprising 5 no. Dwelling units;construction of an enclosed bin/recycling store; lowering of the existing wall to the southern boundary at sienna convent and the installation of a new metal railing; amendments to the existing on-street car parking bay to the north-west of the site on scarlet street; provision of 18 no. Car parking spaces and 10 no. Bicycle spaces; and drainage works, hard and soft landscaping and all ancillary site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing ResidentialRS

“To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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
38 Sienna, Drogheda, Co Louth	Apr 2026	€242,500	57 m
St Patrick's, Scarlet St, Drogheda	Dec 2025	€350,000	60 m
4 St Theresas Terrace, Scarlet St, Droghedanot full market price	Aug 2025	€120,039	87 m
22 Sienna, Drogheda, Co Louth	Oct 2025	€219,000	89 m
44 Francis St, Drogheda, Louth	Dec 2025	€215,000	129 m
8 Sienna, Drogheda, Louth	Apr 2025	€245,000	134 m
1 Earlwood, Scarlet St, Drogheda	Apr 2025	€175,000	140 m
Block 3, 29 St Catherines Sienna, Drogheda	Nov 2025	€171,000	141 m

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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 received26 April 2016
Decision due20 June 2016
Decision issued19 September 2016
Grant issued20 October 2016
Permission expiry19 October 2021

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