The Monasterboice Inn, Bawntaaffe, Newtown Monasterboice
Expansion of the Monasterboice Inn to include a new function room, reception entrance, and 20 hotel guest bedrooms.
16292 · Louth County Council · Lodged 3 May 2016
- Reference
- 16292
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 May 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a rear extension for a new function room and service bar, plus a new reception entrance. It also includes the demolition of a dwelling and the conversion of derelict farmyard buildings into 16 en-suite hotel bedrooms, alongside a new detached building with 4 additional bedrooms.
- Residential units
- 20
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 development will consist of the following
- Construction of new extension to rear of existing restaurant building comprising of a new function room, service bar and corridors
- Construction of new reception entrance and corridor to east side of existing "sarsfield room" at front of existing building
- Demolition of existing dwelling, the renovation, reconstruction, extension & change of use of existing derelict farmyard buildings to rear of existing restaurant building to provide 16 no. En-suite hotel guest bedrooms with new landscaping to existing courtyard enclosure
- Construction of new detached building containing 4 no. Ensuite hotel guest bedrooms to east side of existing farmyard buildings
- Provision of additional carparking
- Upgrading of existing storm water drainage system
- Upgrading of existing wastewater trestment plant & percolation area
- All associated site works
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown, Monasterboyce, Drogheda | Feb 2025 | €395,000 | 223 m |
| Riverstown, Newtown, Monasterboice | Mar 2025 | €485,000 | 377 m |
| Bawntaffe, Monasterboice, Drogheda | Mar 2026 | €565,000 | 498 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 received3 May 2016
- Further information requested21 June 2016
- Further information received18 July 2016
- Decision due14 August 2016
- Decision issued8 August 2016
- Grant issued8 September 2016
- Permission expiry7 September 2021
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