The Westcourt Hotel, West Street, Drogheda
Retention of a basement bottle store, a ground floor smoking deck, and new nightclub fire escape doors.
1645 · Louth County Council · Lodged 1 February 2016
- Reference
- 1645
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 1 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for an existing basement-level bottle store off Stockwell Street with a smoking deck above at ground floor level. It also seeks to retain new fire escape doors from the nightclub.
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
Retention permission for development to consist of retention of an existing bottle store (at basement level, off stockwell street) with a smoking deck above (at ground floor level to west st. ) and retention of new fire escape doors from the night club with all ancillary work.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Stockwell Close, Stockwell St, Drogheda | Jun 2026 | €140,000 | 22 m |
| 9 Prestons Mill, Wellington Quay, Drogheda | Jul 2025 | €187,000 | 47 m |
| 28 Prestons Mill, Wellington Quay, Drogheda | Feb 2026 | €202,000 | 47 m |
| 16 Preston Mill, Drogheda, Louth | Mar 2025 | €200,000 | 47 m |
| 20 Prestons Mill, Wellington Quay, Drogheda | May 2026 | €198,000 | 47 m |
| 1 Leyland Place, Stockwell Lane, Drogheda | Jun 2025 | €235,000 | 88 m |
| Apt 2 Meatmarket Lane, Dwyer St, Drogheda | May 2025 | €200,000 | 159 m |
| Apt 33 Fair St, Drogheda, Louth | Jul 2025 | €151,500 | 188 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 received1 February 2016
- Decision due27 March 2016
- Decision issued16 March 2016
- Grant issued18 April 2016
- Permission expiry17 April 2021
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