GrantedChange of useDecided 29 September 2016

Coes Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Change of use from a café to a showroom with elevation changes in Dundalk.

16553 · Louth County Council · Lodged 9 August 2016

Reference: 16553
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 August 2016

Summary

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The project involves changing the use of a café back to its previously permitted use as a showroom. Works include altering the front and side elevations for extra glazing, adding signage, creating a new vehicle access, and erecting security fencing.

Change of useshowroomcommercialglazing

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development will consist of: alteration of front & side elevation to provide for additional glazing, building signage, additional vehicle access, erection of independent signage, erection of new 2.4m security fencing and change of use from café to previously permitted use as show room.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

General EmploymentSI

“To provide for general enterprise and employment generating activities.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 15 November 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 5 February 2018.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Hazelwood Ave, Bay Estate, Dundalk	Nov 2025	€180,000	302 m
55 Cherryvale, Bay Estate, Dundalk	May 2025	€265,000	355 m
21 Pinewood Grove, Dundalk, Louth	Sept 2025	€120,000	366 m
35 Pinewood Grove, Bay Estate, Dundalknot full market price	May 2026	€174,812	381 m
17 Pinewood Grove, Bay Estate, Dundalk	Jun 2026	€290,000	386 m
15 Pinewood Grove, Bay Estate, Dundalk	Mar 2025	€259,000	388 m
19 Hazelwood Ave, Bay Estate, Dundalk	Oct 2025	€317,000	401 m
26 Belfry Dr, St Alphonsus Rd, Dundalk	Jan 2025	€320,000	414 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 received9 August 2016
Decision due3 October 2016
Decision issued29 September 2016
Grant issued31 October 2016
Permission expiry30 October 2021

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