40 Saint Laurence Street, Drogheda, Co Louth
Change of use of a protected structure in Drogheda to a restaurant and two apartments.
16752 · Louth County Council · Lodged 18 October 2016
- Reference
- 16752
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 October 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for works at a protected structure, including changing the ground floor retail space into a restaurant/take-away with basement storage. The project also proposes reconfiguring first and second-floor bedsits into one single-bedroom apartment per floor.
- Residential units
- 2
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 at this site 40 saint laurence street, drogheda, co. Louth (a protected structure id no. Db-118, located within an aca). Permission is sought for the change of use from existing retail use at ground floor to restaurant/take-away, providing kanoodle restaurant to ground floor with associated restaurant ancillary storage space to lower ground floor/basement level. Permission is also sought for reconfiguration of first & second floor level bedsits to provide 1no. One bedroom apartment per floor, including external and internal alterations and all associated site works.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 4 April 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 16 November 2018.
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 St Laurence St, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €230,000 | 78 m |
| 1 Central Apartments, 29 Peter Street, Drogheda | Apr 2025 | €750,000 | 93 m |
| 8 Coach House, Bachelors Lane, Drogheda | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 95 m |
| Apt 4, 30 Peter Street, Drogheda | Jul 2025 | €95,000 | 112 m |
| Apt 3, 30 Peter St, Drogheda | Jan 2025 | €120,000 | 112 m |
| Apt 8, 30 Peter St, Drogheda | Nov 2025 | €95,000 | 112 m |
| Apt 10 Block B, Kermon House North Quay, Drogheda | May 2025 | €155,000 | 128 m |
| 1 Palace St, Drogheda, Louth | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 128 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 received18 October 2016
- Further information requested8 December 2016
- Further information received11 January 2017
- Decision due7 February 2017
- Decision issued2 February 2017
- Grant issued6 March 2017
- Permission expiry5 March 2022
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