GrantedCommercialDecided 27 July 2017

Francis Street, Townparks, Dundalk

Temporary car park with signage and boundary treatments in Dundalk.

16816 · Louth County Council · Lodged 15 November 2016

Reference: 16816
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 15 November 2016

Summary

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Planning permission is sought for a temporary car park on Francis Street, Dundalk. The development includes boundary treatments and associated site works, with a previously proposed billboard now omitted.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a temporary car park, signage including a new billboard, new boundary treatments and all associated site works *significant further information submitted 11/07/2017 which provides for omission of new billboard*

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town or Village CentreLC

“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.

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Built & 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 15 November 2019.

Notified floor area: 965 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Defenders Row, Dundalk, Louth	Jan 2025	€240,000	121 m
Roden Place, Dundalk, Louth	Apr 2026	€420,000	138 m
24 Market St, Dundalk, Co Louth	Jan 2026	€200,000	140 m
5 The Arches, Bachelors Walk, Dundalk	Apr 2026	€187,000	177 m
43 Market St, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2025	€147,500	180 m
11a Batchelor's Walk, Dundalk, Co Louth	May 2025	€150,000	190 m
61 Market St, Dundalk, Louth	Feb 2025	€197,500	201 m
25 Bachelors Walk, Dundalk, Louth	Apr 2026	€140,000	203 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 received15 November 2016
Further information requested6 January 2017
Further information received11 July 2017
Decision due7 August 2017
Decision issued27 July 2017
Grant issued28 August 2017
Permission expiry27 August 2022

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