No. 17 Church Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Converting upper-floor offices into three apartments in a Dundalk protected structure.
16905 · Louth County Council · Lodged 16 December 2016
- Reference
- 16905
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 December 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 79 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of first and second-floor office accommodation to residential use at 17 Church Street. The building is a protected structure and will be converted into three two-bedroom apartments.
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 change of use of office accommodation at first and second floor level of 17 church street, listed in the dundalk & environs development plan 2009
- 2015 as an existing protected structure, ref. : d111 to residential accommodation comprising of 1 no three bed apartment and 2 no two bed apartment *further information submitted 15/09/2017 provides that the development is now 3 no. Two bedroom apartments*
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 8 May 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 December 2019.
Notified floor area: 253 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Ohares Mill, Dundalk, Louth | May 2025 | €170,000 | 52 m |
| Apt. 1 Nicholas Court, Nicholas Street, Dundalk | Sept 2025 | €207,000 | 58 m |
| 10 Nicholas Court, Dundalk, County Louth | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 58 m |
| 9 Ohares Mill, St Nicholas St, Louth | Feb 2025 | €173,000 | 88 m |
| 5 Nicholas St South, Dundalk, Co Louth | Jun 2025 | €105,000 | 101 m |
| 6 Nicholas St, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2025 | €140,000 | 103 m |
| 4 Bridge St, Dundalk, Co Louth | Aug 2025 | €185,000 | 107 m |
| 5 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth | Mar 2026 | €160,000 | 112 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 received16 December 2016
- Further information requested9 February 2017
- Further information received15 September 2017
- Decision due12 October 2017
- Decision issued5 October 2017
- Grant issued6 November 2017
- Permission expiry5 November 2022
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