Mayoralty Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Retention and permission for a bar, lounge, and restaurant venue in a partially protected structure in Drogheda.
17823 · Louth County Council · Lodged 6 November 2017
- Reference
- 17823
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 November 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 42.59 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention and permission for works to a partially protected structure, including changing the entire building's use to a bar, lounge, and restaurant. Works include retaining front finishes, internal alterations, replacing the front roof, and external modifications.
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 and retention permission for a development which is a partially protected structure ref no. Db-008 (niah ref. No 13622023) and located within an aca (ref no. 10- north quay). The development will consist of the following
- Retention of finishes and window treatment to front elevation
- Retention of front wall to rear building off the courtyard
- Retention of roof types to rear buildings
- Change of use for entire building to bar, lounge & restaurant venue
- Internal alterations to existing buildings
- Existing roof to front building to be replaced with new roof structure and roof finish & associated work
- Alterations to rear elevation of front building including the reinstating of existing blocked up windows
- Alterations to elevations of rear buildings
- Widening of two single doors to front elevation
- Replacing existing gates in archway to front elevation
- New signage to front elevation
- New seating area to front of existing building 13.3 no. Suspended flag poles to front elevation
- New hard landscaping to front forecourt and courtyard
- All associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To facilitate social, economic and physical regeneration and/or rejuvenation of an area or specific lands.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Coach House, Bachelors Lane, Drogheda | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 40 m |
| Apt 10 Block B, Kermon House North Quay, Drogheda | May 2025 | €155,000 | 60 m |
| Apt 11c Kermon House, The Mall, Drogheda | Apr 2026 | €177,000 | 62 m |
| 16a Kermon House, The Mall, Drogheda | Jul 2025 | €147,000 | 75 m |
| 12b Kermon House, The Mall, Drogheda | Jul 2026 | €145,000 | 79 m |
| Apt 14b Kermon House, The Mall, Drogheda | Mar 2026 | €166,000 | 79 m |
| Apt 7b Kermon House, The Mall, Droheda | Jan 2026 | €160,000 | 79 m |
| 6 The Granary, Constitution Hill, Drogheda | Sept 2025 | €175,000 | 124 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 received6 November 2017
- Decision due9 January 2018
- Decision issued5 January 2018
- Grant issued5 February 2018
- Permission expiry4 February 2023
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