11/12 Earl Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Demolition of a former bakery to build a new retail and storage building in Dundalk.
18201 · Louth County Council · Lodged 16 March 2018
- Reference
- 18201
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 March 2018
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 120.28 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of an existing former bakery building. A new building will be erected on the same footprint, featuring a suit hire retail shop on the ground floor and storage on the first floor.
- Storeys
- 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 to rear. The development consists of demolition of existing building, formerly used as bakery and erection of new building to same footprint providing retail (suit hire) to ground floor and storage to first floor level and all site development 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Park Ave, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €350,000 | 166 m |
| 89 Clanbrassil St, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2025 | €65,000 | 175 m |
| 29 Williamsons Place, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2026 | €175,000 | 210 m |
| 17 Park Villas, Demesne Rd, Dundalk | Apr 2025 | €400,000 | 211 m |
| 11a Batchelor's Walk, Dundalk, Co Louth | May 2025 | €150,000 | 215 m |
| 24 Market St, Dundalk, Co Louth | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 222 m |
| 17 Willaimsons Place, Dundalk, Louth | Apr 2026 | €155,000 | 226 m |
| 12 Bachelors Walk, Dundalk, Louth | Aug 2025 | €160,000 | 233 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 March 2018
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