Former 'Bridgeford Bar', Bound by Newfoundwell Road Bredin Street, Lands adjacent to the Dublin-Belfast railway line & existing residences at Bredin Street
Construction of 92 residential units including houses, duplexes, and apartments on Newfoundwell Road.
18280 · Louth County Council · Lodged 17 April 2018
- Reference
- 18280
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 April 2018
- Residential units
- 49
- Floor area
- 4348.8 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of 92 residential units comprising 44 houses, 43 apartments, and 5 duplexes. It includes a new multi-modal entrance, pedestrian and cyclist access, and landscaping. A protected structure well on the northern boundary will not be affected.
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 92 no. Residential units, comprising 5 no. Duplexes (4 no. 2-bed and 1 no. 3-bed), 44 no. Houses (26 no. 2-bed and 18 no. 3-bed) and 43 no. Apartments ( 15 no. 1-bed and 28 no. 2-bed); closing of existing site entrance and creation of new multi-modal entrance onto newfoundwell road; pedestrian and cyclist entrances onto newfoundwell road and bredin street; landscaping; substation; and all other ancillary site development works including lighting, boundary treatments and services. The northern boundary includes protected structure db- 400 (identified as a well) to which no works are proposed. **sig fi received 23/07/2018 provides for, inter alia, reduction in the number of dwelling units and an increase in the number of apartments, with no overall change in unit numbers - total no. Units remains at 92**
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Bredin St, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €230,000 | 116 m |
| 19 Bredin St, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €220,000 | 131 m |
| 79a Maple Drive, Drogheda, Co Louth | May 2026 | €445,000 | 136 m |
| 46 Maple Dr, Drogheda, Louth | May 2025 | €302,000 | 138 m |
| 32 Maple Dr, Drogheda, Louth | Feb 2026 | €320,000 | 149 m |
| 65 Newfield Est, Drogheda, Louth | Feb 2025 | €240,000 | 190 m |
| 23 Hand St, Drogheda, Louth | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 234 m |
| 4 Prospect Ave, Drogheda, Louth | Jan 2026 | €280,000 | 307 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 received17 April 2018
- Further information requested31 May 2018
- Further information received23 July 2018
- Decision due19 August 2018
- Decision issued10 August 2018
- Grant issued11 October 2018
- Appeal submitted28 August 2018
- Permission expiry10 October 2023
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