75 Trinity Street, Drogheda, Co.Louth
Retention of an attic conversion and permission to change a ground floor shop into a takeaway in Drogheda.
18415 · Louth County Council · Lodged 29 May 2018
- Reference
- 18415
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for an attic room conversion with a shower room for non-habitable use. It also seeks permission to change the use of a previously granted ground floor shop into a takeaway, including a revised shopfront design.
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
Retention is sought attic room conversion including a shower room for non habitable ancillary use to the dwelling house, including 2no. Rooflights to front elevation & 1no. Rooflight to rear elevation. Permission is sought for alteration to as granted planning permission reg. Ref. 1394, including change of use of as granted shop use of part ground floor to take away use, revision of shop front design to proposed take away, & all associated site 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 10 August 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 25 November 2024.
Notified floor area: 54.4 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 Trinity St, Drogheda, Louth | Jun 2026 | €226,000 | 8 m |
| 68 Trinity St, Drogheda, Louth | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 41 m |
| 2 Mill Court, Mill Lane, Trinity St | Dec 2025 | €157,000 | 83 m |
| 15 Georges St, Drogheda, Louth | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 137 m |
| 61 Trinity Gardens, Drogheda, Louth | Jan 2026 | €285,000 | 137 m |
| 98 Georges St, Drogheda, Louth | Mar 2025 | €185,000 | 153 m |
| 20 Georges St, Drogheda, Louth | Jun 2026 | €245,000 | 153 m |
| 47 Trinity Gardens, Drogheda, Louth | Apr 2025 | €240,000 | 162 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 received29 May 2018
- Decision due23 July 2018
- Decision issued12 July 2018
- Appeal submitted30 July 2018
- Appeal decided2 April 2019
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