97 Castletown Road, Dundalk, Co Louth
Retention of a rear extension and change of use of a commercial area to residential use.
18586 · Louth County Council · Lodged 25 July 2018
- Reference
- 18586
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 25 July 2018
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 90 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a single-storey rear extension to an existing house. The application also seeks permission to change the use of a commercial area within the building to ancillary residential use.
- Storey
- 1
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 of a single storey rear extension to an existing dwelling house. Permission for the change of use of an area contained within a building, which has a commercial use, to residential use ancillary to the remainder of the building and associated site development works.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 4 March 2019.
Notified floor area: 36 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 101 Castletown Rd, Dundalk, Louth | May 2025 | €197,000 | 15 m |
| 9 Emer Terrace, Castletown Rd, Dundalk | Jan 2026 | €171,000 | 29 m |
| 5 Eimer Terrace, Castletown Rd, Dundalk | Jan 2026 | €226,000 | 29 m |
| 11 Emer Terrace, Castletown Rd, Dundalk | Jun 2025 | €225,000 | 32 m |
| 1 Emer Terrace, Castletown Rd, Dundalk | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 41 m |
| 22 St Nicholas Ave, Dundalk, Louth | Oct 2025 | €260,000 | 76 m |
| 18 Cuchulainn Terrace, Castletown Rd, Dundalk | Jan 2026 | €77,000 | 83 m |
| 42 St Nicholas Ave, Dundalk, Louth | Feb 2025 | €185,000 | 94 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 received25 July 2018
- Decision due18 September 2018
- Decision issued10 September 2018
- Grant issued11 October 2018
- Permission expiry10 October 2023
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