Awaiting decisionRetention

St.Joseph's Monastery, St.Alphonsus Road, Dundalk

Retention of wall demolition and proposed landscaping at St. Joseph's Monastery.

18626 · Louth County Council · Lodged 7 August 2018

Reference: 18626
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: RETENTION
Received: 7 August 2018

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for the demolition of a dividing wall and the lowering of a perimeter stone wall. The proposal includes reusing the stone to build a new wall separating the car park from the gardens, alongside landscaping and drainage works.

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Development description

This proposal includes the retention of demolition of a wall dividing the car park at the front of the at the monastery and the lowering of part of existing stone wall at the perimeter of the site along st. Alphonsus road. The proposal includes reusing the stone from the demolished wall and the lowered wall to construct a new wall to separate the car park from the monastery gardens. The proposal also includes proposed landscaping of the car park and the provision of planter beds with lamp posts to provide lighting, trees, shrubs and associated drainage.

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National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
10 St Alphonsus Rd, Dundalk, Louth	Oct 2025	€180,000	112 m
6b St Alphonsus Rd., Dundalk, Louth	Jul 2025	€141,000	131 m
6 St Alphonsus Rd, Dundalk, Louth	Aug 2025	€145,000	138 m
Stonetown Lower, Louth Po, Dundalk	Feb 2025	€405,000	151 m
16 Bothar Glas, Louth Village, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€299,559	151 m
Killincoole, Readypenny, Dundalk	Feb 2025	€162,500	151 m
Commons Cross, Dromiskin, Dundalk	Feb 2025	€262,500	151 m
Ravensdale, Dundalk, Louthnot full market price	Feb 2025	€40,000	151 m

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Application received7 August 2018

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