Seatown Gardens, Dundalk, Co Louth
Retention and completion of a barn conversion to a vintage car storage shed with an extension.
191064 · Louth County Council · Lodged 17 December 2019
- Reference
- 191064
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application is for the retention and completion of a change of use from a portal frame hay barn to an enclosed shed for storing two vintage cars. It also includes an extension to the shed and associated site works.
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 and completion for the change of use from a portal frame hay barn to an enclosed shed for the storage of 2 no. Vintage cars. The said permission is also in relation to an extension to the shed and the ancillary site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for commercial, business and supporting residential uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Seatown, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €245,000 | 43 m |
| 38 Seatown, Dundalk, Louth | May 2026 | €385,000 | 43 m |
| Apartment 13, Jocelyn Street, Dundalk | Mar 2025 | €160,000 | 47 m |
| 10 Seatown, Dundalk, Louth | Sept 2025 | €260,000 | 52 m |
| 42 Seatown, Blackrock, Dundalk | May 2026 | €375,000 | 54 m |
| 12 Library Apts, Chapel St, Dundalkprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €175,000 | 89 m |
| 54 Mary St North, Dundalk, Louth | May 2025 | €155,000 | 99 m |
| 62 Seatown, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2026 | €290,000 | 112 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 December 2019
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