85 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Conversion of a ground floor retail unit and addition of a second floor to create three apartments on Bridge Street.
191094 · Louth County Council · Lodged 20 December 2019
- Reference
- 191094
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 December 2019
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 174 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis development involves changing the use of the ground floor from retail to a three-bedroom apartment. It also includes building a second floor to accommodate two duplex apartments, adding a dormer window, rear balconies, and a new pedestrian entrance from John Street.
- Storeys
- 3
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 development to consist of the proposed change of use from retail to residential on the ground floor, for one three bedroom apartment, construction of a second floor to the property, to provide two duplex type apartments, reconstruction of the slate roof with a dormer window fronting onto bridge street, alterations to the rear externally and internally to provide accommodation, the construction of the duplex entrance staircase and living room balconies to the rear of the second floor level, new pedestrian entrance to rear from john street and all associated siteworks.
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 December 2020.
Notified floor area: 146 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Bridge St, Dundalk, Co Louth | Aug 2025 | €185,000 | 21 m |
| 5 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth | Mar 2026 | €160,000 | 24 m |
| 65 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth | May 2025 | €145,000 | 68 m |
| 63 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth | Dec 2025 | €185,000 | 82 m |
| 62 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2026 | €152,000 | 87 m |
| 9 Patrick St, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €211,000 | 88 m |
| Castletown Rd, Dundalk | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 98 m |
| 12 Castletown Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2026 | €100,000 | 109 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 received20 December 2019
- Further information requested14 February 2020
- Further information received27 March 2020
- Decision due22 June 2020
- Decision issued28 May 2020
- Grant issued29 June 2020
- Permission expiry28 June 2025
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
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Permission for the change of use of existing retail unit and stores to 2 number residential units
84 Bridge Street , Dundalk , Co Louth
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19325LouthLodged 29 Apr 2019Retention
- Awaiting decision30 m away
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2460799LouthLodged 18 Dec 2024Retention
- Granted30 m away
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2460829LouthLodged 23 Dec 2024Retention
- Granted30 m away
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16431LouthLodged 23 Jun 2016Retention
- Refused40 m away
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- Awaiting decision40 m away
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2460814LouthLodged 20 Dec 2024Change of use
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