Castletown Road, Castletown, Dundalk
Retain fire safety upgrades and minor alterations at St Louis Secondary School, a protected structure in Dundalk.
19223 · Louth County Council · Lodged 26 March 2019
- Reference
- 19223
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 26 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for fire safety upgrades at a protected school site. Works include installing escape doors, automatic opening vents, a new fire alarm system, restoring damaged windows, and removing fire-damaged buildings to form a courtyard.
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 permission for a number of minor alterations to the property to upgrade the fire safety status of same. (1) installation of 4 no. New external escape doors. (2) installation of 4 no. Automatic opening vents. (3) minor alterations to assembly hall layout and general floor plans. (4) installation of new fire alarm system. (5) removal of fire destroyed buildings and forming amenity courtyard. (6) restoration / replacement of damaged stained glass windows, timber windows and upvc windows. (7) installation of fire hydrants around school site. (8) all ancillary works associated with the above. St louis secondary school is a protected structure , id no. S d090 convent building - niah id no. 13900737, d091 bellew's castle, d092 grotescue sculpture.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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.
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| 30 Clos Aodhan, Saltown, Dundalk | Sept 2025 | €185,000 | 261 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received26 March 2019
- Decision due20 May 2019
- Decision issued10 May 2019
- Grant issued10 June 2019
- Permission expiry9 June 2024
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