88 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Co Louth
Retention of the change of use from a language school to a one-bedroom ground floor apartment.
19325 · Louth County Council · Lodged 29 April 2019
- Reference
- 19325
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 April 2019
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 52.85 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for converting the ground floor of 88 Bridge Street, Dundalk, from a language school to a residential use. The completed conversion consists of a single one-bedroom apartment.
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission for the change of use of ground floor from language school to residential (one bedroom apartment) and all associated site development works.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Bridge St, Dundalk, Co Louth | Aug 2025 | €185,000 | 30 m |
| 5 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth | Mar 2026 | €160,000 | 35 m |
| 65 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth | May 2025 | €145,000 | 86 m |
| 9 Patrick St, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €211,000 | 89 m |
| 63 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth | Dec 2025 | €185,000 | 99 m |
| 62 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2026 | €152,000 | 104 m |
| Castletown Rd, Dundalk | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 116 m |
| 12 Castletown Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2026 | €100,000 | 128 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 received29 April 2019
- Decision due23 June 2019
- Decision issued6 June 2019
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- Awaiting decision40 m away
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- Awaiting decision40 m away
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20447LouthLodged 25 Jun 2020Commercial
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