Toale's Bar, 7 Crowe Street, Dundalk Co Louth
Retention of a beer garden and permission to extend it at a protected pub in Dundalk.
20136 · Louth County Council · Lodged 28 February 2020
- Reference
- 20136
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 February 2020
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an existing external seating area and beer garden at Toale's Bar. Full planning permission is also requested to extend it with a lean-to roof. The building is a protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
- Retention permission for an existing external seating area/beer garden and full planning permission to extend together with lean to roof to the rear of toale's bar. This building is listed as a protected structure under the dundalk and environs development plan 2009
- 2015 ref. No. D175
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Defenders Row, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2025 | €240,000 | 140 m |
| 24 Market St, Dundalk, Co Louth | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 148 m |
| Roden Place, Dundalk, Louth | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 164 m |
| 5 The Arches, Bachelors Walk, Dundalk | Apr 2026 | €187,000 | 181 m |
| 11a Batchelor's Walk, Dundalk, Co Louth | May 2025 | €150,000 | 184 m |
| 89 Clanbrassil St, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2025 | €65,000 | 191 m |
| 43 Market St, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €147,500 | 195 m |
| 12 Bachelors Walk, Dundalk, Louth | Aug 2025 | €160,000 | 200 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 received28 February 2020
- Further information requested4 June 2020
- Further information received30 June 2020
- Decision due27 July 2020
- Decision issued24 July 2020
- Grant issued24 August 2020
- Permission expiry23 August 2025
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