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81 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Co Louth

Conversion of a former public house in Dundalk into two apartments and a townhouse.

20286 · Louth County Council · Lodged 21 April 2020

Reference: 20286
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 April 2020
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 112 m²

Summary

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This application seeks to change the use of a former public house on Bridge Street, Dundalk, into residential use. The development will create two ground-floor apartments, demolish a rear single-storey area, and construct a new two-storey townhouse in the rear yard.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for change of use of former public house and ancillary storage to residential use. Development will comprise 01 no. One-bed apartment, 01 no. Two-bed apartment and associated works to façade and rear elevation all at ground level (gross 203sqm). Demolition of single storey area to rear (gross 23sqm). Provision of 1 no. 2 storey two-bed townhouse (gross 122sqm) and parking to the rear yard accessed via existing vehicular access from castletown road. New boundary treatment to rear, site drainage and all associated works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town or Village CentreLC

“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”

National zoning type: Commercial, retail

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
65 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth	May 2025	€145,000	34 m
63 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth	Dec 2025	€185,000	46 m
62 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2026	€152,000	50 m
5 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth	Mar 2026	€160,000	51 m
4 Bridge St, Dundalk, Co Louth	Aug 2025	€185,000	54 m
Castletown Rd, Dundalk	Jun 2026	€250,000	57 m
12 Castletown Rd, Dundalk, Louth	Jan 2026	€100,000	63 m
9 Patrick St, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2025	€211,000	98 m

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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.

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Application received21 April 2020

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