46 Upper Magdalene street, Drogheda, Co Louth
Retention of front doors and change of use from a bakery and retail facility back to residential use.
20366 · Louth County Council · Lodged 28 May 2020
- Reference
- 20366
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 May 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for two doors at the front of the building in Drogheda. It also seeks full planning permission to change the use from a bakery and retail facility back to residential use, alongside changes to the shop front.
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 2 doors to be retained at the front of the building and full planning permission for change of use from bakery/ retail facility back to residential use and changes to the shop front
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 Upper Magdalene St, Drogheda, Louth | Feb 2025 | €255,000 | 29 m |
| 9 Upper Magdalene St, Drogheda, Louth | Jul 2025 | €218,000 | 32 m |
| 1 Upper Magdalene St, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €200,000 | 48 m |
| The Blue School, Church Lane, Drogheda | Feb 2026 | €975,000 | 57 m |
| 22 Magdalene St, Drogheda, Louth | Oct 2025 | €246,000 | 61 m |
| 403 Block B An Tsean Mhargadh, Greenlanes, Drogheda | Feb 2025 | €142,000 | 96 m |
| C 302, An Tsean Mhargadh, Greenlanes | May 2026 | €182,500 | 121 m |
| 29 Patrick St, Drogheda, Louth | Jun 2026 | €245,000 | 135 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 May 2020
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