47 & 50 North Road, Drogheda, Co Louth
Retention of an apartment and demolition of a farmyard building for parking at a protected structure in Drogheda.
2045 · Louth County Council · Lodged 27 January 2020
- Reference
- 2045
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 27 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application within the curtilage of a protected structure seeks retention of a ground floor one-bedroom apartment. It also proposes the demolition of a former farmyard building to provide eight parking spaces, along with alterations to existing entrances to create a new vehicular entrance.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
- Retention & permission for development within the curtilage of a protected structure - ref. Db-310 (niah registration no. 13616003) for the following
- Retention of existing one-bedroom apartment on ground floor of existing building (50 north road)
- Demolition of former farmyard building and provision of 8 no. Parking spaces & 3 no. Cycle bays to rear of 47 north road for existing office, along with new fence enclosure
- Alterations to existing entrances (47 & 50 north road) to create new vehicular entrance to new car park including the removal of existing boundary wall and relocation of existing stone piers
- New wall to the rear of existing dwelling (47 north road)
- All associated site works** significant further information received 22/05/2020**
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Anneville Crescent, Drogheda, Louth | Oct 2025 | €295,000 | 56 m |
| 30a Windmill Rd, Drogheda, Co Louth | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 132 m |
| 3 North Road, Drogheda, Co Louth | Jun 2025 | €200,000 | 133 m |
| 87 Windmill Rd, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €305,000 | 148 m |
| 7 Windmill Rd, Drogheda, Louth | Dec 2025 | €239,000 | 151 m |
| 49 Oaklawns, North Rd, Drogheda | Jun 2026 | €305,000 | 153 m |
| Apt 1 - Windmill Court, Windmill Road, Drogheda | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 172 m |
| 4 Windmill Court, Windmill Rd, Drogheda | Dec 2025 | €175,000 | 172 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 received27 January 2020
- Further information requested20 March 2020
- Further information received22 May 2020
- Decision due21 June 2020
- Decision issued18 June 2020
- Grant issued20 July 2020
- Permission expiry19 July 2025
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