GrantedApartmentsDecided 6 August 2021

site of Value Centre Cash and Carry, Castle Road, Dundalk

Demolition of a cash and carry warehouse to build an 80-unit independent living development for the elderly in Dundalk.

20661 · Louth County Council · Lodged 28 August 2020

Reference: 20661
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 August 2020

Summary

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The project involves demolishing the vacant Value Centre Cash and Carry warehouse. In its place, a part-4 and part-5 storey building containing 80 independent living residential units for the elderly will be constructed, complete with communal facilities, a roof garden, and 51 car parking spaces.

Apartmentselderly housingdemolitionapartmentsredevelopment

Residential units: 80
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development on site which has an area on 0.6897ha and is bound to the north by vacant land and the rear of properties at castle road, to the east by scoil naisiunta realt na mara, to the south by the rear of residences at mill street and to the west by the rear of residences at castle road. Permission is sought for the demolition of the existing vacant cash and carry warehouses building, clearance of hardstanding and the construction of a managed, independent living residential development for the elderly. The development will comprise of a part-4- and part-5-storey, 80 unit residential property (62 no. 1 bed and 18 no. 2 bed) with private open space (terraces, balconies and winter gardens) visible on all elevations, landscaped communal roof garden and courtyard, laundry, communal room and kitchen, office/reception, mobility parking charging room and ancillary /operational rooms: 51 no. Car parking spaces, 26 no. Cycle parking spaces: landscaping and 2 no. Public open spaces: upgraded multi-modal entrance at castle road: and all other ancillary site development works including site surfaces, boundary treatments and above and below ground services. *significant further information received on 12/07/2021 resulting in the following revised development description: demolition of the existing vacant cash and carry warehouse building, clearance of hardstanding and the construction of a managed, independent living residential development for the elderly. The development will comprise: a part 3 and part 6 storey, 78 unit residential property (30 no. 1 bed, 24 no. 1.5 bed and 24 no. 2 bed), with private open space (terraces and balconies) visible on all elevations, bin store, laundry room, community room, visitor meeting room, office, reception area and ancillary/operational rooms, 45 no. Car parking spaces; 26 no. Cycle parking spaces; landscaping, including 1 no. Primary communal open space area; esb substation and bin collection compound; public lighting; access upgrades; and all other ancillary site development works including water infrastructure services, site surfaces, boundary treatments and above and below ground services*

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing ResidentialRS

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
20 Castle Rd, Dundalk, Louth	Jan 2025	€310,000	66 m
11 Castle Road, Dundalk, Co Louth	Jul 2025	€326,000	71 m
21 Castle Rd, Dundalk, Louth	May 2026	€395,000	72 m
6 Mill St, Dundalk, Louth	Jan 2026	€175,000	111 m
Millstreet, Dundalk, Louth	Aug 2025	€240,000	118 m
17 St Brigids Tce, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2026	€168,000	142 m
3 Tempest Gardens, Mill Street, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€356,827	151 m
6 St Brigids Terrace, Seatown, Dundalk	Aug 2025	€200,000	181 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.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received28 August 2020
Further information requested19 October 2020
Further information received12 July 2021
Decision due8 August 2021
Decision issued6 August 2021
Appeal submitted2 September 2021
Appeal decided21 September 2022
Permission expiry20 September 2027

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