Ground Floor, Exchange Building, The Longwalk Dundalk
Change of use of a vacant retail unit to a Resource and Outreach Centre.
20864 · Louth County Council · Lodged 22 October 2020
- Reference
- 20864
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 October 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 278 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of a vacant ground-floor retail unit in the Exchange Building. It will be converted into a Resource and Outreach Centre with associated site works.
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
Permission for (i) change of use of vacant retail unit to resource and outreach centre and (ii) all associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 Clanbrassil St, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2025 | €65,000 | 75 m |
| 19 Park Ave, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €350,000 | 90 m |
| 11a Batchelor's Walk, Dundalk, Co Louth | May 2025 | €150,000 | 158 m |
| 12 Bachelors Walk, Dundalk, Louth | Aug 2025 | €160,000 | 171 m |
| 18 Batchelors Walk, Dundalk, County Louth | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 184 m |
| 22 Bachelors Walk, Dundalk, Louth | Dec 2025 | €125,000 | 192 m |
| 17 Park Villas, Demesne Rd, Dundalk | Apr 2025 | €400,000 | 210 m |
| 5 The Arches, Bachelors Walk, Dundalk | Apr 2026 | €187,000 | 213 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 received22 October 2020
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