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Cosy Bar, No. 6 Barrack Street, Dundalk Co Louth

Change of a planned ground floor retail unit into a two-bedroom apartment.

211265 · Louth County Council · Lodged 11 October 2021

Reference: 211265
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 October 2021
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 80 m²

Summary

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This application seeks amendments to a previously approved development at the Cosy Bar site. The main change is to convert the planned ground floor retail unit into a two-bedroom apartment, with revised elevations and a new pedestrian access gate.

Change of useapartmentretail to residentialtown centre

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the following amendments to planning ref. No. 16/311 (permission for development for the following
Construct new 3 storey building on the site of the cosy bar with retail unit on ground floor and 2 no. Apartments overhead
Erect new 2 storey terrace dwelling on the site of no. 8 barrack street
All necessary site development works): to change ground floor retail unit to a 2 bedroom apartment with corresponding revised elevations and to provide a pedestrian access gate from rear open space to quay street. All other works including drainage details and site works as per original planning

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseRE

“To provide for commercial, business and supporting residential uses.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
18 Barrack St, Dundalk, Louthnot full market price	Apr 2026	€60,000	33 m
17 Barrack St, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2026	€170,000	43 m
10 Windmill Court, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2025	€255,000	75 m
25 Windmill Court, Dundalk, Louth	Jun 2026	€250,000	85 m
1 Sutton Court, Seatown Place, Dundalk	Dec 2025	€280,000	88 m
14 Windmill Court, Dundalk, Louth	Apr 2026	€290,000	90 m
6 St Alphonsus Rd, Dundalk, Louth	Aug 2025	€145,000	96 m
37 Seatown Place, Dundalk, Louth	Aug 2025	€425,000	101 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 received11 October 2021

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