Cosy Bar No. 6 and No. 8 Barrack Street, Dundalk, Co Louth
Amendments to a Dundalk development to change a ground floor retail unit into an apartment.
211384 · Louth County Council · Lodged 16 November 2021
- Reference
- 211384
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 November 2021
- Residential units
- 4
- Floor area
- 320 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for amendments to a previously approved development at the site of the Cosy Bar and No. 8 Barrack Street. The changes involve converting the approved ground floor retail unit into a two-bedroom apartment, along with revised elevations and a new rear pedestrian access gate.
- Storeys
- 3
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 amendments to planning ref. No. 16/311 (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 st, all necessary site development works, at the site of the cosy bar). The amendments will consist of the following: 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 and all other works including drainage details and site works as per original planning
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 30 October 2023.
Notified floor area: 286 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Barrack St, Dundalk, Louthnot full market price | Apr 2026 | €60,000 | 26 m |
| 17 Barrack St, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2026 | €170,000 | 37 m |
| 10 Windmill Court, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €255,000 | 82 m |
| 1 Sutton Court, Seatown Place, Dundalk | Dec 2025 | €280,000 | 90 m |
| 25 Windmill Court, Dundalk, Louth | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 91 m |
| 6 St Alphonsus Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Aug 2025 | €145,000 | 96 m |
| 14 Windmill Court, Dundalk, Louth | Apr 2026 | €290,000 | 97 m |
| 6b St Alphonsus Rd., Dundalk, Louth | Jul 2025 | €141,000 | 102 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 received16 November 2021
- Decision due19 January 2022
- Decision issued14 January 2022
- Grant issued14 February 2022
- Permission expiry13 February 2027
In the area
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