Awaiting decisionChange of use

116-117 West Street, Drogheda, Co Louth

Change of use of a former bank to a café, medical rooms, and residential units in Drogheda.

21620 · Louth County Council · Lodged 20 May 2021

Reference: 21620
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 May 2021

Summary

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This application proposes converting a former bank conjoined with a protected structure into a ground-floor café, medical treatment rooms on the first and second floors, and residential use on the upper floors. It includes a new fourth-floor extension, private amenity space, and shopfront alterations.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development within an aca ( 14 west street and surrounding areas) on a building presently conjoined as a former bank premises with 115 west street, which is a protected structure, ref. No. Db-252 (niah ref. No. 13622043). The development will consist of the following
Change of use of entire building to café on ground floor with a commercial kitchen & café storage on the lower ground floor. Medical treatment rooms on the first and second floors. Residential use on the third and fourth floors
Closing of existing internal opening in party wall between 116-117 west street and 115 west street
Proposed new extension and new private amenity space on the fourth floor roof level for residential unit
Existing windows to be replaced with entrance door to café to front elevation (west street)
Internal alterations to existing building
Blocking up of window ope (to existing toilets) to rear elevation of building
Proposed new window hatch from café to side elevation (peter street)
New retractable awning over to front or existing building along west street
New signage to front and side elevations
All associated site works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town or Village CentreLC

“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”

National zoning type: Commercial, retail

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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
1 Central Apartments, 29 Peter Street, Drogheda	Apr 2025	€750,000	23 m
53 St Laurence St, Drogheda, Louth	Aug 2025	€230,000	49 m
Apt 4, 30 Peter Street, Drogheda	Jul 2025	€95,000	56 m
Apt 8, 30 Peter St, Drogheda	Nov 2025	€95,000	56 m
Apt 3, 30 Peter St, Drogheda	Jan 2025	€120,000	56 m
11 Peter Street, Drogheda, County Louth	Feb 2025	€210,000	62 m
Apt 2 Meatmarket Lane, Dwyer St, Drogheda	May 2025	€200,000	104 m
Apt 5, 26 Dyer St, Drogheda	Apr 2026	€160,000	118 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 received20 May 2021

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