GrantedRetentionDecided 24 February 2022

Whitestown, Co Louth

Retention of a reconstructed outbuilding and permission to convert it into a home in Whitestown.

21954 · Louth County Council · Lodged 30 July 2021

Reference: 21954
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: RETENTION
Received: 30 July 2021
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 142 m²

Summary

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This application seeks retention for a reconstructed former farm outbuilding/cottage, which is a Protected Structure. It also seeks permission to change its use to a dwelling house, including installing new floors, internal walls, a chimney stack, and a wastewater treatment system.

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Development description

Retention of a reconstructed former farm outbuilding/cottage, together with permission to change the use of this building to a dwelling house along with all associated adaptation and site development works. The works carried out on-site to be retained include the constructed stone external walls, timber roof structure, slate roof finish, and garden walls relating to the reconstructed former farm building in question. Permission to change the use of this building to dwelling house includes the following works: installation of new floors, internal walls, windows and doors, chimney stack, adjacent terraces, vehicular entrance gateway, and driveway along with associated stone walls together with a new waste water treatment system along with all sundry and associated site development works. The site and buildings are a protected structure ref lhs009-050 and are contained within the whitestown architectural conservation area

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Whitestown Shore, Greenore, Louth	Aug 2025	€226,500	155 m
Whitestown, Greenore, Co. Louth	Jan 2026	€650,000	425 m

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Application received30 July 2021
Further information requested16 September 2021
Further information received2 February 2022
Decision due1 March 2022
Decision issued24 February 2022
Grant issued28 March 2022
Permission expiry27 March 2027

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