Rice's Yard, 19 Seatown Place, Dundalk Co Louth
Construction of 44 apartments in a new six-storey building and the conversion of an existing two-storey brick building.
22135 · Louth County Council · Lodged 23 February 2022
- Reference
- 22135
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 February 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Rice's Yard will consist of 44 apartments, comprising 23 one-bedroom and 21 two-bedroom units. This includes a new six-storey apartment building containing 40 units and the conversion of an existing two-storey brick building to accommodate 4 units. The project also involves the demolition of all other existing structures on site and associated site works.
- Residential units
- 44
- Storeys
- 6
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Official record
Development description
Permission for 44 no. Apartments (23 no. 1 bedroom and 21 no. 2 bedroom) in the form of a new six storey apartment building (40 no. Units) and by the conversion of an existing two storey brick building (4 no. Units) at rice's yard. The application site is bounded to the north by seatown place and the rear of no. S 20 to 24 seatown place, to the south by the ramparts river, and the east and west by lands and the rear gardens of properties fronting seatown place. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the site will be via the existing established access to rice's yard, between no. S 18 and 20 seatown place. Other than the original two storey brick building on the site that will be converted into 4 no. Apartments, the planning applications provides for the demolition and clearance of all other existing structures on site, removal of modern additions to the existing two storey brick building on site together with all associated site development works, car parking, landscaping, boundary treatments, public lighting and improvement works to the existing site entrance. This application is accompanied by a natura impact statement **significant further information received on 11/10/2022**
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Seatown Place, Dundalk, Louth | Nov 2025 | €460,000 | 121 m |
| 37 Seatown Place, Dundalk, Louth | Aug 2025 | €425,000 | 124 m |
| 1 Sutton Court, Seatown Place, Dundalk | Dec 2025 | €280,000 | 147 m |
| 25 Windmill Court, Dundalk, Louth | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 154 m |
| 10 St Alphonsus Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Oct 2025 | €180,000 | 159 m |
| 8 Windmill Ct, Seatown, Dundalk | Jul 2026 | €330,000 | 164 m |
| 6 St Alphonsus Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Aug 2025 | €145,000 | 165 m |
| 5 Windmill Court, Mill St, Dundalk | Jan 2025 | €285,000 | 179 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 received23 February 2022
- Further information requested14 April 2022
- Further information received11 October 2022
- Decision due5 December 2022
- Decision issued25 November 2022
- Appeal submitted21 December 2022
- Appeal decided15 February 2024
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