115 West Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Conversion of upper floors to two apartments and shopfront alterations in a Drogheda protected structure.
22246 · Louth County Council · Lodged 29 March 2022
- Reference
- 22246
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes alterations to an existing shopfront and a change of use of the upper floors from offices to residential. This will provide one two-bedroom apartment on the first floor and another two-bedroom apartment across the second and third floors of a protected structure.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 4
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 development to consist of the following
- Alterations to existing shop front
- Change of use of upper floor from previous office use to residential with provision of 1 no. Two-bed residential unit at first floor and 1 no. Two-bed unit between the second and third floors
- All associated site works. Protected structure ref. No. Db 252 (niah ref. No. 13622043)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Central Apartments, 29 Peter Street, Drogheda | Apr 2025 | €750,000 | 34 m |
| 11 Peter Street, Drogheda, County Louth | Feb 2025 | €210,000 | 47 m |
| Apt 8, 30 Peter St, Drogheda | Nov 2025 | €95,000 | 48 m |
| Apt 3, 30 Peter St, Drogheda | Jan 2025 | €120,000 | 48 m |
| Apt 4, 30 Peter Street, Drogheda | Jul 2025 | €95,000 | 48 m |
| 53 St Laurence St, Drogheda, Louth | Aug 2025 | €230,000 | 66 m |
| Apt 2 Meatmarket Lane, Dwyer St, Drogheda | May 2025 | €200,000 | 110 m |
| Apt 5, 26 Dyer St, Drogheda | Apr 2026 | €160,000 | 130 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 received29 March 2022
- Decision due23 May 2022
- Decision issued19 May 2022
- Grant issued20 June 2022
- Permission expiry19 June 2027
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