DKIT Marshes Upper, Dublin Road, Dundalk Co Louth
Conversion of part of the former Carroll's Factory protected structure into apprenticeship teaching facilities in Dundalk.
2268 · Louth County Council · Lodged 1 February 2022
- Reference
- 2268
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 February 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1231 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting 1,231 sqm of the former Carroll's Factory Building (a protected structure) and its Energy Centre into apprenticeship teaching facilities. Works include internal modifications, a new mezzanine office, roof replacement on the Energy Centre, and external alterations.
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 at the former carroll's factory building, a protected structure, ref. No. D182. The development will consist of the conversion of part of the former carroll's factory building and the associated former energy centre building into 1231sqm of apprenticeship teaching facilities. The carroll's building works consist of modifying the interior, stripping out of internal walls and the formation of plumbing and electrical apprenticeship areas and a new mezzanine office area. The removal of 2 no. Brick faced bays on the south façade and insertion of new glazing, doors and ramps. Energy centre building works consist of stripping off the existing roof covering and replacing with new membrane roofing system, new fall arrest system, access hatch and services, insertion of new entrance doors, exit doors, new ramps, stripping out of redundant services, modification to floor, and new roof access ladder. Brickwork walls to the refurbished area are to be cleared and a cill added below glazing. Works to the research lab include a 2.4m high partition. Works in the service compound area include installation of a 4.2m high tank. Permission also sough for 8 no. Cycle parking spaces and all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for education, recreation, enterprise and innovation.”
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 17, Green Park, Dundalk Institute Of Technology | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 159 m |
| Apt 19 Green Park, Institute Of Technology Dundalk, Dundalk | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 159 m |
| Ardara, Dublin Rd, Haggardstown | Jun 2026 | €430,000 | 230 m |
| 10 Carlinn Avenue, Mullaharlin Road, Dundalk | Jun 2025 | €340,000 | 302 m |
| 16 Carlinn Avenue, Mullharlin Road, Dundalk | Jun 2025 | €351,000 | 344 m |
| Apt 32, Dundalk Institute Of Technology, Dundalk | Aug 2025 | €220,000 | 367 m |
| 16 Carlinn Heath, Mullaharlin Road, Dundalknot full market price | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 368 m |
| 43 Carlinn Court, Mulllaharlin Road, Dundalk | Nov 2025 | €265,000 | 446 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 received1 February 2022
- Decision due28 March 2022
- Decision issued24 March 2022
- Grant issued25 April 2022
- Permission expiry24 April 2027
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