Lough Boy, Upper Mell, Drogheda Co Louth
Demolition of a public house and construction of a 4 to 5-storey apartment block in Drogheda.
22704 · Louth County Council · Lodged 5 September 2022
- Reference
- 22704
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 September 2022
- Residential units
- 5
- Floor area
- 449.5 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing public house, restaurant, and function rooms to construct a new apartment block. Following revisions, the development will consist of 20 apartments, bicycle and bin storage, a play area, and a car park.
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the demolition of existing public house, restaurant and function rooms, removal of vehicular entrance and construction of 4 storey/part 5 storey apartment block with 9 no. One bedroom apartments, 13 no. 2 bedroom apartments, bicycle storage, bin storage, play equipment storage, play area, landscaped communal area, two new pedestrian entrances, use of second existing vehicular entrance and carpark with all associated civil and site development works **significant further information received on 21.7. 23 includes revised site plan, floor plans, elevations, reduction on apartment no to 20no, revised landscape plan and revisions to existing car park entrance**
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Catherines, Upper Mell, Drogheda | Mar 2025 | €305,000 | 96 m |
| 17 Loughboy, Mell, Drogheda | Jul 2025 | €300,000 | 115 m |
| 99 Fountain Hill, Mell, Drogheda | Jan 2010 | €115,000 | 263 m |
| 74 Fountain Hill, Drogheda, Louth | Dec 2025 | €341,000 | 297 m |
| 25 Singleton Cottages, Mell, Drogheda | May 2025 | €240,000 | 321 m |
| Apt 33 The Willows, Rivercourt, Drogheda | Sept 2025 | €275,000 | 387 m |
| 13 The Willows, Rathmullen Road, Drogheda | Aug 2025 | €260,000 | 390 m |
| 23 The Willows, Rathmullan Rd, Drogheda | Feb 2025 | €200,000 | 390 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 received5 September 2022
- Further information requested27 October 2022
- Further information received21 July 2023
- Decision due17 August 2023
- Decision issued11 August 2023
- Appeal submitted7 September 2023
- Appeal decided17 June 2024
- Permission expiry16 June 2029
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