GrantedApartmentsDecided 1 September 2023

St Mary's College, St Mary's Road and Nicholas Street, Dundalk Co Louth

Demolition of school extensions and construction of 57 apartments at St Mary's College, Dundalk.

22827 · Louth County Council · Lodged 19 October 2022

Reference: 22827
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 October 2022
Residential units: 57
Floor area: 4545.1 m²

Summary

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The development includes the demolition of a sports hall and science block, and the construction of a 3-storey apartment block and 16 duplexes. It also involves converting the protected St Mary's College building into 32 apartments.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a residential development consisting of
Demolition of (a) two storey sports hall and single storey science block (modern extensions to the former st mary's school), (b) outbuildings within the curtilage of the protected structures and (c) boundary stone wall to nichols street
Construction of the following: (a) a three storey apartment block comprising 9 no. Apartments in total of which there are 6 no. 1 bed and 3 no. 2 bed units, all with balconies or ground floor terraces. (b) 16 no. Duplex apartments which contains 8 no. 2 bed ground floor apartments with associated private open space to the rear along with 8 no. 3 bed duplex apartments at the first and second floor with enclosed terraces at first floor level. (c) the adaption, extension and change of use of the former st mary's college (protected structure ref. No. 13702025 & 13702026) to provide for a total of 32 no. Apartments with associated adaption works to include for provision of an internal lift and external balconies. The apartment mix to be provided within the former st mary's college comprises 1 no. Studio apartment, 9 no. 1 bed units, 19 no. 2 bed units and 3 no. 3 bed units. (d) the change of use of the former gospel hall from education use to a community hall. (e) the creation of a new vehicular entrance from nicholas street. (f) the refurbishment, reconfiguration and realignment of the interface wall between the sports hall and the original school building. (g) associated bin and bicycle storage buildings. (h) the provision of 50 no. Car parking spaces to serve the overall development along with associated electrical vehicle charge points. (i) provision of internal access road, footpaths and communal space areas to include all hard and soft landscape works with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments. (j) internal site works and attenuation systems to include a hydrocarbon and silt interceptor on the storm network prior to discharge to the adjacent watercourse. (k) all ancillary site development/construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul, water, gas and esb networks along with provision of an esb substation. The proposed works relate to the protected structures within the site (former house protected structure ref. 13702025 and the former school st mary's college, protected structure ref. 13702026). A natura impact statement (nis) accompanies this application*sfi received 18.7. 23*

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community FacilitiesCI

“To provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
6 Nicholas St, Dundalk, Louth	Jan 2025	€140,000	64 m
5 Nicholas St South, Dundalk, Co Louth	Jun 2025	€105,000	67 m
9 Ohares Mill, St Nicholas St, Louth	Feb 2025	€173,000	98 m
10 Nicholas Court, Dundalk, County Louth	Oct 2025	€150,000	110 m
Apt. 1 Nicholas Court, Nicholas Street, Dundalk	Sept 2025	€207,000	110 m
11 St Marys Rd, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2025	€230,000	110 m
8 Wolfe Tone Terrace, Dundalk, Louth	Dec 2025	€275,000	120 m
97 Chapel St, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2026	€150,000	120 m

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Key dates

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Application received19 October 2022
Further information requested8 December 2022
Further information received18 July 2023
Decision due11 September 2023
Decision issued1 September 2023
Appeal submitted28 September 2023
Appeal decided1 November 2024
Permission expiry31 October 2029

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