GrantedChange of useDecided 10 February 2023

Lets Bingo, Racecourse Road, Dundalk Co Louth

Change of use from a bingo hall to a builders providers merchants depot in Dundalk.

22969 · Louth County Council · Lodged 14 December 2022

Reference: 22969
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 December 2022

Summary

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The application proposes changing the use of the 'Lets Bingo' leisure facility into a builders providers merchants depot. The works will include external facade alterations, new external doors, and new signage.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the change of use from a leisure facility to builders providers merchants depot to include alterations to the external facades by provision of new external doors, proposed new signage and all associated site development works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

General EmploymentSI

“To provide for general enterprise and employment generating activities.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 7 November 2023.

Notified floor area: 2,440 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
20 Dowdallshill, Dundalk, Louth	Nov 2025	€240,000	219 m
Newry Rd, Dundalk, Dundalk	Jun 2025	€75,000	222 m
Racecourse Rd, Dowdallshill, Dundalk	Sept 2025	€475,000	222 m
26 Units At Racecourse Meadows, Racecourse Road, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€8,229,075	273 m
26 Brickfield Gardens, Newry Rd, Dundalk	Dec 2025	€325,000	313 m
11 Brickfield Gardens, Newry Rd, Dundalk	Sept 2025	€175,000	349 m
35 Dowdalls Hill, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2025	€155,000	415 m

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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 received14 December 2022
Decision due16 February 2023
Decision issued10 February 2023
Grant issued13 March 2023
Permission expiry12 March 2028

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