7 St Nicholas Avenue, Dundalk, Co Louth
Retention of a rear extension and a front porch at an existing house.
22972 · Louth County Council · Lodged 14 December 2022
- Reference
- 22972
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 14 December 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 47.74 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission for an existing extension built to the rear of the dwelling. Retention is also sought for a front porch structure.
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
Retention permission for extension to the rear of dwelling and front porch
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Castletown Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Oct 2025 | €160,000 | 53 m |
| 49 Castletown Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Dec 2025 | €165,000 | 62 m |
| Apt 6, Riverside, Phillip St | Jun 2026 | €240,000 | 68 m |
| 34 Duffys Terrace, Castletown Rd, Dundalk Louth | Nov 2025 | €175,000 | 72 m |
| 110 St Nicholas Avenue, Dundalk, Co Louth | Aug 2025 | €290,000 | 80 m |
| 116 St Nicholas Ave, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2026 | €60,000 | 89 m |
| 22 St Nicholas Ave, Dundalk, Louth | Oct 2025 | €260,000 | 129 m |
| 18 Cuchulainn Terrace, Castletown Rd, Dundalk | Jan 2026 | €77,000 | 135 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 received14 December 2022
- Decision due16 February 2023
- Decision issued10 February 2023
- Grant issued13 March 2023
- Permission expiry12 March 2028
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Retention permission for extension to the rear of dwelling and front porch
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