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Scarlet Street, Drogheda, Co Louth

Change of use from a doctor's surgery to a day services facility for people with intellectual disabilities and autism.

22978 · Louth County Council · Lodged 16 December 2022

Reference: 22978
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 December 2022

Summary

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The application seeks permission to convert a former doctor's surgery on Scarlet Street into a day services facility. The new facility will provide learning, development, and social care services, featuring four multi-purpose sensory rooms, disabled toilets, a staff room, and an office. No external alterations are proposed for the building.

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Official record

Development description

Permissin for the change of use of premises from doctors surgery to provide 'day services' oppurtunities for learning and development, community inclusion and social care provision to service users presenting with intellectual disability/autistic spectrum disorder, together with all ancillary development to provide 4 no. Multi-purpose/sensor rooms, 2 no. Disabled toilets, staff room and office as well as stores. Access is to be taken from the existing access point on scarlet st. Utilities and services are already on site and no external alterations are proposed

Land-use zoning

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Existing ResidentialRS

“To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
38 Sienna, Drogheda, Co Louth	Apr 2026	€242,500	28 m
4 St Theresas Terrace, Scarlet St, Droghedanot full market price	Aug 2025	€120,039	32 m
22 Sienna, Drogheda, Co Louth	Oct 2025	€219,000	82 m
1 Earlwood, Scarlet St, Drogheda	Apr 2025	€175,000	87 m
44 Francis St, Drogheda, Louth	Dec 2025	€215,000	91 m
St Patrick's, Scarlet St, Drogheda	Dec 2025	€350,000	97 m
8 Sienna, Drogheda, Louth	Apr 2025	€245,000	117 m
31 Scarlet Crescent, Drogheda, Louthnot full market price	May 2025	€122,568	141 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.

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Application received16 December 2022

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