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St Alphonsus Road, Dundalk, Co Louth

Installation of solar PV panels on a pergola roof at a protected monastery.

23459 · Louth County Council · Lodged 10 November 2023

Reference: 23459
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 10 November 2023

Summary

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The application seeks permission to install automatic and self-cleaning solar photovoltaic panels on the flat roof of an existing single-storey standalone pergola. The pergola is located in the south lawn of St Joseph's Monastery, which is a Protected Structure.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Permission for proposed installation of automatic and self clean solar photovoltaic (pv) panels to the flat roof of the existing external single storey standalone pergola (46.8m (l) x 6.2m (w) x 2.6m (h), located in the south lawn area of st joseph's monastery in order to facilitate the future long term use of the complex by the redemptorist community - st joseph's monastery is a protected structure

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
10 St Alphonsus Rd, Dundalk, Louth	Oct 2025	€180,000	116 m
6b St Alphonsus Rd., Dundalk, Louth	Jul 2025	€141,000	139 m
6 St Alphonsus Rd, Dundalk, Louth	Aug 2025	€145,000	139 m
1 Sutton Court, Seatown Place, Dundalk	Dec 2025	€280,000	150 m
37 Seatown Place, Dundalk, Louth	Aug 2025	€425,000	164 m
36 Seatown Place, Dundalk, Louth	Nov 2025	€460,000	168 m
16 Bothar Glas, Louth Village, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€299,559	183 m
Stonetown Lower, Louth Po, Dundalk	Feb 2025	€405,000	183 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

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Application received10 November 2023
Decision due13 January 2024
Decision issued8 January 2024
Grant issued8 February 2024
Permission expiry7 February 2029

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