The Tholsel, Tholsel Street, Carlingford
Conservation works and repairs to the historic Tholsel Gate in Carlingford.
2360191 · Louth County Council · Lodged 30 June 2023
- Reference
- 2360191
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves select repairs, conservation works, and interpretative installations at the Tholsel Gate, which is a protected structure and recorded monument. Works include masonry repairs, new handrails, glazed screens, and a contemporary ceiling with lighting.
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission is sought for select repairs, conservation works, and interpretative installations to include the following; the removal of invasive vegetation, selective masonry repairs, new handrails to the access stairways, new glazed screens to windows/doors/openings, internal lime wash finish to walls, new contemporary ceiling incorporating lighting, and the provision of a new removable interpretive installation display. The tholsel gate is a protected structure; lhs 005-012, a recorded monument on the record of monuments and sites; lh005-042009, registered on the national inventory of architectural heritage; reg no. 13825045 and located within the carlingford architectural conservation area.
The historical record
How alteration applications have been decided in Louth County Council
96% granted
of 650 alteration applications granted, refused or part-granted by Louth County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 92%22,804
- All categories in Louth County Council
- 85%8,237
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Tholsel Street, Carlingford, Co Louth | Mar 2025 | €180,000 | 42 m |
| Apt. 2 Trinity Mews, Dundalk Street, Carlingford | May 2025 | €250,000 | 96 m |
| 2 Abbey Court, Carlingford, Louth | Nov 2025 | €345,000 | 164 m |
| 8 Market Court, Carlingford, Co. Louth | Jun 2026 | €240,000 | 170 m |
| 14 Market Court, Carlingford, Louth | Jun 2025 | €180,000 | 170 m |
| Coastguard House, Gyles Quay, Dundalk | Jul 2025 | €157,500 | 196 m |
| 5 Cullabala, River Lane, Carlingford | Sept 2025 | €370,000 | 224 m |
| 13 Cul Na Bala, Riverlane, Carlingford | Feb 2025 | €190,000 | 231 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 received30 June 2023
- Further information requested18 August 2023
- Further information received12 October 2023
- Decision due8 November 2023
- Decision issued3 November 2023
- Grant issued4 December 2023
- Permission expiry3 December 2028
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