71 WEST STREET, DROGHEDA, COUNTY LOUTH
Demolition and reconstruction of a three-storey building to provide a ground floor shop and two apartments.
2360223 · Louth County Council · Lodged 19 July 2023
- Reference
- 2360223
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing an existing three-storey building to reconstruct a new three-storey building. The new structure will contain a ground-floor retail unit and two apartments on the upper floors, situated adjacent to a protected structure.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 3
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
Permission for the demolition of existing three storey building comprising of a ground floor retail unit and apartment access area, a first floor one bedroom apartment and a second floor one bedroom apartment, reconstruction of the 3 storey building comprising of a ground floor retail unit, access area to 2no. Apartments over and a bin store, a first floor one bedroom apartment and a second floor one bedroom apartment and all associated site development works. Note the proposed site / building in question is bounded to the south-east by a protected structure (no. 72 west street – louth county council record of protected structures id. Db-283)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To facilitate social, economic and physical regeneration and/or rejuvenation of an area or specific lands.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, 71 Narrow West St, Drogheda | Jun 2025 | €30,000 | 4 m |
| 53a Narrow West St, Drogheda, Louth | Nov 2025 | €225,000 | 32 m |
| 65 West St, Drogheda, Louth | Sept 2025 | €100,000 | 47 m |
| 9 Prestons Mill, Wellington Quay, Drogheda | Jul 2025 | €187,000 | 154 m |
| 28 Prestons Mill, Wellington Quay, Drogheda | Feb 2026 | €202,000 | 154 m |
| 16 Preston Mill, Drogheda, Louth | Mar 2025 | €200,000 | 154 m |
| 20 Prestons Mill, Wellington Quay, Drogheda | May 2026 | €198,000 | 154 m |
| 98 Georges St, Drogheda, Louth | Mar 2025 | €185,000 | 161 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 received19 July 2023
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