9 9a & 10 Earl Street, Townspark Dundalk, Co. Louth
Refurbishment, extension, and partial demolition to create a commercial unit and 13 apartments in Dundalk.
2460276 · Louth County Council · Lodged 14 May 2024
- Reference
- 2460276
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves partial demolition and refurbishment of existing buildings to accommodate a ground floor commercial unit and 13 apartments. The residential units will consist of 9 one-bedroom apartments and 4 two-bedroom apartments across multiple floors.
- Residential units
- 13
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 985 m²
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 refurbishment, extension and partial demolition of the existing buildings to accommodate a new ground floor commercial unit (176.2 m2), with new shopfront to include new entrance doors off corner earl street & market square with associated retail storage (30.6m2); residential bin & bike storage (27.3 m2), associated circulation areas; new ground floor apartment entrance lobby off earl street and the refurbishment, alteration and extension to first, second & third floors to form 9 no. One bedroom / 2 person apartments (469.5m2), first floor terrace (8.8m2), the addition of two floors to form 2 no. Two bedroom / 3 person apartments (148.5m2), 2 no. Two bedroom / 4 person apartments (166.4m2), bulky storage (13.2 m2) and all other associated site works *significant further information received on 18/10/2024*
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 Clanbrassil St, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2025 | €65,000 | 154 m |
| 19 Park Ave, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €350,000 | 175 m |
| 11a Batchelor's Walk, Dundalk, Co Louth | May 2025 | €150,000 | 187 m |
| 24 Market St, Dundalk, Co Louth | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 191 m |
| 12 Bachelors Walk, Dundalk, Louth | Aug 2025 | €160,000 | 205 m |
| 8 Defenders Row, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2025 | €240,000 | 206 m |
| 5 The Arches, Bachelors Walk, Dundalk | Apr 2026 | €187,000 | 211 m |
| 18 Batchelors Walk, Dundalk, County Louth | Jun 2026 | €225,000 | 212 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 May 2024
- Further information requested4 July 2024
- Further information received18 October 2024
- Decision due14 November 2024
- Decision issued8 November 2024
- Grant issued9 December 2024
- Permission expiry8 December 2029
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