McGeough's Bar and Restaurant, Condil House, Roden Place Dundalk Co Louth
Retention of extensions and alterations to McGeough's Bar and Restaurant, plus permission for a new emergency staircase.
2489 · Louth County Council · Lodged 24 May 2024
- Reference
- 2489
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 24 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for a ground floor store extension, a first-floor roof terrace extension with an enclosed escape stairs, and internal layout alterations. It also requests permission to construct a new two-storey enclosed emergency escape staircase to serve the second-floor offices.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
- Retention permission for a ground floor extension to the stores located to the rear of the existing building
- Retention of an extension to the approved first floor roof terrace to the rear of the property which includes an enclosed emergency escape staircase
- Retention of the inclusion of the first floor landing area and store as part of the overall approved bar and restaurant development, the reconfiguration of the stairs to the second floor offices and minor alterations to the internal layout of the approved bar and restaurant development
- Permission for a two storey enclosed emergency escape staircase to the east of the existing building which will service the existing second floor office accommodation inclusive of all associated site development works
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Defenders Row, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2025 | €240,000 | 26 m |
| 24 Market St, Dundalk, Co Louth | Jan 2026 | €200,000 | 63 m |
| Roden Place, Dundalk, Louth | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 74 m |
| 43 Market St, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €147,500 | 85 m |
| 5 The Arches, Bachelors Walk, Dundalk | Apr 2026 | €187,000 | 105 m |
| 61 Market St, Dundalk, Louth | Feb 2025 | €197,500 | 106 m |
| 25 Bachelors Walk, Dundalk, Louth | Apr 2026 | €140,000 | 109 m |
| 50 Bachelors Walk, Dundalk, Louth | Dec 2025 | €165,000 | 120 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received24 May 2024
- Decision due18 July 2024
- Decision issued11 July 2024
- Grant issued12 August 2024
- Permission expiry11 August 2029
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