Omra Park, Drumullagh, Omeath Co Louth
Change of use of a protected house and outbuilding to guest accommodation, including extensions and retention of an apartment.
25152 · Louth County Council · Lodged 30 September 2025
- Reference
- 25152
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 September 2025
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 762.35 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to convert a protected dwelling house and outbuilding into guest accommodation, including extensions, alterations, and refurbishment. It also includes retention permission for an existing first-floor apartment in the outbuilding and modifications to the entrance driveway.
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 change of use of dwelling house and outbuilding to guest accommodation including extensions, alterations, refurbishment, elevational changes to the dwelling house and outbuilding and all associated site works at omra park - a protected structure - lhs002-005 & niah ref. 13833005 *significant further information received on 12/12/2025 - retention permission for the existing use as an apartment accommodation at first floor level to the outbuilding, proposed new passing bays along the entrance driveway and modifications to the boundary wall each side of the main entrance to facilitate visibility requirements*
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide a land reserve for the orderly expansion of the settlement into the future.”
National zoning type: Strategic reserve, White land
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Old School House, Omra Park, Omeath | Mar 2025 | €199,000 | 21 m |
| 12 Shorecourt, Omeath, Louth | Mar 2026 | €297,000 | 484 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 September 2025
- Further information requested14 November 2025
- Further information received12 December 2025
- Decision due11 February 2026
- Decision issued5 February 2026
- Grant issued9 March 2026
- Permission expiry8 March 2031
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