GrantedChange of useDecided 11 April 2025

1 William Street, Ardee, Co Louth

New shop fronts and converting a single residential unit into two apartments.

255 · Louth County Council · Lodged 16 January 2025

Reference: 255
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 January 2025

Summary

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The project involves installing new shop fronts for two ground-floor commercial units. It also includes changing a single residential unit into two self-contained residential units with bin and bicycle storage.

Change of useshopfrontconversionapartments

Residential units: 2

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a new shop front to both ground floor commercial units; the change of a single residential unit to 2 no. Self contained residential units, bin storage and bicycle parking area, landscaping and associated site development works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing ResidentialRS

“To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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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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

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Hale St, Ardee, Louth	Apr 2025	€160,000	80 m
4 Boat Trench Terrace, Mulladrillen, Ardee	Mar 2026	€315,000	206 m
9 Quarry Court, John Street, Ardeenot full market price	May 2026	€277,778	245 m
6 Quarry Court, John Street, Ardeenot full market price · price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€211,453	256 m
5 Quarry Court, John Street, Ardeenot full market price	May 2026	€240,000	261 m
4 Quarry Court, John Street, Ardeenot full market price · price excludes VAT	May 2026	€240,000	266 m
3 Quarry Court, John Street, Ardeenot full market price · price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€350,000	271 m
2 Quarry Court, John Street, Ardeenot full market price · price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€251,806	282 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 received16 January 2025
Further information requested7 March 2025
Further information received27 March 2025
Decision due23 April 2025
Decision issued11 April 2025
Grant issued12 May 2025
Permission expiry11 May 2030

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