Long Walk Shopping Centre, The Long Walk Dundalk, Co. Louth including Unit Nos. 6 7 8 9 12 13/14 15 16 34 35 36 37 & 38.
Amalgamation and change of use of multiple retail units and a pub at Long Walk Shopping Centre.
2560085 · Louth County Council · Lodged 18 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560085
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves amalgamating several existing units to create larger retail spaces and a new café. It also includes removing an external canopy, installing new shopfronts, and carrying out internal modifications.
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 development which will principally consist of: the amalgamation of unit nos. 12, 13/14, 15 & part of no. 16 to create an enlarged unit (c. 223 sq m) and the change of use from retail to café, with the remaining area in unit no. 16 to be used as a smaller retail unit (c. 63 sq m); the amalgamation of unit nos. 6, 7, 8 & 9 to create an enlarged retail unit (c. 282 sq m); and the amalgamation of unit nos. 34, 35, 36 & 37 (retail units) and the amalgamation and change of use of unit no. 38 (a pub/restaurant), a service corridor, management office, and part of the mall floor area, all to create an enlarged retail unit (c. 737 sq m). The development also proposes: the removal of the canopy, replacement light fixtures and new shopfronts all along the eastern and part of the southern elevation of the building; internal modifications; signage; and all associated works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 89 Clanbrassil St, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2025 | €65,000 | 153 m |
| 35 Carroll Village, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €170,000 | 176 m |
| 53 Carrolls Village, Long Walk, Dundalk | Apr 2026 | €185,000 | 176 m |
| 47 Carroll Village, Dundalk, Co Louth | Jul 2025 | €160,000 | 176 m |
| 33 Carrolls Village, Long Walk, Dundalk | May 2026 | €192,000 | 176 m |
| 2 Oriel Terrace, Dundalk, Louth | Feb 2026 | €371,000 | 176 m |
| 19 Park Ave, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €350,000 | 188 m |
| 11a Batchelor's Walk, Dundalk, Co Louth | May 2025 | €150,000 | 211 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 received18 February 2025
- Decision due14 April 2025
- Decision issued11 April 2025
- Grant issued12 May 2025
- Permission expiry11 May 2030
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