Saint Nicholas Church, Church Street, Dundalk Co. Louth
Accessibility works and internal upgrades to Saint Nicholas Church, a protected structure.
2560114 · Louth County Council · Lodged 3 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560114
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe Select Vestry of Dundalk Church of Ireland is seeking permission for accessibility works at Saint Nicholas Church. The project includes altering external paths, steps, and landings, providing new and upgraded toilets, and reinstating the internal staircase to the former Soldiers' Gallery.
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
Planning permission requested by the select vestry, dundalk church of ireland for accessibility works to the parish church of saint nicholas, church street, dundalk, co. Louth, a91 wp52, a protected structure, including the alteration of external access paths, steps and landings, the provision of new toilets and the upgrading of an existing toilet, the reinstatement of the internal staircase to the former soldiers’ gallery, services upgrades and associated works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Ohares Mill, Dundalk, Louth | May 2025 | €170,000 | 53 m |
| 9 Ohares Mill, St Nicholas St, Louth | Feb 2025 | €173,000 | 70 m |
| 10 Nicholas Court, Dundalk, County Louth | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 99 m |
| Apt. 1 Nicholas Court, Nicholas Street, Dundalk | Sept 2025 | €207,000 | 99 m |
| 5 Nicholas St South, Dundalk, Co Louth | Jun 2025 | €105,000 | 108 m |
| 6 Nicholas St, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2025 | €140,000 | 113 m |
| 97 Chapel St, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2026 | €150,000 | 119 m |
| 11 St Marys Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 146 m |
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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 received3 March 2025
- Decision due27 April 2025
- Decision issued17 April 2025
- Grant issued19 May 2025
- Permission expiry18 May 2030
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