19 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Co Louth
Construction of a first-floor extension over an existing shop to create a new one-bedroom apartment.
2560150 · Louth County Council · Lodged 20 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560150
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of building a new first-floor extension over the existing shop (The Beauty Box) in Dundalk. This will provide a new one-bedroom apartment along with all associated site development works.
- Residential unit
- 1
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 consist of the construction of a new first floor extension over the existing shop (the beauty box) to provide a new one-bedroom apartment and 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth | Dec 2025 | €185,000 | 25 m |
| 62 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2026 | €152,000 | 26 m |
| 65 Bridge St, Dundalk, Louth | May 2025 | €145,000 | 27 m |
| Castletown Rd, Dundalk | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 38 m |
| 5 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth | Mar 2026 | €160,000 | 61 m |
| 12 Castletown Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2026 | €100,000 | 61 m |
| 4 Bridge St, Dundalk, Co Louth | Aug 2025 | €185,000 | 66 m |
| 68 Bridge Street, Dundalk, Co Louth | Jan 2025 | €180,000 | 71 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 received20 March 2025
- Further information requested9 May 2025
- Further information received30 June 2025
- Decision due27 July 2025
- Decision issued18 July 2025
- Grant issued18 August 2025
- Permission expiry17 August 2030
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