Balgatheran, Drogheda, County Louth
Demolition of a sunroom, building a single-storey extension, converting a garage to a granny flat, and installing solar panels.
2560668 · Louth County Council · Lodged 21 October 2025
- Reference
- 2560668
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves demolishing an existing sunroom to build a single-storey extension to the front and side of the house. It also includes extending and converting the domestic garage into a granny flat, making elevational changes, and installing solar panels on the roof.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the demolition of a sunroom on the end of the dwelling house and the construction of a single storey extension to the end and front of the dwelling house, for elevational changes to the dwelling house, for a single storey extension to an existing domestic garage and for the change of use of same to a granny flat, for the erection of solar panels on the roof of the house and for associated site works
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| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Of Rath, Tullyallen, Drogheda | Dec 2025 | €980,000 | 362 m |
| Balgatheran, Drogheda, Louth | Sept 2025 | €316,000 | 445 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 October 2025
- Decision due15 December 2025
- Decision issued5 December 2025
- Grant issued14 January 2026
- Permission expiry13 January 2031
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