65 McSwiney Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Retention of a removed boundary wall section to form a new vehicular entrance and parking space.
2560818 · Louth County Council · Lodged 17 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560818
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 17 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the removal of a section of the front boundary wall. This was done to create a new vehicular entrance and a concreted in-curtilage car parking space.
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Official record
Development description
Retention of the removal of a section of a boundary wall to form a new vehicular entrance and in curtilage concreted car parking space and all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Culhane St, Dundalk, Louth | Jun 2026 | €170,000 | 80 m |
| 14 Mc Sweeney St, Dundalk, Louth | Dec 2025 | €264,000 | 85 m |
| 6 Culhane St, Dundalk, Louth | Apr 2026 | €190,000 | 92 m |
| 17 Laurel Brook Gardens, Dundalk, Louth | Oct 2025 | €291,000 | 103 m |
| 31 Ohanlon Park, Dundalk, Louth | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 108 m |
| 4 Culhane St, Dundalk, Louth | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 124 m |
| 50 Ohanlon Park, Dundalk, Louth | Oct 2025 | €162,000 | 173 m |
| 30 Father Murray Park, Dundalk, Louth | May 2026 | €236,000 | 176 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 received17 December 2025
- Decision due19 February 2026
- Decision issued6 February 2026
- Grant issued9 March 2026
- Permission expiry8 March 2031
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