1 Newry Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Conversion of a shop storage area to a beauty salon, demolition of an annex for a new extension, and two new first-floor apartments.
2660080 · Louth County Council · Lodged 18 February 2026
- Reference
- 2660080
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes internal alterations to a ground floor shop in Dundalk, including changing the rear storage area into a beauty and wellness salon. It also includes the demolition of a rear annex to build a new single-storey extension for the salon, and converting the first-floor living space into two apartments.
- Residential units
- 2
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 development to consist of an existing shop and ancillary storage on the ground floor and living accommodation on the first floor over the shop. The development will consist of internal alterations to existing ground floor shop layout including new enclosed stairwell to first floor apartments. Change of use of ground floor shop storage area to the rear to beauty and wellness treatment services. Demolition of single storey annex to the rear/side of the shop and replacement with new single storey extension to the rear of the building for use in connection with beauty and wellness treatments services. Existing first floor residential living accommodation to be converted to two number apartments including elevational treatments to the building. All site and landscaping works including additional privacy screening to private amenity space to southern corner of the site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newry Rd, Dundalk, Dundalk | Jun 2025 | €75,000 | 2 m |
| 20 Dowdallshill, Dundalk, Louth | Nov 2025 | €240,000 | 70 m |
| 26 Brickfield Gardens, Newry Rd, Dundalk | Dec 2025 | €325,000 | 159 m |
| 11 Brickfield Gardens, Newry Rd, Dundalk | Sept 2025 | €175,000 | 207 m |
| 35 Dowdalls Hill, Dundalk, Louth | Mar 2025 | €155,000 | 272 m |
| Racecourse Rd, Dowdallshill, Dundalk | Sept 2025 | €475,000 | 294 m |
| Doylesfort Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Jan 2026 | €268,690 | 378 m |
| 60 Lios Dubh, Armagh Rd, Dundalk | May 2026 | €95,000 | 410 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 2026
- Further information requested2 April 2026
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