Rice's Yard, 19 Seatown Place, Dundalk
Construction of 26 apartments through new buildings and a brick building conversion in Dundalk.
2660201 · Louth County Council · Lodged 15 April 2026
- Reference
- 2660201
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 April 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of 26 apartments comprising 14 one-bedroom and 12 two-bedroom units. This will be achieved by building two new three-storey duplex blocks, one new two-storey block, and converting an existing two-storey brick building. The project also involves the demolition of other existing structures on site.
- Residential units
- 26
- Storeys
- 3
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 26 no. Apartments (14no. 1-bedroom and 12no. 2-bedroom) in the form of 2no. New three storey duplex apartment buildings (each containing 8no. Apartments), one new two storey apartment building (5no. Units) and by the conversion of an existing two storey brick building (5no. Units) at rice’s yard, 19 seatown place, dundalk, co. Louth (a91 w7rk). The application site is bounded to the north by seatown place and the rear of nos. 20 to 24 seatown place, to the south by the ramparts river, and to the east and west by lands and the rear gardens of properties fronting seatown place. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the site will be via the existing established access to rice’s yard, between nos. 18 and 20 seatown place. Other than the original two storey brick building on the site that will be converted into 5 no. Apartments, the planning application provides for the demolition and clearance of all other existing structures on site, removal of modern additions to the existing two storey brick building on site together with all associated site development works, car parking, landscaping, boundary treatments, public lighting and improvement works to the existing site entrance on seatown place. This planning application will be accompanied by a natural impact statement
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for commercial, business and supporting residential uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 Seatown Place, Dundalk, Louth | Nov 2025 | €460,000 | 121 m |
| 37 Seatown Place, Dundalk, Louth | Aug 2025 | €425,000 | 124 m |
| 1 Sutton Court, Seatown Place, Dundalk | Dec 2025 | €280,000 | 147 m |
| 25 Windmill Court, Dundalk, Louth | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 154 m |
| 10 St Alphonsus Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Oct 2025 | €180,000 | 159 m |
| 8 Windmill Ct, Seatown, Dundalk | Jul 2026 | €330,000 | 164 m |
| 6 St Alphonsus Rd, Dundalk, Louth | Aug 2025 | €145,000 | 165 m |
| 5 Windmill Court, Mill St, Dundalk | Jan 2025 | €285,000 | 179 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 received15 April 2026
- Further information requested8 June 2026
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