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Louth County Council · 2360553

Earl Street, Dundalk, Co Louth

Approved in Feb 2024. Building started.

  1. 22 Dec 2023Received
  2. 22 Feb 2024Conditional
  3. 25 Mar 2024Final approval
  4. 18 Oct 2024Building started
  5. 24 Mar 2029Approval runs out
Status
Building started
Decision
Conditional · 22 Feb 2024
Council
Louth County Council
Type
RETENTION
Units
1
Site
63 m²

What’s proposed

In plain English

Change of use to add one apartment at former Amber Night Club

The applicant wants permission to keep and finish converting a storage area into an apartment. This is in addition to six apartments previously approved at this site.

  • Asks to keep work already done (retention)
  • Includes keeping changes made to windows on the eastern alleyway
  • The building is a protected structure
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

Retention and completion of a development consisting of the change of use of ancillary storage area at the former Amber Night Club to facilitate the addition of 1no apartment, to the 6no. previously granted under Planning Ref No.s 20/156 & 22/984 at the former Amber Night Club. Retention of alterations to original windows on the eastern alleyway elevation. The building forms part of a protected structure under the current Louth County Development Plan - Record of Protected Structure Ref No. D192. Note, no alterations to the listed/protected façade is proposed or envisioned

Planning details

Reference
2360553
Local authority
Louth County Council
Status
Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
22 Dec 2023
Decision due
24 Feb 2024 · decided 22 Feb 2024
Decision
Conditional on 22 Feb 2024
Site area
63 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Building started

  • 18 Oct 2024 · Builder told the council work was starting CN0121081LH

Zoning

C1.1 — Retail warehousing

Zoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks.

Protections nearby 250 m

  • NIAH-recorded building · 56
    The Ph?nix Bar; Ulster Bank
  • Recorded monument · 3
    Castle - tower house; Excavation - miscellaneous

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Sept 2026, 15:44open
Summary

2360553 is a planning application to Louth County Council for retention and completion of a development consisting of the change of use of ancillary, received on 22 Dec 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 22 Feb 2024.