~28 dwellings, Former Windmill Bar & Restaurant, Seatown Place, Dundalk Co. Louth - Planning Application 2560326

Status / decision

New Application / 19 Jun 2026

Authority / ref

Louth County Council / 2660397

Development facts

Mixed use / 2 units / floor unknown (units estimated)

Estimated lead value

No value basis indexed

Likely packages

Electrical, Fire Safety, Fit-out, Main contractor, Mechanical

Activity window

Early planning cue: qualify promoter, scale and likely future package needs.

Evidence / confidenceOfficial file: linked; card date 19 Jun 2026. Value confidence: Not enough public evidence for a value band on this card.

Source descriptionPermission for the change of use from retail/storage/commercial to residential, forming 2 No. one-bedroom apartments and 1 No. studio apartment on the 1st and 2nd floor, together with elevational changes including new entrance doors to existing ground floor retail unit and all associated alterations and site works

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Status / decision

Further Information / 9 Dec 2025

Authority / ref

Louth County Council / 2560796

Development facts

Large residential / 79 units / 7,759 m²

Estimated lead value

€10m–30m / indicative estimate

Likely packages

Electrical, Fire Safety, Groundworks, Health & Safety, Landscaping

Activity window

Active file: design clarifications may still change scope before decision.

Evidence / confidenceOfficial file: linked; card date 9 Dec 2025. Value confidence: Medium: value band is present and size evidence is available; verify against source documents.

Source descriptionPermission for development at a site (c. 2.33ha). The proposed development comprises: 79no. dwellings (8no. 2-bed, 62no. 3- bed and 9no. 4-bed houses), and all associated and ancillary site development and infrastructural works, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works, including public open space; public lighting; surface car parking; bicycle parking; ESB substation; bin stores; amendments to the attenuation associated with LCC Reg. Ref. 2460793. The proposed development is accessible for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles via existing Ballymakenny Avenue permitted under LCC Reg. Ref. 22215, which connects to the Ballymakenny Road. The site is also accessible for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles from the west at Twenties Lane via road infrastructure permitted under LCC Reg. Ref. 2360492, LCC Reg. Ref. 2360493, LCC Reg. Ref. 2360494 and LCC Reg. Ref. 2460391. A NIS accompanies this application

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Status / decision

Further Information / 15 May 2026

Authority / ref

Louth County Council / 2663

Development facts

Large residential / 35 units / floor unknown (units estimated)

Estimated lead value

No value basis indexed

Likely packages

Electrical, Fire Safety, Groundworks, Health & Safety, Landscaping

Activity window

Active file: design clarifications may still change scope before decision.

Evidence / confidenceOfficial file: linked; card date 15 May 2026. Value confidence: Not enough public evidence for a value band on this card.

Source descriptionEXTENSION OF DURATION OF 20/707 - Permission for the provision of 35 no. dwellings comprising 13 no. houses and 22 no. apartments. The proposed houses are located in the southern part of the site and consist of 5 no. detached, 4 no. semi-detached and 4 no. terraced dwellings, all 2 storeys in height. 4 of the proposed detached dwellings front Main Street R132 and incorporate south facing first floor roof terraces and individual new vehicular accesses off Main Street/R132 to serve each dwelling. The proposed apartments are accommodated in a two storey building located towards the northern part of the site, with balconies provided at first floor level. The development also provides for a new vehicular entrance onto Main Street/R132 to serve the apartments, semi-detached and terraced houses, a public footpath along the site frontage on the east side of Main Street/R132 and a pedestrian only entrance to the development off Main Street/R132. It is proposed to provide a riverside amenity path. The proposed development also provides for all site development works including alterations to ground levels and construction of retaining walls, internal roads and footpaths, electricity substation, car parking, open space, public lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments. *Significant Further Information received on 08/04/2021 which comprises the extension of the site area to encompass the Motte at the Northern end of the site and the full extent of lands zoned Open Space, Recreation and Amenity. Other revisions include the realignment and redesign to limited sections of the internal access road and reconfiguration of car parking; revisions to landscape and boundary treatments; external and internal revisions to the apartment buildings including a reduction in level to Main Street/R132 (west) elevation and re-design of ground floor. The further information response also includes a Conservation and Management Plan for the Motte feature and a public lighting plan for the development*

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