Planning application · Co. Louth

2 to 6 Yorke Street, Dundalk, Co Louth

Decision to grant 9 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 5 Nov 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660240 at 2 To 6 Yorke Street, Dundalk, Co Louth: ~3 homes.
  • The applicant is Barry McCourt. The agent is Owen Finegan.
  • It was received by Louth County Council on 25 Apr 2026.
  • Status: Decision to grant 9 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 5 Nov 2026.
  • The council decided on 9 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 5 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

Source: the Louth County Council planning register, checked 26 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

~3 homes

Retention and Permission for: 1. The demolition of houses Nos 2, 3 and 4. 2. The partial demolition of houses 5 and 6. 3. The increase in width and raising the height of the entrance to the rear resulting in the elimination of the ground floor of house No. 2. 4. The reinstatement of the structural floors walls and roof of houses 3, 4, 5, and 6. 5. The incorporation of the first floor of house No. 2 into house No.3. 6. Raising the roof to the rear of Nos.5 and 6 by 1.0m 7. The removal of the timber paneling to the door of house No.6 and building up in blockwork. 8. Omission of the front canopy on house No.6. 9. The construction of a balcony at first floor level for houses 3 and 4. 10. The construction of a boundary wall to the rear of houses 5 and 6. 11. Alterations to front and rear facades 12. Connections of the four houses to existing services and all associated site works *Significant Further Information received on 15/09/2026 and Revised notices received on 18/09/2026*

Location
Dundalk, Co. Louth Map
Planning reference
2660240
Application type
Retention permissionPermission to keep work already carried out.
Applicant
Barry McCourt

Numbers and dates

Homes
~3estimated from the application
Received
25 Apr 2026
Decision to grant
9 Oct 2026
Appeals until
5 Nov 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Decision to grant

Site history

This site's history

  1. Application 2660350, about 50 m away: granted 4 Sep 2026.

    Permission for the change of use of a recorded protected structure (RPS Ref. No. D358) from a derelict commercial warehouse unit, to a… About 50 m away
  2. Site start under planning reference 14520014, about 30 m away: work started 28 Aug 2014.

    Proposed construction of a ground floor retail unit with 2no. two bedroom apartments over and all associated site development works at 48… About 30 m away

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

Outlook

What happens next

The council decided on 9 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 5 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660240 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Louth County Council planning register, checked 26 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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