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Permission will consist of: A) The conversion of part of the former PJ Carroll's…

The PJ Carroll's Building Dundalk Institute of Technology , Dublin Road , Dundalk Marshes Upper Townland Co Louth

Permission granted with conditions

Council decision recorded: July 10, 2026

Applicant
Not supplied in our sources
Proposed use
See council description
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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 11a49c64a60037b53a3faf25f0bd29570caedd7e7819f25fd048b09713b7c0e2 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 11a49c64a60037b53a3faf25f0bd29570caedd7e7819f25fd048b09713b7c0e2 · field: DecisionDate

  3. Grant recorded
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 11a49c64a60037b53a3faf25f0bd29570caedd7e7819f25fd048b09713b7c0e2 · field: GrantDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Council outcome, Council decision, Grant recorded.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED; Council outcome: N/A → CONDITIONAL; Council decision: not supplied → 2026-07-10; Grant recorded: not supplied → 2026-08-10

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 6 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns The PJ Carroll's Building Dundalk Institute of Technology , Dublin Road , Dundalk Marshes Upper Townland Co Louth. Proposal excerpt: “Permission will consist of: A) The conversion of part of the former PJ Carroll's factory, a protected structure ref. D182, and the associated former boiler house building into 3487 sqm of apprenticeship teaching faciliti…” Demolition is included in the proposal description.

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

Location & nearby applications

The PJ Carroll's Building Dundalk Institute of Technology , Dublin Road , Dundalk Marshes Upper Townland Co Louth

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Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Louth County Council · Reference 2660299

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 11a49c64a60037b53a3faf25f0bd29570caedd7e7819f25fd048b09713b7c0e2

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:02:38.480061+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-15.

Full description from the council file
Permission will consist of: A) The conversion of part of the former PJ Carroll's factory, a protected structure ref. D182, and the associated former boiler house building into 3487 sqm of apprenticeship teaching facilities. The Works to the main factory building consist of modifying the interior, stripping out some internal walls and the construction of new motor vehicle workshops, electrical workshops, classrooms and other ancillary spaces, and a new mezzanine office space. To facilitate these new teaching spaces minor modifications are proposed to the elevations. On the Eastern elevation, existing roller shutters will be removed and replaced with brick panels, new roller shutters and escape doors will be provided. On the Southern Elevation, one set of solid access doors is to be provided and two brick faced bays are to be replaced with new glazed screen and fire escape doors to match existing. Two new rooflights are proposed, to match the existing. B) The demolition of a small service building behind the former boiler house. C)The former boiler house will be refurbished to provide additional carpentry and joinery apprentice teaching spaces, a new mezzanine office space, associated modifications to the façade, replacement of the roof with a new membrane system, new fall restraint and arrest systems, access ladders and services. D) The removal of three obsolete boiler flues from the south elevation of the former boiler house. E) The construction of a new timber store and preparation building to the south of the former boiler house with steel structure, brick detailing and clerestory glazing to match the existing buildings adjacent. F) Modifications to an existing small garage building and provision of new roller shutters (88.6 sqm). E) Provision for 10 additional bike parking spaces. F) All associated ancillary site and landscaping works.
Application details
Reference
2660299
Site address
The PJ Carroll's Building Dundalk Institute of Technology , Dublin Road , Dundalk Marshes Upper Townland Co Louth
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Permission granted with conditions
Date received
May 19, 2026
Decision due
July 13, 2026
Council decision date
July 10, 2026
Authority
Louth County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-09-06
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → APPLICATION FINALISED
    • Council outcome: N/A → CONDITIONAL
    • Council decision: → 2026-07-10
    • Grant recorded: → 2026-08-10

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