Marshes Lower

1,873 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Marshes Lower, from 0 m² to 64,337 m² (6.43 ha, 15.9 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 31 neighbouring parcels touch it.

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• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 1,600 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C2.1General Employment (Industrial, enterprise, employment)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 152 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1Town or Village Centre (Commercial, retail)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 49 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C1.1Neighbourhood Centre (Commercial, retail)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 31 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• M1Mixed Use (Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Facilities (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 10 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• C7Retail, Leisure and Recreation (Other commerce/industrial/enterprise uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 0 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 25 Jul 2026N/a

  Permission for the construction of a single-story timber frame modular building and all associated site and development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660504

• 16 Jul 2026Conditional

  Permission for change of use of an existing retail unit to a takeaway facility and associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2694

• 7 Jul 2026Conditional

  Retention permission for 1. extension to front and side of existing dwelling house (previously granted permission under planning Ref. No. 55523744), 2. Widening of existing entrance to public road and all associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660450

• 25 Jun 2026Conditional

  Retention of the extension and alterations to the side of an existing dwelling house to include the change of use of an attached domestic garage to living accommodation and associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660420

• 18 Jun 2026Conditional

  Permission for a two storey extension to existing dwelling, a bin store to front garden with all associated site development works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660393

• 28 May 2026N/a

  Permission will consist of demolition of the existing boundary wall which runs along Long Avenue and Tom Bellew Avenue and the construction of a three to four-storey residential development to the southern portion of the site of 46 residential units comprising of 19no 2 bed Ground floor apartments, 19no 3 bed duplexes above accessed via external stairs. 4no 3 bedroom apartments, 3no 1 bed apartments and 1no studio apartment accessed via communal hall and staircore. The proposed development including communal amenity spaces and parking (47 spaces inc 10 Electric Vehicle parking spaces) is accessed via a new vehicle entrance from Long Avenue. There are pedestrian links located on The Long Avenue and Tom Bellew Avenue. Other roadworks as required including a cycle lane to Tom Bellew Avenue and alterations to kerb line for crossing points. New boundary treatments and communal bike stores and ESB substation building are proposed. Associated groundworks, landscaping, drainage, engineering and ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development to be included to site at corner of Tom Bellew Avenue and The Long Avenue, Dundalk, County Louth. This application includes a masterplan relating to the wider lands to the north of the site which has an application for a discount foodstore and coffee shop.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660336

• 27 May 2026Conditional

  Permission will consist of conversion of attic space into living accommodation to include skylights with all associated site developments works off existing entrance

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2671

• 20 May 2026Conditional

  Retention permission for light industrial/showroom/warehouse building, site entrance and associated site works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2660304

• 15 May 2026Conditional

  Retention & Permission: Retention permission is sought for the retention of an existing ground floor extension to the rear of an existing dwelling. Planning permission is also sought for the construction of a first floor extension above the existing ground floor extension to the rear of an existing dwelling. The development will include elevational changes to the side and rear of the existing dwelling

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2660290

• 14 May 2026Conditional

  Permission for a single storey extension to the side of existing 2 storey semi-detached house & all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660285

• 7 May 2026Conditional

  Permission for the demolition of an existing attached domestic garage and replacement of same with a two storey side extension, a new front porch to an existing dwelling house, a domestic garage and associated site development works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2661

• 24 Apr 2026Conditional

  Retention permission for a garage extension to the side elevation and a porch extension to the front elevation of an existing dwelling house and all associated site works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2657

• 8 Apr 2026Conditional

  Permission for the change of use from warehouse to padel tennis sports facility, with minor internal modifications, including reception, ancillary café, seating area, bathrooms /changing rooms, weight training area, recovery room and all associated and ancillary site works *Significant Further Information Received on 14/07/2026 - Revised Notices on 27/07/2026 - Revised Notices received on 13/08/2026*

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660174

• 27 Mar 2026N/a

  Permission for alterations to light industrial/showroom/warehouse building as previously granted under Planning Ref. No. 19/792, including alterations and reduction of footprint, reduction in building height and elevational changes

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2660156

• 25 Mar 2026Conditional

  Permission for a single storey side extension to the existing dwelling house and associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660150

• 16 Mar 2026N/a

  Retention permission for alterations to light industrial/showroom/warehouse building as previously granted under Planning Ref. No. 19/792, including alterations and reduction of footprint, reduction in building height and elevational changes

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2660136

• 23 Feb 2026Conditional

  Permission to modify a permitted apartment building within a residential development known as Bayview, permitted under ABP Ref. No. ABP314720-22 (Planning Ref: 22/259). Permission for the repurposing of communal space within a permitted apartment building to provide 4no. additional 1-bedroom apartments. The permitted apartment mix will be amended from 14no. 1-bedroom and 15no. 2-bedroom apartments (29no. in total) to 18no. 1-bedroom and 15no. 2-bedroom apartments (33no. in total). There will be no amendments made to the housing, roads or public open space as permitted and under construction. The total number of units across the Bayview Development will be increased from 89no. unit (60no. houses and 29no. apartments) to 93no. (60no. houses and 33no. apartments). The modifications include external alterations to part of the western façade of the permitted apartment building including window placement and balconies to serve the 4no. new apartments

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660089

• 17 Feb 2026Conditional

  Retention & Permission for development to consist of: the construction of a three-storey building which is to include truck maintenance and workshop facilities, ancillary offices, Bio-mass boiler and associated flue, staff canteen and changing facilities; demolition of existing structures on site including tank farm wall structure, diesel loading bay facility with standalone canopy structure with associated fuel infrastructure features and removal of toilet block and existing portacabins; the retention of existing screened palisade fence and gate to the front (northern boundary) of the site; all associated drainage infrastructure with proposed SUDS features and associated landscaping, boundary and site development works

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2660078

• 19 Jan 2026Conditional

  Retention of an attic conversion to an existing dwellinghouse, inclusive of all associated site development works.

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660014

• 22 Dec 2025Conditional

  Retention & Permission: Retention of a single storey rear extension to the rear of an existing dwelling house, a domestic garage, an outbuilding which is used as a home office and associated site development works. Permission for the demolition of an existing domestic garage and replacement of same with a single storey side extension to existing dwelling house and associated site development works

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 25184

• 16 Dec 2025Refused

  The proposed development consist of (i) Demolition of existing single storey rear extension (ii) Construction of a two-storey rear extension (iii) All associated site and development works at 37 St. Alphonsus Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560815

• 16 Dec 2025Conditional

  Development will consist of removal of existing lean-to extensions, alterations to rear elevation to include new fenestration, 2 no. rooflights, and widening of existing vehicular access and all associated site development works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560816

• 15 Dec 2025Conditional

  Permission for (1) A warehouse extension (floor area 273sq. m and maximum height of 6.3m) to the rear of the existing buildings at Units 3 and 7. (2) Modifications to the existing car parking layout, with provision for additional parking to the front of the existing buildings inclusive of all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2560813

• 3 Dec 2025Conditional

  The development consists of permission for one new storage building associated with existing business to rear of existing premises and all associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2560777

• 19 Nov 2025Conditional

  The Development consists of change of use of existing premises from permitted use to leisure purposes (Padel club), associated signage, minor internal alterations to include coffee dock, sitting and viewing areas and all Associated site development works.

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2560738

The 25 most recent of over 100 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Marshes Lower.

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Marshes Lower.

Architectural heritage

• Saint Joseph's Monastery, monastery, 1880–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached nine-bay three-storey with attic monastery and chapel, built c. 1890. L-plan, two-bay breakfront to south-east, extensions to west, single-bay recessed block to north attaching T-plan double-height chapel with three-stage tower to north-east, lean-to side aisles and apse-chancel to west, two-storey block running from south-west corner of church to north-west corner of monastery. Pitched and hipped slate roofs, clay ridge tiles, pyramidal lead roof to tower; yellow brick corbelled chimneystacks on rock-faced squared-and-snecked granite shouldered bases rising from the naked of the wall, projecting chimney-backs, tooled limestone cornices and caps; limestone verge coping; dormer windows to monastery, painted timber bargeboards, finials, glazed cheeks, uPVC windows; wrought-iron finials to towers; moulded cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves courses, cast-iron hoppers, circular downpipes. Rock-faced ashlar squared-and-snecked granite walling, projecting plinth, battered ground floor with tooled stone coping, buttresses to first and second floors, angle-buttresses to tower, stone string courses to church, carved statue of Saint Joseph on stone pedestal over door east elevation church. Round- (ground floor), segmental- (first floor) and square-headed (second floor) window openings, block-and-start yellow brick jambs, brick archivolts, stone sills, stepped reveals to ground floor, uPVC windows, some sliding sash windows surviving to west and north; stained glass fixed frame windows to north of east elevation; round-headed window openings to church, ashlar stone surrounds, stained glass windows; stone tracery to third stage of tower, clocks to top lights, timber louvres; loop windows to east elevation, block-and-start limestone jambs, stained glass. Round-headed door openings; granite surround having Corinthian columns supporting arch with roll-moulded soffit to monastery, granite doorcase with roll-moulded soffit and reveals, painted timber diagonally-sheeted double doors with applied panelling, stained glass fanlight, approached by stone steps; stepped surrounds to church, Doric pilasters supporting ashlar archivolts, fluting to capitals and chevron moulding to east door, carved sandstone tympana, central square pier to east door, painted timber diagonally-sheeted double doors with applied panelling. Interior with encaustic tiled floor, round-headed arcading to aisles supported on Corinthian columns, smooth rendered walling with mosaics, timber confessionals to aisles, carved altar and pulpit, painted murals to reredos, timber gallery to east. Set in own grounds, hard and soft landscaping, bounded to east by stone wall with soldier coping.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Radon

About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

Susceptibility low, low (inferred), on the 1:50,000 map; parts are made ground and water.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3028 (ZIP).

Flooding

The flood maps of the Office of Public Works: floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency; Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland; both CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

No address of the register names Marshes Lower with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Marshes Lower · Na Méirsí Íochtaracha

Area

2,376,053 m² (237.61 ha, 587.14 acres)

Civil parish

Dundalk, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Upper

Electoral division

Dundalk No. 4 Urban, the unit of the census

Census 2022

Dundalk No. 4 Urban electoral division: 6,702 people in 2,658 households; 64% of households own their home; 17% of homes were built since 2001; 8% of dwellings stood vacant on census night, and 0% were holiday homes.

Neighbouring townlands

Marsh South, Marshes Upper, Point, Townparks

Placenames

Marshes Lower on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics by electoral division, Central Statistics Office, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.