Point

586 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Point, from 6 m² to 52,025 m² (5.2 ha, 12.86 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 35 neighbouring parcels touch it.

Download the townland: DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its boundary, parcels and buildings; GeoJSON or KML.

• R2Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 588 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G1Open Space (Open space, park)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• N6Public Infrastructure and Utilities (Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses)
  Louth County Development Plan, Louth · 5 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

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

• 8 Jul 2026Conditional

  Permission for an attic conversion into a home office/play area, associated elevational changes to the rear and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660453

• 1 Jul 2026N/a

  Permission for a new detached single-storey classroom to rear of existing creche to include WC & sensory room, alterations to existing front elevation, change of use of part of adjoining house to creche kitchen, alterations to existing carparking, along with all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660436

• 1 Jul 2026N/a

  Permission for an attic conversion into a home office/play area, associated elevational changes to the rear and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660439

• 24 Jun 2026N/a

  Permission for a new detached single-storey classroom to rear of existing creche to include WC & sensory room, alterations to existing front elevation, change of use of part of adjoining house to creche kitchen, alterations to existing car parking, along with all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660413

• 20 Jun 2026N/a

  Permission for an attic conversion into a home office/play area, associated elevational changes to the rear and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660406

• 15 Jun 2026N/a

  Permission for an attic conversion into a home office/play area, associated elevational changes to the rear and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660378

• 22 May 2026Conditional

  Retention and Permission: Retention of extensions and alterations to an existing dwelling house previously approved planning under planning ref. no. 20441. The modifications include: 1. Extensions to front, side and rear of an existing dwelling. 2. Increase in ridge height to 7.8m high. 3. Alterations to existing elevations. 4. Alterations to the front porch & front façade. 5. Increase in ground levels. 6. Revised boundary treatments to include for Gabion cages & 1.8m high panel fencing. 7. and associated site development works. Permission for a domestic garage and associated site development works

  Retention, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 2660321

• 16 May 2026N/a

  Permission for an attic conversion into a home office/play area, associated elevational changes to the rear and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2660294

• 27 Apr 2026N/a

  Permission for the following: 1. The demolition of 2no. shed ruins (96.6m2). 2. The construction of 41 units comprising of: a. 23no. 3-Bed Terrace House Units, b. 1no. block of Apartments comprising of 18no. apartment units (12no. 2-Beds & 6no. 1-Beds) & Stand-alone Bin and Bike store building. 3. The provision of communal and private open space, site landscaping, boundary treatment, public lighting and pedestrian and vehicular access. 4. All associated site works and ancillary services and connections necessary to facilitate the proposed development

  Permission, 23 homes · Louth County Council, 2660242

• 13 Apr 2026Conditional

  Permission for the conversion of an existing detached domestic garage to rear of existing dwelling house to dependent relative accommodation and all associated site development works

  Permission · Louth County Council, 2660185

• 27 Jan 2026Conditional

  EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 20/839 - Permission for a development that will consist of 6 no. residential units in a three storey block. The units will consist of the following; 1 no. 3 bedroom ground floor apartment, 2 no 1-bedroom ground floor apartments, 2 no. 2-bedroom 1st floor/2nd floor duplexes and 1 no. 3-bedroom 1st floor/2nd floor duplex

  Extension of duration · Louth County Council, 2611

• 22 Aug 2025Conditional

  THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DEPENDANT RELATIVE ACCOMMODATION UNIT AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2560528

• 3 Jul 2025Conditional

  Permission for ground floor extension to rear of dwelling and first floor extension to side of dwelling.

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2596

• 19 Sept 2024Conditional

  Retention permission consists of the construction of a first floor extension to the rear of the property

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2460557

• 5 Jul 2024N/a

  The development seeking retention permission consists of the construction of a first floor extension to the rear of the property.

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2460376

• 1 Jul 2024Conditional

  The Development consists of Retention permission for domestic store/ play room to rear of dwellinghouse, car port to side of dwellinghouse and all Associated site development works. SPLIT DECISION: 1: Grant Retention Permission for the domestic store/playroom to the rear of the dwelling house subject to the 3 conditions set out in schedule 1. 2: Refuse Retention Permission for the car port structure to the side of the dwelling house for the reason set out in schedule 2.

  Retention · Louth County Council, 2460361

• 22 Feb 2023Conditional

  (1) Retention permission for demolition and reconstruction of dwellinghouse and completion of proposed extension currently under construction (extension previously granted under planning ref. no. 20/788); (2) permission for minor alterations to roof previously granted under planning ref. no. 20/788 and all associated site development works **Significant further information received on 29.6.23 relates to rentention of works to roof already constructed and all associated site works**

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 2386

• 28 Nov 2022Conditional

  Permission for 2 no. 2 storey (4 bedroom) dwelling houses and associated site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Louth County Council, 22922

• 30 Sept 2022Conditional

  Retention permission for changes to the elevations of the dwelling house, including additional windows and revised door positions and for associated site works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22775

• 28 Jul 2022Conditional

  Retention and completion of a single storey extension to the rear of the existing dwelling house, minor alterations to the front and side façades of the existing dwelling house inclusive of all associated site development works

  Retention, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22608

• 15 Jun 2022Conditional

  Permission for a window to the side of dwelling house

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22483

• 27 May 2022Conditional

  Permission sought for the demolition of an existing side garage and the construction of a two storey extension to the side of an existing dwelling. The development shall also include a ground floor extension to the rear and front of the dwelling

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 22424

• 22 Dec 2021Conditional

  permission for a single storey detached dwelling house and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 211537

• 21 Dec 2021Conditional

  permission to construct a single storey extension to the rear of existing semi-detached house, alterations to existing elevations, internal alterations, alterations to the existing entrance and front boundary wall, new detached garage to rear of existing house and all associated site works

  Permission, 1 home · Louth County Council, 211522

• 13 Dec 2021Conditional

  retention permission for advertising signage and full permission for additional advertising signage

  Retention · Louth County Council, 211481

The 25 most recent of 76 applications.

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

Designated sites

• Special Area of Conservation: Dundalk Bay SAC 000455
• Special Protection Area: Dundalk Bay SPA 004026
• Proposed Natural Heritage Area: Dundalk Bay 000455

Recorded monuments

No recorded monument lies in the townland of Point.

Architectural heritage

• The Towers, house, 1900–1920 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1910. Irregular plan, angular projecting bays to each corner. Hipped slate roof, flat sections, rendered chimneystacks, crenellations, cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast and smooth rendered walling, crenellated parapets, smooth rendered banding. Square-headed window openings, smooth rendered reveals, painted stone sills, replacement aluminium casement windows. Segmental-headed door opening set in crenellated door surround, moulded segmental-headed architrave on fluted brackets, smooth rendered pilasters on blocks, timber six panelled door, plain-glazed overlight, dentil work to top rail of door frame, door to west with crenellated head and modern timber slated hood.

• The Dairy, house, 1800–1840 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached four-bay single-storey thatched house, built c. 1820. Rectangular-plan, single-storey flat-roofed addition to north. Pitched thatched roof, painted stone verge copings, red brick chimneystacks. Painted roughcast rendered walling. Square-headed window openings, painted smooth rendered reveals, painted stone sills, painted timber two-over-two sliding sash windows. Square-headed door opening, smooth rendered reveals, timber sheeted half-door. Set back from road, garden south, painted rendered boundary wall, slightly projecting banding, segmental coping, cylindrical gate piers to south, knobbed domed cap stones, metal hooped gate, cylindrical gate piers to south-east, conical caps, sheet metal gates. Farmyard to north, single- and two-storey pitched slate roof buildings, stables to east, coach house to north.

• Red Barns House, house, 1860–1900 · Regional interest
  Description

  Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1880. Return to south-west, conservatory to south, two-bay two-storey block to north-west c. 1950, single-storey additions to west. Hipped slate roofs, clay ridge and hip tiles, lead lined valleys, smooth rendered corbelled chimneystacks, terracotta pots, overhanging eaves, timber suffix, metal gutters. Painted smooth rendered walling, projecting plinth and string course to first floor. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows. Gable-fronted porch to east, moulded triangular pediment, plain frieze with wreaths, central round-headed opening, painted rendered panelled surround, carved head keystone, flanking corner pilasters, round-headed blind niches with keystones, plain glazed fanlight, square-headed painted timber and glass panelled door, inside porch painted timber surround, timber and stained glass door, petal fanlight. Set within own grounds, gravel surround rubble stone wall to east, curved wing walls to entrance, dressed stone square-plan gate piers, recessed panels, projecting moulded flat cap stones with gable-fronted centres, rendered plinth, cast-iron railings, cast-iron gates.

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.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3065 (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 Point with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Louth.

Name

Point · An Pointe

Area

903,028 m² (90.3 ha, 223.14 acres)

Civil parish

Dundalk, and its townlands

Barony

Dundalk Upper

Electoral division

Dundalk Rural, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Marsh South, Marshes Lower, Townparks

Placenames

Point 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.