Market Square House, Irish Street, Ardee, Co. Louth, A92K8FP

Landmark Town Centre Investment / Redevelopment Property Ground Floor Commercial & FPP 4 no. large Apartments. THE PROPERTY – “READY TO GO” INVESTMENT / REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY Well-located substantial two storey town centre property occupying a prominent corner position at Market Square. Formerly a licensed premises with restaurant use overhead, this property is vacant and may benefit from the Vacant Property Refurbishment Grant (Croí Cónaithe Towns Fund). As per Planning Ref 2560052, full planning permission was granted on 15.09.2025 to refurbish and secure change of use of the property to provide 4 no. large apartments in addition to the ground floor commercial unit at the front of the building. The total site area of the property is approx. 0.185 hectare / 0.457 acres and the entire is zoned B1 – Town or Village Centre under the terms of the current Ardee Development Plan 2021 – 2027. PROPOSED SCHEME: Ground Floor Commercial: approx 109 sqm / 1,173 sq ft Ground Floor Apartment No 1 (3 bed): approx 96.9 sqm / 1,043 sq ft First Floor Apartment No 2 (3 bed): approx 109 sqm / 1,173 sq ft First Floor Apartment No 3 (2 bed): approx 74.6 sqm / 803 sq ft First Floor Apartment No 4 (3 bed): approx 57.2 sqm / 616 sq ft Vacant site (zoned B1) to rear offering potential for further development. POTENTIAL: In this instance, given the size of the proposed apartments, there is perhaps an opportunity to submit a revised planning permission for additional apartments by reducing the floor area and no. of bedrooms within the proposed scheme, as granted, and by incorporating the vacant site to the rear.