Developer Park Street SPV Limited has lodged a planning application with Louth County Council to convert the former Bank of Ireland at 16 Park Street in Dundalk, a protected four-storey structure that has been vacant for several years, into 13 apartments.

The Irish Independent reported that the application seeks change of use from offices to residential, comprising four two-bedroom apartments, six one-bedroom apartments, and three studio units, along with a lower ground floor extension to enclose an existing undercroft area.

The building at 16 Park Street is listed in Louth County Council's Record of Protected Structures. The council's appraisal describes it as having been designed by George Halpin for Bank of Ireland and remodelled in the first part of the twentieth century, noting its banded rustication and robust ashlar entrance porch as creating an imposing facade, with fine detailing to the porch and gate piers.

The application is currently at pre-validation stage, with public submissions due by 18 May 2026 and a decision expected from Louth County Council by 8 June 2026.

The 16 Park Street scheme is one of two former bank building conversions currently advancing in Dundalk. A separate application has been lodged for 100 Clanbrassil Street, a corner-sited three-storey red brick and sandstone protected structure built circa 1890 and designed by Vincent Craig, which the council describes as a landmark building within the town. A decision on that application is due by 18 June 2026.

Both schemes reflect a broader pattern of adaptive reuse of vacant protected structures in Irish town centres, as developers respond to sustained housing demand and planning policy encouraging the activation of underutilised historic buildings.

Read the full report on the 16 Park Street planning application and Dundalk apartment conversion plans.