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An overview of 19.2 Louth Volume 4 Record of Protected Structures — what it contains, how complete it is, and where the vacancy & dereliction assessment work currently stands.

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At a glance

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1,475

Protected structures recorded

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3

Areas covered (Louth, Dundalk, Drogheda)

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10

Records assessed for vacancy / dereliction

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The register is a large, well-populated heritage inventory, but the vacancy & dereliction assessment layer remains at an early stage — 10 of 1,475 entries (0.7%) now carry structured occupancy and evidence data.

Coverage by area

Entries are split across three survey areas; 1 record remains unassigned.

What kind of structures?

The inventory is dominated by domestic architecture — houses alone account for more than 40% of all entries — followed by commercial, ecclesiastical and vernacular building types.

Multi-valued field — a structure may carry more than one type.

Where they cluster

Among entries with a street recorded, the historic core streets of Ardee, Drogheda and Dundalk dominate: Ardee Road (55), West Street (40) and Fair Street (38) top the list, followed by Laurence Street (34), Seatown Place (33) and St. Mary's Road (29). Street coverage remains near-complete — only 2 entries lack a street value.

Data completeness

The descriptive heritage data is solid; the assessment data is essentially empty.

Vacancy & dereliction assessment status

The assessment framework (ownership, occupancy, vacancy duration, condition score, enforcement stage, evidence grade, buildings-at-risk) has now been applied to 10 structures:

• 🏚️ 6 of 10 are unoccupied, 2 occupied and 2 partly occupied; 9 of 10 are flagged At Risk
• 🧱 Condition is recorded for 9: 3 major disrepair, 3 severe disrepair / not habitable, 1 sound, 1 ruinous / dangerous and 1 tbc