GrantedCommercialDecided 14 April 2016

Fairways Hotel Site, Haggardstown, Co Louth

Extension of duration for a supermarket, retail units, creche, and hotel reconfiguration at the Fairways Hotel site.

16119 · Louth County Council · Lodged 29 February 2016

Reference: 16119
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: EXTENSION OF DURATION
Received: 29 February 2016
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 1.1 m²

Summary

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The project includes a 1,640 sqm supermarket with an off-licence, five retail units, and a creche. It also involves the reconfiguration and modernization of the Fairways Hotel, including a new foyer and restaurant, alongside the partial demolition of hotel buildings. Retention permission is also sought for an existing access point.

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Official record

Development description

Extension of duration re: 10/568 will consist of a supermarket incorporating an off-licence (1,640m² gross floor area), five retail/ service units (total gross floor area 690m²) and a creche (206m²) and associated car parking, signage (67.5m²), service areas, landscaping, boundary treatment and site development works at the fairways hotel. The development for planning permission will also consist of the reconfiguration and modernisation of the fairways hotel including new foyer/ reception area and restaurant (446m²) and part demolition (4,840m²) of the fairways hotel complex of hotel buildings. Vehicular access to the proposed development is via the existing entrance (to be upgraded) to the fairways hotel off the dublin road (r132). The development consists of retention permission for an unauthorised access/egress to the fairways hotel from old golf links road, haggardstown, dundalk co. Louth, to serve as a service access for the proposed development. A master plan pertaining to an area extending to 12.39 hectares (zoned retail, leisure, recreation and community) and incorporating the application site accompanies the application. **significant further information submitted on 12/04/11 amended the description as follows: omission of 3 no. Of the original 5 no. Retail service units (2 no. Retail service units with a gross floor area 338sqm are retained) the 3 no. Retail service units to be omitted are replaced by a bingo hall (class 11 use) (total gross floor area 368 sqm) the omission of the unauthorised access/egress from the old golf links road and its replacement with a landscaped pedestrian/cycle link only; provision for a new pedestrian link to adjoining 'stamanaran' residential development to the east; and the repositioning of existing pedestrian link to felda.

Land-use zoning

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Neighbourhood CentreLC

“To provide for and improve local neighbourhood facilities.”

National zoning type: Commercial, retail

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
53 Stamanaran, Old Golf Links Road, Blackrocknot full market price	Jan 2026	€410,000	85 m
15 Stamanaran, Olf Golflinks Rd, Blackrock	Mar 2025	€390,000	157 m
20 Stamanaran, Old Golf Links Rd, Blackrock	Jan 2025	€330,000	182 m
29 Fairways Gardens, Dublin Road, Dundak	Oct 2025	€460,000	185 m
46 Fairways Gardens, Dublin Road, Dundalknot full market price	Aug 2025	€372,500	186 m
27 Bellfield Avenue, Dublin Road, Haggardstown	Jul 2025	€575,000	190 m
25 Stamanaran, Old Golf Links Rd, Dundalk	Jul 2025	€300,000	198 m
29 Stamanaran, Old Golflinks Rd, Blackrock	Jun 2025	€180,000	210 m

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Key dates

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Application received29 February 2016
Decision due24 April 2016
Decision issued14 April 2016
Permission expiry3 October 2021

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