GrantedCommercialDecided 10 January 2017

Inner Relief Road (IRR) (R215), Dundalk, Co. Louth

A major mixed-use development including office, research and development buildings, and 300 student accommodation bedrooms.

16803 · Louth County Council · Lodged 8 November 2016

Reference: 16803
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 8 November 2016

Summary

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The proposed 10-year permission development on the Inner Relief Road in Dundalk consists of one office building, seven research, development, science, and technology buildings, and three student accommodation blocks. The student accommodation will provide 88 units containing a total of 300 bedrooms, alongside an ancillary student office and laundrette.

Commercialstudent housingofficescience parkmixed use

Residential units: 88

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at a site at inner relief road (irr) (r215), dundalk, co. Louth. The application site is bounded to the north by the irr, to the east and south by lands in agricultural use and to the west by the rear gardens of houses that front the dublin road (r132). There is an esb substation beyond the north-eastern boundary of the site. The application is for planning permission for a period of 10 years. The proposed development will consist of a mixed-use development comprising 1 no. Building for office use, (identified as block a), 2 no. Buildings for office/ research and development/ science and technology use (identified as block b and c), 5 no. Buildings for research and development/ science and technology type uses (identified as block d, e, f, g and h), and 3 no. Student accommodation buildings (block j, k and l), all with supporting ancillary services, and associated car parking and bicycle parking provision. The proposed student accommodation will consist of 88 no. Units containing between 1 and 5 bedrooms totalling 300 no. Bedrooms. Student accommodation block j incorporates an ancillary student office and laundrette at ground floor level. Block k incorporates a café/ delicatessen at ground floor level. Buildings will range in height from 2- 4 storeys with additional roof top plant. Block a incorporates a roof garden. All buildings have the option for rooftop mounted photovoltaic/ solar panels. Vehicular access to the proposed development will be provided via a new entrance off the inner relief road (r215). The entrance will be constructed in the same position as an entrance permitted under abp ref. Pl. 55.237838/p. A. Ref. No. 10/09 the appropriate period of which was extended under p. A. Ref. No. 15/344. The development provides for the construction of a section of a north-south access road through the lands as provided for in the finnabair south character area of the mullagharlin framework plan. The proposed development also provides for all site development works including adjustment to site levels, internal access roads, cycle parking, covered cycle parking, covered bin stores, cycle paths, footpaths, open space, public lighting, signage zones on buildings, podium signage, landscaping, 3 no. Electricity substations, services, boundary treatments, undergrounding of overhead cables, and all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseRE

“To provide for commercial, business and supporting residential uses.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

Objective set by the Louth County Development Plan (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Ardara, Dublin Rd, Haggardstown	Jun 2026	€430,000	223 m
Xanadu, Dublin Rd, Haggardstown	Oct 2025	€340,000	368 m
Apt 17, Green Park, Dundalk Institute Of Technology	Jun 2026	€250,000	407 m
Apt 19 Green Park, Institute Of Technology Dundalk, Dundalk	Jun 2026	€250,000	407 m
Dublin Rd East, Haggardstown, Dundalk	Apr 2026	€535,000	466 m
10 Carlinn Avenue, Mullaharlin Road, Dundalk	Jun 2025	€340,000	496 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received8 November 2016
Decision due11 January 2017
Decision issued10 January 2017
Appeal submitted31 January 2017
Appeal decided6 June 2017
Permission expiry5 June 2027

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