GrantedApartmentsDecided 24 March 2017

Lands of Liberties on the R173, Old Dundalk Road, Carlingford

Development of a 30-unit managed step-down housing community for older residents in Carlingford.

16852 · Louth County Council · Lodged 29 November 2016

Reference: 16852
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 November 2016
Residential units: 30
Floor area: 1881.79 m²

Summary

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Planning permission is sought for a managed step-down housing community for older residents. The development includes 30 residential units (studios, apartments, and houses) and a two-storey community and administration facility.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development of a managed step down housing community with support facilities. The proposed development will consist of 30 no managed residential units, and associated ancillary facilities designed specifically for older residents. The proposed development is comprised of 9 no single storey 1-bed studio units, 3 no single storey 1-bed units, 11 no 1-bed apartments all with own door access over 2 storeys, 7 no 2-bed units and a 2 storey community and administration facility as well as associated site works (roads, drainage, street lighting, hard & soft landscaping, utility building & services)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Community FacilitiesCI

“To provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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
Mountain Park, Carlingford, Louth	Dec 2025	€995,500	239 m
Dundalk Rd, Carlingford, Louth	Jan 2026	€375,000	263 m
Dundalk Rd, Carlingford, Louth	Mar 2025	€495,000	279 m
15 Cuchulainn Heights, Carlingford, Louth	Feb 2025	€315,000	283 m
28 Cuchulainn Heights, Carlingford, Louth	Sept 2025	€290,000	305 m
Chapel Hill, Carlingford, Louth	Dec 2025	€274,000	323 m
63 Cuchula�nn Heights, Carlingford, Co. Louth	Nov 2025	€255,000	350 m
59 Cuchulainn Heights, Carlingford, Louth	Feb 2025	€225,000	363 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 received29 November 2016
Further information requested30 January 2017
Further information received3 March 2017
Decision due30 March 2017
Decision issued24 March 2017
Grant issued24 April 2017
Permission expiry23 April 2022

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