Inner Relief Road (R215), Dundalk, Co Louth
Strategic Housing Development of 142 apartments in five buildings ranging from two to five storeys.
18795 · Louth County Council · Lodged 2 October 2018
- Reference
- 18795
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 October 2018
Summary
AI-generatedA pre-application request has been lodged for 142 apartments across five buildings, ranging from two to five storeys. The development will also feature a creche, a community room, parking, and a new entrance onto the Inner Relief Road.
- Residential units
- 142
- Storeys
- 5
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Shd: stage 2 pre application request lodged with an bord pleanála. The proposed development consists of 142no. Apartments (58no. 1-bed, 64no. 2-bed and 20no. 3-bed) in five buildings, ranging in height from two to five storey on a site measuring 1.52ha. A creche (122.4sqm) and community room (121.5sqm) are also proposed to serve the development together with parking, roadways and ancillary site works including landscaping and boundary treatments. Access will be via a roadway and new entrance on to the r215 inner relief road permitted under p. A. Re. 16/803 (abp ref. 15.247929). Please note that louth county council is not the decision maker. This application has been lodged with an bord pleanála (abp) under the planning & development (housing) and residential tenancies act 2016 and section 4(1) of the planning & development (strategic housing development) regulations 2017. Louth county council does not have a public file for viewing. Any queries should be directed to an bord pleanála directly at pleanala. Ie or (01) 858 8100 or lo-call 1890 275 175
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ardara, Dublin Rd, Haggardstown | Jun 2026 | €430,000 | 228 m |
| Xanadu, Dublin Rd, Haggardstown | Oct 2025 | €340,000 | 360 m |
| Apt 17, Green Park, Dundalk Institute Of Technology | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 414 m |
| Apt 19 Green Park, Institute Of Technology Dundalk, Dundalk | Jun 2026 | €250,000 | 414 m |
| Dublin Rd East, Haggardstown, Dundalk | Apr 2026 | €535,000 | 458 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received2 October 2018
- Decision due1 January 9999
In the area
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