GrantedHousing estateDecided 18 June 2021

Ballymakenny Road, Drogheda, Co Louth

Construction of 69 residential units including 49 houses and 20 duplexes.

201084 · Louth County Council · Lodged 11 December 2020

Reference: 201084
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 December 2020
Residential units: 49
Floor area: 5243 m²

Summary

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The development will consist of 69 residential units on a 1.985-hectare site. This includes 49 terraced and end-of-terrace houses (2 to 3 storeys) and 20 duplex units (3 storeys), along with parking, open spaces, and drainage works.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development that will consist of the construction of 69 no. Residential units on a site of c. 1.985 hectares. All units are provided with private amenity space in the form of gardens or balconies/terraces. The 69 no units consist of 49 no. Terraced and end of terrace houses and 20 no. Duplex units. The proposed houses are 2 to 3 storeys in height while the duplex building are 3 storeys in height. The 49 no. Houses consist of the following: 4no. 2 bedroom units, 39 no. 3 bedroom units and 6 no. 4 bedroom units. The 20 no. Duplexes consist of the following: 4 no. 1 bedroom units, 6 no. 2 bedroom units, 10 no. 3 bedroom units. The proposal includes the provision of car parking and bicycle parking, public and communal open space with associated landscaping, boundary treatments, all associated internal access roads, footpaths and cycles facilities, bin stores, foul and surface water drainage, lighting and all associated and ancillary site works. A natura impact statement (nis) was submitted to the planning authority with the planning application. *significant further information which includes an updated natura impact statement was received on 27/04/2021*

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

New Residential Phase 1R1

“To provide for new residential neighbourhoods and supporting community facilities.”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

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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Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 22 April 2024.

Notified floor area: 1,312 m²

6 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
18 Ellwood Park, Ballymakenny Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€366,110	161 m
18 Ellwood Park, Ballymakenny Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€361,233	161 m
12 Ellwood Park, Ballymakenny Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€343,786	163 m
11 Ellwood Park, Ballymakenny Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€387,665	163 m
No 4 Ellwood Park, Ballymakenny Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€339,294	163 m
14 Ellwood Park, Ballymakenny Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€343,786	163 m
13 Ellwood Park, Ballymakenny Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€343,786	163 m
15 Ellwood Park, Ballymakenny Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€339,208	163 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 received11 December 2020
Further information requested12 February 2021
Further information received27 April 2021
Decision due21 June 2021
Decision issued18 June 2021
Grant issued19 July 2021
Permission expiry18 July 2026

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