GrantedHousing estateDecided 19 October 2020

Farndreg/Mount Avenue/Headford, Dundalk, Co Louth

Construction of 67 new homes, comprising 43 houses and 24 apartments, in Dundalk.

20211 · Louth County Council · Lodged 20 March 2020

Reference: 20211
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 20 March 2020
Residential units: 67
Floor area: 6646.2 m²

Summary

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The proposed development consists of 67 dwellings, including a mix of terraced, semi-detached, and detached houses ranging from 1 to 2 storeys, and 24 apartment/duplex units in three 3-storey buildings. The project also includes retaining walls, undergrounding of cables, and associated site works.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at site bounded to the north by headford; to the east by farndreg; to the west by a permitted residential development for 80 no. Dwellings granted by an bord pleanála abp ref. 303628-19/louth county council p. A. Ref. No. 18/943 and to the south by agricultural lands and existing residential development. Adjoining lands to the west are also the subject of a concurrent planning application for 47 no. Dwellings by the same applicant. The proposed development will consist of 67 no. Dwellings comprising a mix of both houses and apartment/duplex units. A total of 43 no. Houses and 24 no. Apartment/duplex units are proposed. Houses include terraced, semi-detached and detached units. Houses range in height from 1
2 storeys and have the option for photovoltaic/solar panels on roof slopes. The apartment/duplex dwellings are accommodated in 3 no. 3 storey buildings with balconies provided at first floor level to the rear (west facing elevations). The proposed development will also provide for all site development works including alterations to ground levels; the construction of retaining walls; the rerouting and undergrounding of overhead cables; internal access roads; car parking; footpaths; cycle paths; public lighting; landscaping; services; boundary treatments; and the repositioning of the existing wayleave in the southern part of the site. Access to the proposed development is via a new vehicular access from the farndreg estate in the south-eastern part of the site. There is no vehicular access to the permitted development abp ref. 303628-19/louth county council p. A. Ref. No. 18/943 or to adjoining lands (subject of a concurrent planning application by the same applicant) from the proposed new vehicular access from the farndreg estate *significant further information submitted 02/09/20 to allow for revisions to carparking and footpaths, updated archaeological report and more detailed information regarding public lighting and services, a nis has been submitted as part of the significant further information**

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

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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
19 Hearthfield, Mount Avenue, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€361,233	36 m
18 Hearthfield, Mount Avenue, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€361,233	46 m
17 Hearthfield, Mount Avenue, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€325,991	55 m
16 Hearthfield, Mount Avenue, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€325,991	62 m
15 Hearthfield, Mount Avenue, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€343,612	70 m
14 Hearthfield, Mount Avenue, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€343,612	83 m
129 Hearthfield, Mount Avenue, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€361,233	86 m
128 Hearthfield, Mount Avenue, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€361,234	88 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 received20 March 2020
Further information requested2 July 2020
Further information received2 September 2020
Decision due27 October 2020
Decision issued19 October 2020
Grant issued19 November 2020
Permission expiry18 November 2025

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