GrantedHousing estateDecided 22 November 2020

Dublin Road, Haggardstown, Dundalk Co Louth

Strategic Housing Development of 257 residential units and a crèche in Haggardstown.

20696 · Louth County Council · Lodged 9 September 2020

Reference: 20696
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 September 2020
Residential units: 216
Floor area: 237.6 m²

Summary

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This is an SHD Stage 3 application for 257 residential units, comprising 163 houses and 94 apartments/duplexes. The development will also include a crèche, surface car parking, and electric vehicle charging points.

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Official record

Development description

Shd stage 3 - application lodged with an bord pleanála (stage 2 ref. 20/69) for provision of a total of 257no. Residential units along with provision of a crèche. Particulars of the development comprise as follows: (a) site excavation works to facilitate the proposed development to include excavation and general site preparation works along with removal of existing site compound. (b) the provision of a total of 163no. Residential dwellings which will consist of the following unit mix
57no. 2 bed dwellings (house types 1, 1a, 1b)
76no. 3bed semi detached dwellings (house types 2, 2a, 2b, 3
5no. 3 bed terrace dwellings (terrace block
13no. 4 bed semi detached dwellings (house type 6a)
12no. 4 bed detached dwellings (house types 4 &
(c) the provision of a total of 94no. Apartments/duplex units consisting of 19no. 1 bed units, 38no. 2bed units and 37no. 3bed units; (d) provision of a creche; (e) provision of associated car parking at surface level via a combination of in-curtilage parking for dwellings and via on-street parking for the creche, duplexes and apartments; (f) provision of 4no. Electric vehicle charge points adjacent to the creche building with associated site infrastructure ducting to provide charge points for residents throughout the site; (g) provision of associated bicycle storage spaces with associated enclosures both at surface level throughout the site and bicycle storage facilities within apartment blocks 1 & 2; (h) use of existing access from dublin road with associated upgrade works to facilitate vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access to include provision of a right turning lane; (i) provision of a cycle path along dublin road; (j) provision of internal access roads and footpaths and associated connections to the existing earlsfort residential estate; (k) provision of residential communal open space areas (including formal play areas) including all hard and soft landscape works with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments to include boundary walls, railings & fencing; (l) provision of 2no. Esb substations; (m) internal site works and attenuation systems to include a hydrocarbon and silt interceptor on the storm network prior to discharge to the adjacent watercourse; (n) all ancillary site development/construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul, water, gas and esb networks. Number of units reduced to 216 by an bord pleanala

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing ResidentialRS

“To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.”

National zoning type: Existing 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 21 March 2024.

Notified floor area: 91 m²

12 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
8 Rossmore, Earlsfort, Blackrockprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€418,502	75 m
71 Adare, Earlsfort, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€392,069	101 m
67 Adare, Earlsfort, Blackrockprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€343,612	102 m
2 Rossmore, Earlsfort, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€359,029	102 m
66 Adare, Earlsfort, Blackrockprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€341,410	102 m
64 Adare, Earlsfort, Blackrockprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€297,357	105 m
12 Rossmore, Earlsfort, Blackrockprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€352,422	106 m
1 Rossmore, Earlsfort, Seafield Roadprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€418,502	107 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 received9 September 2020
Decision due30 December 2020
Decision issued22 November 2020
Grant issued23 December 2020
Permission expiry22 December 2025

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