GrantedHousing estateDecided 30 April 2021

Main Street, Dunleer, Co Louth

Construction of 35 new homes, consisting of 13 houses and 22 apartments, with a new entrance and riverside path on Main Street, Dunleer.

20707 · Louth County Council · Lodged 14 September 2020

Reference: 20707
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 14 September 2020
Residential units: 13
Floor area: 1462.4 m²

Summary

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The development will consist of 13 two-storey houses (detached, semi-detached, and terraced) and 22 apartments in a two-storey building. It includes a new vehicular entrance off Main Street, a public footpath, and a riverside amenity path.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the provision of 35 no. Dwellings comprising 13 no. Houses and 22 no. Apartments. The proposed houses are located in the southern part of the site and consist of 5 no. Detached, 4 no. Semi-detached and 4 no. Terraced dwellings, all 2 storeys in height. 4 of the proposed detached dwellings front main street r132 and incorporate south facing first floor roof terraces and individual new vehicular accesses off main street/r132 to serve each dwelling. The proposed apartments are accommodated in a two storey building located towards the northern part of the site, with balconies provided at first floor level. The development also provides for a new vehicular entrance onto main street/r132 to serve the apartments, semi-detached and terraced houses, a public footpath along the site frontage on the east side of main street/r132 and a pedestrian only entrance to the development off main street/r132. It is proposed to provide a riverside amenity path. The proposed development also provides for all site development works including alterations to ground levels and construction of retaining walls, internal roads and footpaths, electricity substation, car parking, open space, public lighting, landscaping and boundary treatments. *significant further information received on 08/04/2021 which comprises the extension of the site area to encompass the motte at the northern end of the site and the full extent of lands zoned open space, recreation and amenity. Other revisions include the realignment and redesign to limited sections of the internal access road and reconfiguration of car parking; revisions to landscape and boundary treatments; external and internal revisions to the apartment buildings including a reduction in level to main street/r132 (west) elevation and re-design of ground floor. The further information response also includes a conservation and management plan for the motte feature and a public lighting plan for the development*

The historical record

How housing estates have been decided in Louth County Council

87% granted

of 364 housing estates granted, refused or part-granted by Louth County Council, 2016–2026.

The same category nationally: 78%7,719
All categories in Louth County Council: 85%8,237

These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.

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 4 June 2025.

Notified floor area: 136.11 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Woodlands Green, Dunleerprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€422,908	193 m
2 Woodlands Green, Dunleerprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€383,260	197 m
3 Woodlands Green, Woodlands, Dunleerprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€383,260	202 m
5 Woodlands Green, Dunleerprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€392,070	211 m
4 Woodlands Green, Dunleerprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€383,260	212 m
Upper Main Street, Clogherhead, Co Louth	Jan 2025	€400,000	297 m
31 Woodlands, Dunleer, Louth	Sept 2025	€342,000	297 m
42 Woodlands, Dunleer, Louth	Jun 2026	€350,000	321 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 received14 September 2020
Further information requested3 November 2020
Further information received8 April 2021
Decision due5 May 2021
Decision issued30 April 2021
Appeal submitted27 May 2021
Appeal decided23 September 2021
Permission expiry22 September 2026

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