GrantedHousing estateDecided 10 February 2022

Braghan, Baltray, Co Louth

Extension of duration for a 29-home development, shop, and two apartments in Baltray.

211525 · Louth County Council · Lodged 22 December 2021

Reference: 211525
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: EXTENSION OF DURATION
Received: 22 December 2021

Summary

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An extension of duration is sought for a previously approved development on a 3.45-hectare site. The project includes the demolition of existing structures to build 25 detached houses, 4 terraced houses, a shop with office space, and 2 apartments.

Housing estatehousing estatedemolitionmixed use

Residential units: 31
Floor area: 973 m²

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Official record

Development description

Further extension of duration of 08/925 - permission for a development on a site extending to 3.45ha which will consist of a) demolition of existing structures on site (c. 973.3sq. M) b) site development works to accommodate 25 no. Detached dwellings with on-site parking for each dwelling (dwellings will range in height from single storey to one-and-a-half storey to two storey in height) on individual development plots and c) buildings located at the junction of the baltray - termonfeckin road / promenade road comprising 3 no. Two storey three bedroom dwellings; 1 no. Two storey four bedroom dwelling; a mixed use building comprising a shop with associated office and stores at ground floor level (gross floor area of 144sq. M) with two no. Two bedroom apartments at first floor level, with a further 16 car parking spaces to serve this part of the site. The main vehicular and pedestrian access will be provided off the baltray to termonfeckin road (r167). There will also be pedestrian access to the development off the promenade road and revised vehicular access to existing dwelling to the east. Site development works to include junctions and access roads, dropped kerbs to each of the individual dwelling plots, footpaths, grass margins, landscaping and boundary treatments, public lighting, foul and surface water drainage systems, water supply and all other related services and infrastructure. The development also provides for off-site upgrade works to the baltray to termonfeckin road (r167) for a distance of c. 220 metres at and in the vicinity of the site frontage. Significant further information - re-alignment works to r167 (baltray-termonfeckin road) for a distance of c. 320 metres at and in the vicinity of the site frontage; revisions to internal roads and car parking layout; revisions to entrance of private dweling on 'promenade road', the provision of a public lighting plan for the r167 and 'promenade road' and archaeological survey of application site

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
9 The Cottages, Baltray, Drogheda	Sept 2025	€425,000	177 m
Dormie, 3 Sea Rd, Baltray	Jul 2025	€305,000	228 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

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Application received22 December 2021
Decision due24 February 2022
Decision issued10 February 2022
Permission expiry31 December 2023

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