GrantedHousing estateDecided 20 April 2023

Richard Taaffes Holding, Green Road, Louth Village Dundalk

Demolition of a derelict house and construction of eight new three-bedroom houses.

221001 · Louth County Council · Lodged 21 December 2022

Reference: 221001
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 December 2022
Residential units: 8
Floor area: 867.72 m²

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of an existing derelict dwelling and the construction of eight new three-bedroom, two-storey houses. The project includes private gardens, parking, EV charging points, play spaces, and associated site works.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Permission for demolition of an existing derelict dwelling; construction of 8 no. Dwellings on a site of c. 0.2863 hectares. All dwellings are provided with private amenity space in the form of private gardens. The 8 no. Dwellings consist of 2 no. House types lou1 (detached 3 bed two storey dwellings); 6 no. House types lou2 (4 no. Semi-detached and 2 no. Detached 3 bed two storey dwellings); vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed development will be via the l1170 and the green rd. The development includes the provision of new vehicular parking, ev charging points, public and communal/play spaces with associated landscaping, new boundary treatments, on street parking area along the l170 and in curtilage parking along the green rd, new footpaths, foul and surface water drainage, watermains, alterations to the exisitng site levels, retaining walls, all associated/ancillary landscaping and site development works **significant further information received 28.3. 23

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town or Village CentreLC

“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”

National zoning type: Commercial, retail

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

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 16 October 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 4 April 2024.

Notified floor area: 867.7 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
3 Church Hill, Louth Village, Louth	Dec 2025	€323,000	34 m
17 B�thar Glas, Louth Villageprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€299,559	41 m
15 Bothar Glas, Louth Village, Co. Louthprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€303,964	53 m
18 Fr. Finn Park, Louth, Co. Louthnot full market price	Mar 2026	€90,000	53 m
6 Church Hill, Mullavelley, Louth Villagenot full market price	Apr 2026	€330,000	58 m
6 Pinnacle View, Mullavalley, Louth Villagenot full market price · price excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€343,612	89 m
30 Bothar Glas, Louth Village, Louthprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€295,200	89 m
21 Bothar Glas, Louth, Louth Villageprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€303,900	89 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 received21 December 2022
Further information requested17 February 2023
Further information received28 March 2023
Decision due24 April 2023
Decision issued20 April 2023
Grant issued20 September 2023
Appeal submitted9 May 2023
Appeal decided20 September 2023
Permission expiry19 September 2028

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