GrantedHousing estateDecided 17 April 2023

North Road, Moneymore, Drogheda Co. Louth

Construction of 98 residential units and a creche facility in Drogheda.

221018 · Louth County Council · Lodged 22 December 2022

Reference: 221018
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 22 December 2022
Residential units: 98
Floor area: 10667.8 m²

Summary

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The proposed development on a 4.33-hectare site consists of 16 apartments in duplex units, 32 two-storey houses, 35 two-storey houses, and 15 three-storey houses. It also includes a single-storey creche building, access roads, and associated services.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the construction of 98 no. Residential units and a creche facility on a site of 4.33 hectares. The proposed residential units comprise the following types: (a) 16 no. 1 bed apartments arranged in 8 individual end of terrace duplex units each having a single apartment at ground floor level and at first floor level (b) 32 no. 2 bed 2 storey houses, (c) 35 no. 3 bed 2storey houses, (d) 15 no. 4 bed end/mid terrace 3 storey houses. The single storey creche building will have a gross floor area of 236.4 sqm and will cater for up to 52 childcare places and includes for dedicated parking and external play area. The proposed development also includes for access roads and footpaths, car and bicycle parking, public and private open spaces with associated landscaping, boundary treatments, foul drainage including a pump station and rising main connection to an existing manhole on north road, surface water drainage including surface water attenuation, public lighting, footpath and cycle path along r132 and all associated and ancillary site development works. A natura impact statement (nis) has been submitted with this application **further information received on 28.3. 23**

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 12 April 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 15 June 2025.

Notified floor area: 134 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
84 Seven Winds, North Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€312,731	22 m
Unit 40 Seven Winds, North Road, Droghedanot full market price · price excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€214,768	36 m
Unit 41 Seven Winds, North Road, Droghedanot full market price · price excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€247,187	39 m
103 Seven Winds, North Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€374,405	44 m
Unit 42 Seven Winds, North Road, Droghedanot full market price · price excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€214,768	44 m
77 Seven Winds, North Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€352,378	48 m
78 Seven Winds, North Road, Droghedaprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€334,801	48 m
31 Seven Winds, North Road, Droghedanot full market price · price excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€247,187	49 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 received22 December 2022
Further information requested24 February 2023
Further information received28 March 2023
Decision due24 April 2023
Decision issued17 April 2023
Grant issued18 May 2023
Permission expiry17 May 2028

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