GrantedHousing estateDecided 15 August 2023

Bridgegate Rathgory Mulladrillen, Drogheda Road, Ardee Co Louth

Construction of 272 residential units, a crèche, a community building, and a park.

22228 · Louth County Council · Lodged 23 March 2022

Reference: 22228
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 23 March 2022
Residential units: 207
Floor area: 22373.1 m²

Summary

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This Strategic Housing Development application consists of 272 residential units, comprising 206 houses and 66 three-storey duplex units. The proposal also includes a crèche, a single-storey community building, a public park, and realignment works to the Rathgory Tributary.

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Storeys: 3

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

Shd stage 3 decision made by abp (abp-313083-22) stage 2 ref. No. 20/759 - see www. Bridgegateshd. Ie for details. The ardee partnership, intend to apply to an bord pleanála for permission. Development will consist of:a) construction of 272 no. Residential units comprising 206 houses 66 no. Duplex units (3 storeys), with private open space, b) a part 1, part 2 no. Storey crèche and playground and a single storey community building adjacent at a community hubaccessed from bridgegate avenue served by car parking on bridgegate green and bridgegate avenue;c) a park located in the northof the site extending to accessed from community hub and between duplex b & c at bridgegate avenue, with 2 no. Pedestrian links to public park adjoining to the west and 1 no. Pedestrian footpathextending to the north perimeter at hale street, with reservation for a future link road to the east facilitated in the north section of park;d) works to the rathgory tributary comprising realignment of the channel and regrading and reprofiling of land, implementation of 2 vehicular crossings and provision of a riparian corridor based around the open watercourse comprising landscaping and planting with access to the watercourse provided for maintenance purposes and 1 no. Pedestrian and cyclist crossing; e) a series of public open spaces; open spaces will provide a mix of hard and soft landscaping, pedestrian and cycle access and a range of activities f) provision of shared surfaces, landscaped streetscapes including planting and landscaping at two neighbourhood streets in the southern part of the site, with roads provided to site boundaries to the east, south and west to facilitate possible future connections; g) all landscaping and boundary treatments;h) roads and access infrastructure taken from bridgegate avenue (permitted ref: 10/174; abp ref: pl15.238053, provision of a bus stop on the south side of bridgegate avenue adjacent to community hub and provision of cycle lanes at thislocation (continued through public open space 01); a total of 480 no. Car parking spaces (362 no. Serving houses, 84 no. Serving duplexes, 23 no. Serving crèche and community building and 11 no. Visitor and public open spaces), a total of 296 no. Bicycle parking spaces ;i) provision of 2 esb substations, drainage and services infrastructure, lighting, suds drainage. An eiar and a nis have been prepared

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
42 Cherrybrook, Ardee, Louth	May 2025	€240,000	259 m
96 Cherrybrook, Ardee, Louth	Jul 2025	€246,000	280 m
37 Moorehall Close, Hale Street, Ardee	Jan 2025	€325,000	296 m
84 De La Salle Cresent, Ardee, Co Louth	Oct 2025	€231,000	301 m
28 Rathgory, Ardee, Louth	Nov 2025	€290,000	326 m
5 Bridgegate Park, Bridgegate, Ardee	Apr 2026	€375,000	336 m
11 Bridgegate Avenue, Ardeeprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€343,568	346 m
69 Moorehall Rise, Hale St, Ardee	Oct 2025	€345,000	361 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 received23 March 2022
Decision due31 May 2025
Decision issued15 August 2023

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