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Lands at Haggardstown, Blackrock Dundalk, Co Louth

Construction of a large-scale residential development of 502 homes and a crèche in Blackrock.

2360330 · Louth County Council · Lodged 1 September 2023

Reference
2360330
Authority
Louth County Council
Register status
Withdrawn
Type
PERMISSION
Received
1 September 2023
Residential units
474
Floor area
40673.7 m²

Summary

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This Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) proposal consists of 502 residential units ranging from one to three storeys. The mix includes houses, bungalows, and maisonettes, alongside a two-storey crèche, public open spaces, and a new entrance onto the R172 Blackrock Road.

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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

  • Permission for a large-scale residential development (lrd) - full details are available at www. Haggardstownlrd. Ie. This includes an eiar and nis. Proposal includes
  • Construction of 502 no. Residential units ranging in height from one storey to three storeys comprising 26 no. Four-bedroom semi-detached houses (147.8 sq. M each); 210 no. Three-bedroom terraced houses & semi-detached houses (ranging in size between 88.9 sq. M and 100 sq. M, some of which include garden sheds); 1 no. Three-bedroom bungalow (111.5 sq. M); 214 no. Two-bedroom houses (73.6 sq. M each); & 52 no. One-bedroom maisonettes (ranging in size between 56.5 sq. M & 81.4 sq. M)
  • Construction of a two-storey crèche (c. 570.7 sq. M. ) with associated external play area (c. 813 sq. M. )
  • Provision of public open space (totalling c. 4.69 ha of which c. 3.09 ha comprises strategic amenity space) & private open space (in the form of private garden areas serving the houses, bungalow, & maisonettes); &
  • Provision of vehicular, cyclist & pedestrian access/egress & associated circulation routes (inc. The construction of new dedicated entrance to the r172 blackrock road, with a southbound right hand turning lane & a new northbound bus stop, 2 no. New pedestrian access points routes to bóthar maol, & 1 no. New pedestrian & cycle path access point along the north eastern boundary to bóthar maol). 5.762 no. Car parking spaces (inc. 738 no. Residential car parking spaces, 4 no accessible visitor car parking spaces & 20 no. Car parking spaces serving the proposed crèche)
  • Electric vehicle charging infrastructure; 7.660 no. Bicycle parking spaces (comprising 502 no. Residential bicycle parking spaces; 120 no. Visitor bicycle parking spaces; 6 no. Long-term bicycle parking spaces for the creche; 16 no. Visitor bicycle parking spaces for the creche and 16 no. Shared bicycle parking spaces serving the proposed strategic amenity / public open space)
  • Bicycle storage
  • Bin storage
  • Photovoltaic roof panels; 11.6 no. Esb sub-stations
  • Undergrounding & diversion of the existing 10kv and 20kv overhead power lines
  • Provision of public lighting
  • Boundary treatments (including gates, piers, and railings)
  • Equipped play areas
  • Public art and wayfinding
  • All hard and soft landscaping
  • Provision of sustainable urban drainage systems (suds); 19.1 no. Type 3 wastewater pumping station & associated 24 hr underground emergency storage tank; and
  • All other site

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Open SpaceOS
“To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity and open space.”

National zoning type: Open space, park

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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
8 Edenhill, The Loakers, BlackrockNov 2025€244,700298 m
11 Hazelhurst, The Loakers, BlackrockJun 2026€250,000426 m
47 Beaupark, The Loakers, DundalkMar 2026€251,000455 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

  1. Application received1 September 2023
  2. Application withdrawn25 October 2023

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