GrantedHousing estateDecided 19 January 2024

Racecourse Meadows, Racecourse Road, Dundalk

Completion of a residential development in Dundalk by building 45 new homes.

2360475 · Louth County Council · Lodged 21 November 2023

Reference: 2360475
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 21 November 2023
Residential units: 45
Floor area: 4399.1 m²

Summary

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The proposed development will complete the partially constructed 'Racecourse Meadows' estate. It consists of 45 residential units, comprising 36 two-storey houses and 9 apartments across three separate three-storey buildings.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission for proposed development to complete the partially constructed and occupied residential development known as ‘racecourse meadows’, racecourse road, dundalk, co. Louth, originally permitted under p. A. Ref. No. 06-339 and extended under p. A. Ref. No. 12-67 and further extended under p. A. Ref. No. 17-661 and 21-1518. The proposed development will consist of the construction of 45 no. Residential dwellings comprising 9 no. Apartments and 36 no. Houses in the south & western part of the development. The proposed houses are in terraced and semi-detached format and are all two no. Storeys in height. Pile foundations are in place for 18 no. Houses on foot of p. A. Ref. No. 06-339 and this proposed development includes the completion of these houses in addition to the construction of 18 new houses. The proposed apartments are accommodated in three no. Separate three storey buildings identified as block e, f and g on the submitted site layout plan. All upper floor apartments are provided with balconies. The proposed development also provides for bin stores, car and bicycle parking. The design and layout of proposed dwellings is as per that permitted under p. A. Ref. No. 06-339 and as varied under p. A. Ref. No. 07-321/ p. A. Ref. No. 10-33, p. A. Ref. No. 22-376/p. A. Ref. No. 22-376 and p. A. Ref. No. 23-60298. Vehicular access to the development is provided off the permitted and constructed access off racecourse road. The proposed development also provides for all site development works including alterations to ground levels, utilities and services, public lighting, ev charging points, landscaping and boundary treatments and all ancillary site development works. In conjunction with permitted, constructed, commenced dwellings and dwellings under construction this proposed development will not result in any change to the overall number of dwellings i. E. 149 originally permitted under the parent permission p. A. Ref. No. 06-339 (as varied and extended)

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 2 April 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 July 2025.

Notified floor area: 299.6 m²

7 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
Racecourse Rd, Dowdallshill, Dundalk	Sept 2025	€475,000	185 m
26 Units At Racecourse Meadows, Racecourse Road, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€8,229,075	206 m
20 Dowdallshill, Dundalk, Louth	Nov 2025	€240,000	258 m
Newry Rd, Dundalk, Dundalk	Jun 2025	€75,000	277 m
26 Brickfield Gardens, Newry Rd, Dundalk	Dec 2025	€325,000	382 m
11 Brickfield Gardens, Newry Rd, Dundalk	Sept 2025	€175,000	420 m
35 Dowdalls Hill, Dundalk, Louth	Mar 2025	€155,000	429 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 November 2023
Decision due24 January 2024
Decision issued19 January 2024
Grant issued19 February 2024
Permission expiry18 February 2029

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