GrantedApartmentsDecided 25 July 2024

South of Dundalk Inner Relief Road/West of Dublin Road R132, Dundalk, Co Louth

Extension of duration for a strategic housing development of 142 apartments, a crèche, and community room.

24102 · Louth County Council · Lodged 14 June 2024

Reference: 24102
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: EXTENSION OF DURATION
Received: 14 June 2024

Summary

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The applicant is seeking an extension of duration for a permitted Strategic Housing Development. The scheme consists of 142 apartments across five buildings ranging from two to five storeys, a crèche, a community room, and solar panels.

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Residential units: 142

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Official record

Development description

Extension of duration of abp ref. Abp-303891-19 (amended by abp-306503-20) for an shd (strategic housing development):. Application to an bord pleanala: permission for a strategic housing development to consist of 142 no. Apartments (52 no. 1 bed, 64 no. 2 bed, and 20 no. 3 bed) in five buildings, ranging in height from two to five storey on a site measuring 2.16 hectares including a crèche (122sqm) and community room (122sqm. ) together with parking, roadways and ancillary site works including works to the public road, landscaping and boundary treatments. Provision is made for the installation of solar/photovoltaic panels on the roofs of each building the direction of which will depend on orientation. The application also includes a new vehicular access via a roadway and new entrance off the r215 inner relief road (this access was permitted under p. A. Ref. 16/803 (abp ref. 15.247927) and a dedicated pedestrian/cycle link to dublin road (r132). The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the dundalk and environs development plan 2009-2015 (as varied and extended). And the louth county development plan 2015-2021). The application may be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www. Finnabairsouth. Ie abp opinion 10.12.18

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseRE

“To provide for commercial, business and supporting residential uses.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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
Ardara, Dublin Rd, Haggardstown	Jun 2026	€430,000	126 m
Apt 19 Green Park, Institute Of Technology Dundalk, Dundalk	Jun 2026	€250,000	340 m
Apt 17, Green Park, Dundalk Institute Of Technology	Jun 2026	€250,000	340 m
10 Carlinn Avenue, Mullaharlin Road, Dundalk	Jun 2025	€340,000	399 m
16 Carlinn Avenue, Mullharlin Road, Dundalk	Jun 2025	€351,000	408 m
Xanadu, Dublin Rd, Haggardstown	Oct 2025	€340,000	438 m
16 Carlinn Heath, Mullaharlin Road, Dundalknot full market price	Oct 2025	€400,000	443 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 received14 June 2024
Decision due8 August 2024
Decision issued25 July 2024
Permission expiry31 December 2026

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