Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 3 December 2025

Haggardstown and Marshes Upper including works on Blackrock Road (R172) and Hardy’s Lane, Dundalk, Co. Louth.

Construction of 502 residential units and a creche in Dundalk.

2560319 · Louth County Council · Lodged 30 May 2025

Reference
2560319
Authority
Louth County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
30 May 2025
Residential units
462
Floor area
49026.4999999995 m²

Summary

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A 7-year permission is sought for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on an 18.54-hectare site. The development will consist of 502 residential units, including maisonettes and houses, alongside a two-storey creche, a new wastewater pump station, and associated access infrastructure.

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Official record

Development description

  • 7-year permission for a large-scale residential development (lrd) on lands (c. 18.54 ha) the development will consist of
  • 502 no. Residential units, with a total residential gross floor area of c. 51,440.5 sqm comprising:40 no. 1 bed maisonettes,147 no. 2 bed mid-terrace 2 storey house ,276 no. 3 bed end of terrace and semi-detached 2 storey houses ,1 no. 3 bed detached bungalow and 38 no. 4 bed semi-detached 3 storey houses, 1 no. Two storey creche facility (570.7 sqm gross floor area) with outdoor secure play area and parking. New access off blackrock road providing for vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access and incorporating a new bus stop on blackrock road; 2 no. Pedestrian and cycle only access points are provided from bóthar maol. Infrastructure and services for the proposed development including surface water infrastructure, water mains and a new wastewater pump station (with temporary storage and associated dosing measures) which will be pumped via a new rising main along blackrock road (r172) and hardy’s lane to finnabair crescent where it will discharge to the existing wastewater drainage network. Associated public and private open space, landscaping and amenity areas including a large central park of c. 2.7ha, public art, boundary treatments, public lighting, roads, cycleways, footpaths, car and cycle parking, infrastructure and services and all associated site and development works. To facilitate the proposed development, excavation, cut and fill, reprofiling of existing ground levels and removal of works completed under previously permitted shd development including the foundations for 5 no. Houses is required. The ruins of a former pumphouse will also be removed / demolished as part of the works and existing overhead electrical lines will be undergrounded. *significant further information received on 14/10/2025*

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€244,700297 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 received30 May 2025
  2. Further information requested22 July 2025
  3. Further information received14 October 2025
  4. Decision due8 December 2025
  5. Decision issued3 December 2025
  6. Appeal submitted18 December 2025
  7. Appeal decided13 April 2026

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