lands to the north-east of St. Fursey’s Church and north-west of Haggardstown Parochial House, Chapel Road Haggardstown, Dundalk Co. Louth
Extension of St. Fursey's cemetery onto agricultural land in Haggardstown.
2560510 · Louth County Council · Lodged 13 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560510
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to extend the existing cemetery at St. Fursey's Church. The works will include changing the use of agricultural land to a graveyard, extending internal roads and footpaths, creating two landscaped peace gardens, and planting boundary hedgerows and trees. The site is adjacent to protected structures.
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 to extend st. Fursey's existing cemetery to consist of
- Change of use from agricultural land to graveyard
- Extension of existing internal access roads and footpaths
- Creation of 2no. Landscaped peace gardens
- Planting of boundary hedgerow and trees; and
- Associated site development works. St. Fursey’s church (rps ref. No. Lhs012-020 & niah ref. No. 13901219) and the haggardstown parochial house (rps ref. No. Lhs012-051 & niah ref. No. 13901218) are protected structures
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and protect civic, religious, community, education, health care and social infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Bellfield Close, Dublin Road, Dundalkprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €352,423 | 165 m |
| 14 Bellfield Close, Dublin Road, Dundalkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €365,639 | 168 m |
| 11 Bellfield Close, Dublin Road, Dundalkprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €400,000 | 172 m |
| 8 Bellfield Close, Dublin Road, Dundalkprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €405,300 | 175 m |
| 7 Bellfield Close, Dundalk, Louthprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €348,018 | 176 m |
| Mullagharlin, Dundalk, Louth | Aug 2025 | €285,000 | 197 m |
| 5 Bellfield Close, Dublin Road, Haggardstownprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €343,612 | 198 m |
| 15 bellfield, dublin rd, dundalkprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €440,528 | 199 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 received13 August 2025
- Decision due7 October 2025
- Decision issued3 October 2025
- Grant issued3 November 2025
- Permission expiry2 November 2030
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