Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedApartmentsDecided 3 July 2026

Hoey's Lane, Dundalk, Co Louth

Construction of a purpose-built student accommodation building with 60 bedrooms in Dundalk.

2660284 · Louth County Council · Lodged 13 May 2026

Reference
2660284
Authority
Louth County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
13 May 2026

Summary

AI-generated

The development will range from single to three storeys in height. It will include external communal spaces, a bicycle store, a bin store, parking facilities, and a new vehicular and pedestrian access from Hoey's Lane.

Apartmentsstudent housingdundalk
Residential units
60
Storeys
3

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 purpose-built student accommodation development. The proposed development will comprise: (a) the construction of a student accommodation building incorporating 60no. Student bedrooms with associated facilities for residential use within the building as student accommodation; (building height ranging from part single storey to three storey); (b) the provision of external communal space areas; (c) the provision of an external bicycle store building and a bin store building; (d) associated parking facilities; (e) creation of a new vehicular and pedestrian access from hoey’s lane with associated works; (f) provision of an internal access road, footpaths and all associated site development works; (g) the provision of associated site works along with new boundary treatments; (h) all ancillary site development works to facilitate connections to existing foul, water and service networks

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing ResidentialRS
To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.

National zoning type: Existing 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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
40 Rockfield Court, Hoeys Lane, Dundalknot full market priceMar 2026€350,000152 m
239 Glenwood, Dublin Rd, DundalkOct 2025€273,000256 m
241 Glenwood, Dundalk, LouthJan 2026€243,000259 m
60 Rockfield Manor, Dundalk, Co LouthSept 2025€316,000263 m
71 Rockfield Manor, Hoeys Lane, Dundalknot full market priceNov 2025€153,000265 m
20 Setanta House, Dublin Road, DundalkJun 2025€36,000271 m
10 College Heights, Hoeys Lane, DundalkSept 2025€220,000272 m
236 Glenwood, Dundalk, Co LouthSept 2025€255,000273 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 received13 May 2026
  2. Decision due7 July 2026
  3. Decision issued3 July 2026

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