2460637
CONDITIONALLouth - Louth County Council
Proposed Development
Permission for a residential development consisting of 99 no. dwellings in a mix of 93 no. houses (8 no. 2-bed, 49no. 3-bed, 36 no. 4-bed) one and two storey in height and 6 no. apartments (4 no. 1-bed, 2 no. 2-bed) and a childcare facility. The apartments are located over two floors within a three storey building with a childcare facility at ground floor level. 7 no. of the proposed houses will front directly onto Dromena Road with each of these 7 no houses having an individual vehicular access directly onto Dromena Road. The main vehicular entrance to the development will be from the R132 Dundalk Road with a secondary vehicular entrance from Dromena Road. The secondary vehicular access off Dromena Road is at the southern end of the site and will serve the crèche, the 6 no apartments and the 3 no bungalows. There will be no vehicular route through the site from the R132 to Dromena Road. The development will provide for a new footpath along part of Dromena Road, pedestrian/cycle access points and a new crossing point on the R132 Dundalk Road. Site development works to facilitate the proposed development include the demolition of existing agricultural sheds and undergrounding of overhead lines. The development provides for all associated development works including adjustments to ground levels, car parking, landscaping, public lighting and boundary treatments *Significant Further Information Received on 11/09/2025 provides for, inter alia, revised site plans and submission of an NIS*
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Application received
21 Oct 2024
Further information requested
10 Dec 2024
Further information received
11 Sept 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
3 Nov 2025
Decision due
5 Nov 2025
Grant issued
4 Dec 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Dromena Road , Castlebellingham , County Louth
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Louth County Council
- Site Area
- 5.19 ha
- Floor Area
- 11110.800000000003 sq m
- Residential Units
- 99
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 21 October 2024
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 3 November 2025
- Grant Date
- 4 December 2025
- Permission Expires
- 3 December 2030
Location
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Retention permission for conversion of existing garage/ stables to granny flat and all Associated site development works.
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Dublin Road , Castlebellingham , Co.Louth
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Dublin Road , Castlebellingham , Co.Louth
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The development will consist of 51 no. dwellings in terraced, semi-detached and detached format and will range in height from 1-2 no. storeys. The development will also provide for all associated site development works, internal access roads, car parking, footpaths, cycle paths, open space, public lighting, landscaping, services and boundary treatments. Vehicular access to the development is proposed via a new access point off the Dublin Road (R132).
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