Louth County Council grants permission for 95-home scheme at Ballymakenny Road, Yellowbatter and Greenbatter, Co. Louth

In context

It is one of 79 housing scheme applications Louth County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,638 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 6 December 2023. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Louth County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

Permission for a residential development on lands to the east of Ballymakenny Road and south of Listoke Avenue for 95 no. units comprised of 71 no. two storey houses (2 no. four bed detached houses, 30 no. three and four bed semi-detached houses and 39 no. three and four bed terraced houses) and 24 no. apartments and duplex units (in 2 no. three storey blocks (12 no. 2 bed apartments and 12 no. 3 bed duplex units). Vehicular access to the development will be from roads permitted under ref. no.s 08/274 & 18/872, including Listoke Avenue to the north, which is located off Ballymakenny Rd to the west. The proposed development also includes for public open spaces, landscaping and boundary treatments, internal roads and footpaths, car parking, public lighting, bin storage, bicycle storage and all associated site development works etc. all on an overall site area of c.3.29 hectares. *Further Information received on 14/11/2023 including revised development units comprising of 83 no. dwellings 71 houses and 12 duplex apartments*.