Louth County Council grants permission for 94-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, consisting of 94 no. two storey houses comprised of 2 no. four bed detached houses, 60 no. four bed semi-detached houses and 32 no. three and four bed terraced houses. Vehicular access to the development will be from Listoke Avenue to the north (as constructed under ref. no.s 08/274 and 18/872), which is located off Ballymakenny Rd to the west. The proposed development also includes for public open spaces, landscaping and boundary treatmetns, internal roads and footpaths, car parking, public lighting and all associated site deveopment works etc all on an overall site area of c. 3.76 hectares. *Further information received on 14/11/2023 which includes revised development units to 93 no. dwellings*.