Louth County Council grants permission for 85-home scheme at Yellowbatter, Drogheda, Co. Louth

In context

It is one of 79 housing scheme applications Louth County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,641 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 4 March 2024. 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.

Development on lands located east of Ballymakenny Road, north and south of Listoke Avenue, and west of the Listoke Avenue estate, in the townland of Yellowbatter, Drogheda, County Louth. The proposed development consists of 85 no. residential dwellings comprised of 69 no. three & four bed, two-storey, detached and semi-detached houses and 16 no. two & three bed apartments and duplex units in 2 no. three storey duplex blocks, and a one storey childcare facility measuring c. 769 sq.m. Vehicular access to the development will be from Ballymakenny Road, via Listoke Avenue (as previously constructed under Planning Refs. 08/274 & 18/872). The proposed development also includes for public open spaces, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, internal roads and footpaths, car parking, bin storage, bicycle storage, public lighting, pedestrian and vehicular connections to adjoining lands, drainage infrastructure etc. and all associated site development works etc. all on an overall site area of c. 3.36 hectares.