Louth County Council grants permission for 97-home scheme at Greenbatter Drogheda, Co. Louth

In context

It is one of 76 housing scheme applications Louth County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% 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 29 May 2025. 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, in the townland of Greenbatter, Drogheda. The proposed development consists of 97 no. dwellings, comprised of 85 no. 2 storey, 3 and 4 bed detached, semi-detached houses, and 12 no. 2 bed apartments and 3 bed duplex units in 1 no. three storey block. Vehicular access to the development will be from Listoke Avenue to the north, which is located off Ballymakenny Road to the west, and via internal roads in the overall Listoke development. The proposed development also includes for all associated site development works, public open spaces, landscaping and boundary treatments, car & bicycle parking, bin storage etc. on an overall site area of c. 3.74 hectares. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development *Significant Further Information Received on 10/04/2025*