Louth County Council refuses permission for 72-home scheme at Congress Avenue, Lagavooren, Co. Louth

In context

It is one of 76 housing scheme applications Louth County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,557 nationally. Of the 3,030 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 6 February 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 the development of 71 no. residential units at Congress Avenue, Lagavooren Townland, Drogheda, Co. Louth, a site of circa 1.135 hectares. The proposed development will comprise the construction of 71 no. residential units as includes: Block A - 2-4-storey apartment block (3,006 sqm -31 no. units), of 12 no. 1-bed and 19 no. 2-bed units; Block B - 3 storey duplex units (1,475 sqm - 14 no. units) of 7 no. 1-bed units and 7 no. 3-bed units; Block C - 3- to 4-storey apartment block (1,740 sqm - 23 no. units), of 17 no. 1-bed units and 6 no. 2-bed; and Block D - a terrace 3 no. 1-bed houses at single-storey height (176 sqm). The proposed development will also provide: 1 no. community facility (circa 34 sqm); 37 no. car parking spaces including accessible parking; 164 no. secure bicycle parking spaces; public open space totalling 1,721 sqm; communal open space totalling 836 sqm; private garden / amenity areas; all associated hard and soft landscaping, play areas, boundary treatments, roads, footpaths, cycle lanes, plant service spaces, and bin storage; 1 no. ESB sub-station; and all other ancillary works above and below ground. Primary access will be provided via Congress Avenue, with secondary access via Cherrybrook Drive