57-home scheme proposed at Racecourse Meadows, Racecourse Road, Co. Louth

In context

It is one of 76 housing scheme applications Louth County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council normally decides within eight weeks of the application being lodged, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

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 to comprise of a total 57no. apartment units as follows: (a) The provision of a total of 57no. apartments units consisting of 30no.1 bed units and 27no. 2 bed units across 3no. buildings. Block A comprises 10no. 1 bed units and 9no. 2 bed units over five storeys, Block B comprises 10no. 1 bed units and 9no. 2 bed units over five storeys and Block C comprises 10no. 1 bed units and 9no. 2 bed units over five storeys. (b) Provision of associated car parking at surface level via on-street parking. (c) Provision of electric vehicle charge points with associated site infrastructure ducting to provide charge points for residents throughout the site. (d) Provision of associated bulk & bin storage facilities at surface level within the 3no. proposed apartment blocks (A, B & C). (e) Provision of associated bicycle storage facilities at surface level adjoining the apartment blocks. (f) Upgrade works to the existing internal estate road and footpaths. (g) Provision of new additional internal access roads and footpaths and associated works. (h) Provision of residential communal open space areas to include a formal play area along with all hard and soft landscape works with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments. (i) Internal site works and attenuation systems. (j) All ancillary site development / construction works to facilitate foul, water and service networks for connection to the existing foul, water, gas and ESB networks