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

In context

It is one of 77 housing scheme applications Louth County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,577 nationally. Of the 3,037 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 28 August 2026. 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 will consist of the construction of 97 no. residential units on a site of Circa 3.76 Hectares. The 97 units consist of 22 no. 2-bed 2 storey terraced houses, 53no. 3-bed 2 storey semi-detached houses and 22 no. 4-bed 2 storey semi-detached houses. The proposal includes for improvements to and signalisation of the existing junction of the Termonfeckin Rd (R166) and the Termonabbey/Aston Village access road (L23073), access roads and cycle paths, public open space, car parking spaces, public lighting, and all associated site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the planning application and the NIS will be available for inspection or purchase for a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the Planning Authority.