Louth County Council gives notice for 41 mobility hubs across Dundalk

Louth County Council has announced its intention to install 41 mobility hubs across Dundalk, giving people access to shared mobility services such as e-bikes, e-scooters, and electric vehicles (EV). 

It said the installation of the hubs will enhance connectivity across the Dundalk Local Area Plan Boundary. 

In addition to giving access to mobility services, it also plans to install sheffield bicycle stands, e-scooter parking stands, dropped kerbs, pavement and small sections of footpath where required and road markings to demarcate the mobility hub.

There are also plans to install EV charging stations at six of the proposed sites. 

Proposed Locations:

• St Helena's - Riverside Walk
• Market Square
• Long Walk Car Park - Short Term
• Tom Bellew Avenue- Cresent 2
• Marlbog Road- Dublin Road
• Blackrock seaside
• Point Road- The Meadows
• Aura Leisure / LCC Offices
• Long Walk (Long Term Car Park)
• Dundalk Bridge Riverside Walk
• St Helena's / Inner Relief RD
• Aisling Park
• Tom Bellew Avenue- Claddagh Park
• DKIT Entrance
• Blackrock Community Centre
• Clan Na Gael GFC
• Stapleton Drive -Tesco
• Top of Bellewsbridge / Castletown Rd
• Hoey's Lane - Muirhevnamor Park
• Inner Relief Rd- Finnabair Crescent
• DKIT Sports
• Tom Bellew Avenue/ Inner Relief Road
• Red Barns Road- Cypress Gardens
• Lenonstown Manor
• Lios Dubh (Armagh Rd)
• Cluan Enda- St Alphonsus Road
• Louth County Hospital
• Ramparts Public Car Park
• Court House
• Greenfield Court
• McEntee Ave Car Park
• St Fursey's Terrace
• Main Street Blackrock
• Barrack Street Car Park
• St Nicholas Church
• Bellewsbridge Rd/Fatima Park
• Hoey's Lane O'Fiaich College
• Phillip Street
• Park View/Park Villas
• Peace Garden- R132
• Gort na Glaise

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Louth County Council has carried out screenings and has determined the following:

In accordance with Article 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 as amended, Louth County Council has concluded from a preliminary examination pursuant to the provisions of article 120(1)(b)(i) of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 as amended that there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that an Environmental Impact Assessment is not required.

In accordance with the provisions of article 250 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 as amended, Louth County Council has carried out a screening of the proposed development to assess, in view of best scientific knowledge, if the development, individually or in combination with other plans or projects, would be likely to have a significant effect on a European site. Accordingly, Louth County Council has determined that the proposed development would not be likely to have a significant effect on a European site and that an Appropriate Assessment is not required.

Where any person considers that the proposed development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment, he or she may, at any time before the expiration of 4 weeks beginning on the date of publication of this notice, apply in accordance with the provisions of article 120 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 as amended to An Coimisiún Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have such effects.

Plans and particulars of the proposed development may be inspected or purchased, at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, from Tuesday 3^rd February 2026 until Tuesday 3 March 2026 inclusive at the offices of Louth County Council, as noted below during public opening hours at:

• Louth County Council, County Hall, Millennium Centre, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 KFW6 and
• Louth County Council, Crowe St, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 W20C
• Plans and particulars will also be available to view online at https://planning.localgov.ie/en

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, clearly marked - National Mobility Hubs Pilot – Dundalk may be made on or before 5:00pm on Wednesday 18^thMarch 2026 either:

• In writing to the undersigned at Louth County Council, County Hall, Millennium Centre, Dundalk, or
• Via National Part 8 Planning Portal https://planning.localgov.ie/en 

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