Plans for 63 new houses at Mount Avenue in Dundalk

Plans are underway for 63 new houses in Dundalk at a site located on the eastern side of Mount Avenue.

Moffett Investment Holdings ULC has applied to Louth County Council for planning permission for the development at Mount Avenue, Farrandreg, Dundalk at a site located on the eastern side of Mount Avenue and which is bounded to the north by a residential development of 93 homes that is currently under construction, and to the south and east by agricultural fields.

The proposed 63 houses are in semi-detached and terraced format and range in height from two-three storeys.

It is proposed that a single new vehicular access off Mount Avenue will be provided to serve the development, with three separate pedestrian only accesses also provided off Mount Avenue. It is also proposed to construct a pedestrian connection across the stream to adjoining residential lands to the north that are currently under construction.

The planning application also provides for items including, alterations to ground levels across the site and the undergrounding of ESB powerlines; as well as public lighting; Electric Vehicle (EV) charging points and an ESB sub-station; all landscaping and boundary treatments, including the construction of retaining walls in addition to all associated site development works.

A decision is due on the application, which is at a pre-validation stage, by 19 February 2025, with submissions due by 29 January.