Louth County Council issues opinion on 502 home LRD outside Dundalk

Louth County Council has issued an opinion on plans for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) of 502 homes on lands to the south of Bothar Maol and to the west of Blackrock Road at Haggardstown, Dundalk, the next step in the LRD process, after an LRD Meeting Request was lodged by Marina Quarter Ltd in February of this year.

Marina Quarter Ltd, which is a subsidiary of Glenveagh Homes Ltd, is planning a residential scheme of 502 units, comprising one, two, three and four bed units in a mix of maisionettes, terraced and semidetached units and one detached single
storey unit (bungalow).

The proposed units are two-three storey and one number single storey bungalow unit, and the development includes a creche facility with a secure outdoor play area. The proposed development includes associated landscaping, public open spaces, road, cycleways and visitor parking, drainage, public lighting and all associated site and development works.

The applicant says that wastewater will be pumped via a rising main along Blackrock Road (R172A) to Finnabair Cresent where it will discharge to the existing rainwater discharge network which outfalls to the Coes Road, Pumping Station.

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The site is accessed via the Blackrock Rd (R172A). There are two additional access points from Bothar Maol which would be utilized as pedestrian, cycle entrances.

Marina Quarter Ltd was refused planning permission by Louth County Council last year, for a 502 unit Large-scale Residential Development at Haggardstown, Dundalk. The decision was appealed to An Bord Pleanála, who subsequently refused the appeal.

LRDs replace the previous Strategic Housing Development (SHD) process where applications went to An Bord Pleanála for determination. The LRD process is as follows: An LRD Meeting Request is made with the local planning authority as part of the process when seeking planning permission for an LRD.

Following the receipt of LRD consultation request, the planning authority is required to facilitate a consultation meeting with the applicant within four weeks of the date receipt of such a request. Following the LRD Meeting, there is a period of four weeks for the planning authority to issue an LRD opinion on whether the proposals constitute a reasonable basis for submitting a planning application on the LRD proposals. This LRD opinion is valid for six months. 

A planning application must then be submitted within six months of receipt of an LRD opinion. The developer must make the application documentation available for public viewing on a dedicated website set up for this purpose.