Planning refused for new housing development in Dundalk

Louth County Council made the decision in recent days to refuse planning permission for a new housing development at the Racecourse Road in Dundalk.

Racecourse Road Developments Limited applied for planning permission in March of this year for a development at Racecourse Meadows, Racecourse Road, Dundalk, seeking the go ahead for the construction of 57 apartment units.

The proposed 57 apartments comprised 30 one-bed units and 27 two-bed units across three buildings. Block A comprised ten one-bed units and nine two-bed units over five storeys.

Block B comprised ten one-bed units and nine two-bed units over five storeys and Block C comprised ten one-bed units and nine two-bed units over five storeys.

Car parking for the development was proposed at surface level via on-street parking as well as the provision of electric vehicle charge points with associated site infrastructure ducting to provide charge points for residents throughout the site.

Provision of associated bulk & bin storage facilities was proposed at surface level within the three proposed apartment blocks, along with provision of associated bicycle storage facilities at surface level adjoining the apartment blocks.

The developer also sought the go ahead for upgrade works to the existing internal estate road and footpaths, and also for the  provision of new additional internal access roads and footpaths and associated works, as well as the 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.

A decision had initially been due in May from Louth County Council on the proposed development, but a decision was put on hold after the local planning authority sought further information from the developer.

Significant Further Information in relation to the development was received by Louth County Council on 30 September.

Louth County Council made the decision to refuse planning permission for the development on 23 October. It is not yet clear what the reasons were for refusing planning permission.