Racecourse Road , Dundalk , Co. Louth

What’s proposed

FURTHER EXTENSION OF DURATION ON REFERENCE 06/520339 FOR FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A 550SQM CRECHE/CHILDCARE FACILITY AND 149 RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO INCLUDE 66 NO. 3 BEDROOMED TERRACED 6 NO. 3 BEDROOMED SEMI DETACHED 6 NO. 4 BEDROOMED SEMI DETACHED HOUSES 15 NO. 2 BEDROOMED APARTMENTS IN FIVE BLOCKS 3 STOREYS IN HEIGHT 56 NO. APARTMENTS IN FOUR BLOCKS 4 STOREYS IN HEIGHT (12 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENS 36 NO. 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND 8 NO. 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS) THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE THE BUILDING UP OF EXISTING GROUND LEVELS SITE SIGNAGE ESB SUB STATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. * previously extended under reg. ref. 12 5200 67 and currently extended under reg. ref. 17 661*

17661 is a planning application to Louth County Council for fURTHER EXTENSION OF DURATION ON REFERENCE 06/520339 FOR FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A, received on 6 Sept 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 20 Oct 2017.

Planning details

Reference: 17661
Local authority: Louth County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 6 Sept 2017
Observations close: 11 Oct 2017 (closed 3268 days ago)
Decision due: 31 Oct 2017 · decided 20 Oct 2017
Decision: Conditional on 20 Oct 2017
Proposed development: FURTHER EXTENSION OF DURATION ON REFERENCE 06/520339 FOR FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A 550SQM CRECHE/CHILDCARE FACILITY AND 149 RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO INCLUDE 66 NO. 3 BEDROOMED TERRACED 6 NO. 3 BEDROOMED SEMI DETACHED 6 NO. 4 BEDROOMED SEMI DETACHED HOUSES 15 NO. 2 BEDROOMED APARTMENTS IN FIVE BLOCKS 3 STOREYS IN HEIGHT 56 NO. APARTMENTS IN FOUR BLOCKS 4 STOREYS IN HEIGHT (12 NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENS 36 NO. 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS AND 8 NO. 3 BEDROOM APARTMENTS) THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS NEW VEHICULAR ENTRANCE THE BUILDING UP OF EXISTING GROUND LEVELS SITE SIGNAGE ESB SUB STATION AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. * previously extended under reg. ref. 12 5200 67 and currently extended under reg. ref. 17 661*
As published by the register.
Site area: 99 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

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Commencement

Commencement notice CN0077272LH
9 Jun 2021137 Racecourse Meadows, Dundalk, Louthmatched by ref_exact
Commencement notice CN0063441LH
6 Apr 2020Racecourse Meadows, Dundalk, Louthmatched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 417769). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/17661/0.

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