Linenfield, Ballymakenny Road, Drogheda Co Louth

What’s proposed

permission for amendments to part (approximately 1.91ha) of previously permitted residential development under LCC Ref. 08/368, extended under Ref. 18/872 and amended under Ref. 19/106. The site subject of the proposed amendments represents Phase 2 of development on the overall landholding. The proposed amendments include the following: replacement of a permitted four storey apartment block containing 13 no. units with a revised four storey apartment block containing 20 no. units (16 no. 2 bed units and 4 no. 3 bed apartments), together with associated amendments to the internal road, vehicular parking and landsaping (including children's play area and seating), layout in the immediate vicinity of the apartment block. The replacement of 51 no. permitted house/duplex/apartment units and a permitted childcare facility (137.5sqm) with 40 no. two and three storey houses, comprising the following: 1 no. 4 bed detached house (type A); 18 no. 4 bed semi-detached houses (type A2 and B4); 18 no. 3 bed semi-detached and terraced houses (type B1); and 3 no. 3 bed terraced houses (type B3). Provision of a revised public open space area on the western boundary of the site (1,137 sqm) incorporating a skate park, children's play area and seating. Associated modifications to the layout of the internal road network, water supply infrastructure, foul and surface water drainage infrastructure (including below ground attenuation in southern portion of the site), together with all associated infrastructure and site development works. The proposed Phase 2 amended development has been designed to integrate with the southern portion (Phase 3) of the overall development site, which is subject to a separate, concurrently submitted planning application for amendments. This application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement (NIS). *Significant Further Information received on 11/04/2022*