Racecourse Meadows, Racecourse Road, Dundalk Co Louth

What’s proposed

permission for development at the partially constructed and occupied residential development known as Racecourse Meadows, permitted under ref. no. 06/339 (varied under ref. no. 07/321 and 10/33) and recently further extended under ref. no. 21/1518, 21/1519 and 21/1520 respectively. The proposed development consists of an amendment to the site area under ref. no. 06/339 consisting of the repositioning of the southern site boundary in a northerly direction resulting in a reduction of the overall development area from 3.666 hectares to 3.6183 hectares. The proposed alteration to the southern site boundary will affect 28 of the 149 no. dwellings permitted on the site. These are permitted dwelling no.s 71-98 (inclusive) encompassing House Types D1, B2, C1 and A3 only. The amendments proposed will include for repositioning of the footprint of some permitted dwellings and the re-arrangement of other permitted dwelling types on the site and the change in House Type D1 from a 4 bedroom dwelling to a 3 no. bedroom dwelling. Other revisions include minor amendments to the size and configuration of public open space; amendments to rear garden areas; amendments to boundary treatments to some rear and side gardens; an increase in the number of car parking spaces and minor revisions to a section of the internal access road serving these 28 no. dwellings in addition to all associated site development works. The amendments proposed will not result in any change to the overall number of dwellings permitted under ref. no. 06/399 i.e. 149 **Significant further information received on28.10.22**