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Louth County Council · 25172

'Hearthfield', Farrandreg, Mount Avenue

  1. 27 Nov 2025Received
  2. 23 Jan 2026Conditional
  3. 22 Jan 2027Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 23 Jan 2026
Council
Louth County Council
Type
EXTENSION OF DURATION
Site
2.78 ha
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What’s proposed

EXTENSION OF DURATION on PLAN REF: 20/210 Permission for development via proposed vehicular access off Mount Avenue and then off Headford, permitted by An Bord Pleanála (Ref. No. ABP 303628-19 (Louth County Council Ref. No. 18/943). ABP Ref. 303628-19/ PA Ref. No. 18/943 also provides for 80 no. dwellings and improvement works to the existing junction between Headford and Mount Avenue (either side of the entrance) in addition to upgrade/improvement works to Mount Avenue for a distance of c. 550m towards the Castleblaney Road (R934). The permitted improvement works include road widening and the provision of footpaths and public lighting. The proposed development will consist of 47 no. dwellings comprising a mix of semi-detached and detached dwellings (including 4 no. bungalows) in a variety of types and sizes that range in height from 1 no. to 2 no. storeys. Certain dwellings have the option for Solar Photovoltaic panels on roof slopes. The proposed development will also provide for all site development works including alterations to ground levels; the construction of retaining walls; the rerouting and undergrounding of overhead cables; internal access roads; car parking; footpaths; cycle paths; public lighting; landscaping; services; and boundary treatments. *Significant Further Information Submitted 02/09/20 - an NIS has been submitted with the further information response*

25172 is a planning application to Louth County Council for eXTENSION OF DURATION on PLAN REF: 20/210 Permission for development via proposed, received on 27 Nov 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 23 Jan 2026.

Planning details

Reference
25172
Local authority
Louth County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
27 Nov 2025
Observations close
12 Jan 2026 (closed 263 days ago)
Decision due
30 Jan 2026 · decided 23 Jan 2026
Decision
Conditional on 23 Jan 2026
Proposed development
EXTENSION OF DURATION on PLAN REF: 20/210 Permission for development via proposed vehicular access off Mount Avenue and then off Headford, permitted by An Bord Pleanála (Ref. No. ABP 303628-19 (Louth County Council Ref. No. 18/943). ABP Ref. 303628-19/ PA Ref. No. 18/943 also provides for 80 no. dwellings and improvement works to the existing junction between Headford and Mount Avenue (either side of the entrance) in addition to upgrade/improvement works to Mount Avenue for a distance of c. 550m towards the Castleblaney Road (R934). The permitted improvement works include road widening and the provision of footpaths and public lighting. The proposed development will consist of 47 no. dwellings comprising a mix of semi-detached and detached dwellings (including 4 no. bungalows) in a variety of types and sizes that range in height from 1 no. to 2 no. storeys. Certain dwellings have the option for Solar Photovoltaic panels on roof slopes. The proposed development will also provide for all site development works including alterations to ground levels; the construction of retaining walls; the rerouting and undergrounding of overhead cables; internal access roads; car parking; footpaths; cycle paths; public lighting; landscaping; services; and boundary treatments. *Significant Further Information Submitted 02/09/20 - an NIS has been submitted with the further information response*
As published by the register.
Site area
2.78 ha 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

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    G1 — Open space with recreation

    Open Space: To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity and open space.

    Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

    N6 — Strategic infrastructure

    Public Infrastructure and Utilities: To provide for transport infrastructure and public utilities.

    Land tied to a national or strategic asset (airport, port, rail corridor). Uses are controlled by that asset's own plan.

    R1 — New residential

    New Residential Phase 1: To provide for new residential neighbourhoods and supporting community facilities.

    Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving with them.

    R2 — Existing residential

    Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 1
      Dún Lughaidh
    • Recorded monument · 26
      Souterrain; Historic town; Castle - tower house

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 426683). 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/25172/0.

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