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Louth County Council · 2660284

Hoey's Lane, Dundalk, Co Louth

Under appeal.

  1. 13 May 2026Received
  2. 3 Jul 2026Refused
Status
Under appeal
Decision
Refused · 3 Jul 2026
Council
Louth County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
2,437 m²

What’s proposed

In plain English

Construction of a student accommodation building with 60 bedrooms

The applicant wants to build a student accommodation complex ranging from one to three storeys high. This includes new access from Hoey’s Lane and external communal spaces.

  • Includes 60 student bedrooms
  • Building height ranges from one to three storeys
  • New vehicular and pedestrian access from Hoey’s Lane
  • Includes external bicycle and bin store buildings
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

Permission for a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation development. The proposed development will comprise: (a) The construction of a student accommodation building incorporating 60no. student bedrooms with associated facilities for residential use within the building as student accommodation; (building height ranging from part single storey to three storey); (b) The provision of external communal space areas; (c) The provision of an external bicycle store building and a bin store building; (d) Associated parking facilities; (e) Creation of a new vehicular and pedestrian access from Hoey’s Lane with associated works; (f) Provision of an internal access road, footpaths and all associated site development works; (g) The provision of associated site works along with new boundary treatments; (h) All ancillary site development works to facilitate connections to existing foul, water and service networks

Planning details

Reference
2660284
Local authority
Louth County Council
Status
Under appeal · register status “APPEALED”
Received
13 May 2026
Observations close
17 Jun 2026 (closed 137 days ago)
Decision due
7 Jul 2026 · decided 3 Jul 2026
Decision
Refused on 3 Jul 2026
Site area
2,437 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Appeal

Appeal PL-501795-LH-26 (status unknown), not yet matched.

Zoning

R2 — Existing residential

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.

Protections nearby 250 m

  • Recorded monument · 3
    Souterrain; Enclosure

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.018 Sept 2026, 15:44open
Summary

2660284 is a planning application to Louth County Council for permission for a Purpose-Built Student Accommodation development. The proposed, received on 13 May 2026; permission was refused on 3 Jul 2026.