Louth County Council issues update on 502 homes in Haggardstown
Louth County Council has issued a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) Opinion on plans by Marina Quarter Ltd for 502 homes at Haggardstown
Plans for 502 new homes at Haggardstown, Dundalk have progressed recently, with Louth County Council issuing a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) Opinion on plans by Marina Quarter Ltd for 502 homes at Haggardstown.
Louth County Council received an LRD Meeting Request from Marina Quarter Ltd, a subsidiary of Glenveagh Homes Ltd, on 18 August, in relation to a development of 502 residential units at Haggardstown, Dundalk.
While no further information is yet available on the proposed development, Marina Quarter Ltd had a planning application for 502 homes in Haggardstown, that was permitted by Louth County Council in December 2025, overturned by An Coimisiún Pleanála, following an appeal against the decision by Blackrock Tidy Towns.
The proposed housing comprised 40 one-bed maisonettes; 147 two-bed, mid-terrace, two-storey houses; 276 three-bed, end of terrace and semi-detached, two-storey houses; a three-bed detached bungalow; and 38 four-bed semi-detached, three-storey houses.
An LRD is defined as either, a development of 100 or more houses, the development of student accommodation that includes 200 or more bed spaces, or a combination of both.
The LRD process is as follows: An LRD Meeting Request is made with the local planning authority as part of the process when seeking planning permission for an LRD.
Following the receipt of LRD consultation request, the planning authority is required to facilitate a consultation meeting with the applicant within four weeks of the date receipt of such a request.
Following the LRD Meeting, there is a period of four weeks for the planning authority to issue an LRD opinion on whether the proposals constitute a reasonable basis for submitting a planning application on the LRD proposals. This LRD opinion is valid for six months.
A planning application must then be submitted within six months of receipt of an LRD opinion. The developer must make the application documentation available for public viewing on a dedicated website set up for this purpose.
Louth County Council issued an LRD Opinion on Marina Quarter Ltd’s application on 7 October, which means if Louth County Council considers the proposals constitute a reasonable basis for submitting a planning application, it has six months from 7 October to do so.