Louth County Council planning 70 new houses for Dunleer

Louth County Council has plans underway for the construction of 70 new houses at Ravel in Dunleer. 

The Housing Section at Louth County Council has given notice that, in accordance with the provisions of Section 179A of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended), it intends to construct 70 houses, comprising nine, two-bed bungalows, 24 two storey, two-bed houses; 18 two storey, three-bed houses; five two storey, four-bed houses; two three-bed bungalows; and 12 sheltered accommodation two-bed bungalows, on a site of 3.17 hectares.

The development will also include the construction of a new connections to the existing estate road; provision of a new cycleway, footpath and public lighting along the boundary with the R170; new estate roads and homezones within the site; 123 car parking spaces including both on-street and in-curtilage parking; and cycle parking.

The plans also provide for hard and soft landscaping including public open spaces, playground and private gardens; boundary treatments; ESB substation; lighting; laying of underground sewers, mains and pipes; underground attenuation tank and all associated works.

Louth County Council, in its Notice of Intention to undertake development, says that there is no provision for Submissions/Observationson the proposed development. It says that the notice informs interested persons and parties of its intention to commence the proposed development no sooner than eight weeks from the date of the notice, which is 16 April 2024.

It adds that within a period of eight weeks from the date of the notice any person may question the validity of any decision of the Planning Authority by way of an application for judicial review, under Order 84 of the Rules of the Superior Courts (S.I. No. 15 of 1986), in accordance with sections 50 and 50A of the Act.

For more information, see https://consult.louthcoco.ie/en/consultation/section-179a-ravel-dunleer