Permitted housing development at Dowdallshill in Dundalk appealed to An Bord Pleanála

The decision by Louth County Council to grant planning permission for a 19 unit housing development at Dowdallshill in Dundalk has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.

The local planning authority had granted conditional planning permission to Kieran Projects Ltd. for a 19 unit housing development at Dowdallshill, Newry Road, Dundalk, that consists of five blocks of housing units, on a site or 0.63 hectares.

Block one consists of seven, two storey dwellings, comprising two, three bedroom units and five, two bedroom units. Block two consists of five, two storey dwellings, comprising two, three bedroom units and three, two bedroom units.

Block three consists of two, two storey dwellings, comprising one, three bedroom unit and one, two bedroom unit. Block four consists of two, two storey dwellings comprising one, three bedroom unit and one, two bedroom unit, and Block five consists of three, two storey dwellings, comprising three, three bedroom units.

The planning application also provides for an access roadway, car parking, public footpaths, landscaping and the construction of a low stone wall with the estate name at the entrance of the development.

A number of submissions had been made to Louth County Council objecting to the proposed development. Louth County Council granted planning permission for the development to go ahead on 5 May, subject to 17 conditions.

A third party appeal against the local authority's decision was made to An Bord Pleanála on 1 June 2023 by The Residents of Byrne's Lane Newry Road. The case is due to be decided by 4 October 2023.