Plans progressing for 20 apartments in centre of Dundalk
Decision due by end of this month
Plans are progressing with a decision is due by the end of this month from Louth County Council, on plans for 20 new apartments at Francis Street in Dundalk.
Nera Investments Ltd applied to Louth County Council last November, for planning permission for the development on lands at 23 and 24 Francis Street, Dundalk. The applicant is seeking the go ahead for a six-storey over basement mixed-use development comprising the provision of a ground floor office and a retail unit, along with ten, one-bed apartments and ten, two-bed apartments.
The planning application also provides for the demolition of the existing two-storey office and retail buildings on the site; and bin, bicycle and bulky goods storage along with storage and plant rooms at basement level.
Louth County Council sought further information on the proposed development in January of this year, with the applicant submitting further information in May and again this month. A decision is now due on the application by 28 August.
Planning permission was previously granted to Nera Investments Ltd in March 2024 for a mixed-use development on lands at 23 and 24 Francis Street, that included 20 apart-hotel units, comprising ten, one-bed apart-hotel rooms and ten two-bed apart-hotel rooms.