Plans remain open for north Louth nursing home and tourist facility

Plans for the redevelopment of the former Tain Holiday Village in Omeath in north Louth, to a nursing home and tourism accommodation facility remain open, with the developer being granted an extension of duration of planning permission that was granted in 2019 for the development.

Ruairi Quinn ML Quinn Construction Ltd applied to Louth County Council in January, for the the extension of duration of planning permission granted for the redevelopment of the former Tain Holiday Village at Ballyoonan, Omeath.

The proposed development would see the demolition of four existing structures and the partial demolition of one existing structure, and the change of use, conservation and extension of existing hostel buildings to a three-storey nursing home, that would include rooftop solar panels.

It also includes the use of approximately 3.1 ha of the site as a tourism accommodation facility, comprising 51 cabin-style units and eight 'gateway pods'; as well as the conversion of existing structure into reception/café/bar; site-wide hard and soft landscape works including the re-routing of existing greenway. The application also provides for 144 car parking spaces.

Louth County Council granted the extention of duration on 20 February, subject to two planning conditions.