Plans underway for 517 new homes just outside Dundalk

Plans are underway for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) just outside Dundalk that could see 517 new homes built.

Marina Quarter Ltd has made an LRD Meeting Request with Louth County Council for a development at Haggardstown, Dundalk, comprising 517 residential units including a crèche. No further information is available as of yet on the proposed development.

LRDs replace the previous Strategic Housing Development (SHD) process where applications went to An Bord Pleanála for determination.

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. This is aimed at enhancing transparency and public participation in the LRD process.