Refusal for six houses in Dundalk goes to appeal
An Bord Pleanála to decide on planning appeal
The decision by Louth County Council to refuse planning permission for six houses at Mill Road in Dundalk has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.
Talitha, Rafael and Gabriella Matthews applied to Louth County Council in December for planning permission for the development. The planned development comprised six, three bedroom semi-detached dwellings and all associated site development works, which would include the demolition of an existing dwelling on the site.
Louth County Council made the decision to refuse planning permission on 9 February for reasons including that "the proposal for six houses would result in overdevelopment of the site and would be out of character with the existing linear pattern of development in the vicinity of the site."
Other reasons cited for refusing planning permission included that the applicant failed to demonstrate that proposed surface water disposal arrangements on the site are in compliance with the Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027.
A first party appeal against the planning refusal was made by Talitha, Rafael, and Gabriella Matthews on 6 March, with the case due to be decided by An Bord Pleanála by 9 July 2024.