Planning application · Co. Louth
Hearthfield, Farrandreg, Mount Avenue, Co. Louth
Granted 23 Jan 2026
Key facts
- Planning application 25171 at Hearthfield, Farrandreg, Mount Avenue, Co. Louth: Extension of duration of permission 20211 (about 80 homes).
- It was received by Louth County Council on 27 Nov 2025.
- Status: Granted 23 Jan 2026.
- Permission was granted on 23 Jan 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.
Source: the Louth County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
Extension of duration of permission 20211 (about 80 homes)
EXTENSION OF DURATION on PLAN REF: 20/211 - Permission for development at site bounded to the north by Headford; to the east by Farndreg; to the west by a permitted residential development for 80 no. dwellings granted by An Bord Pleanála ABP Ref. 303628-19/Louth County Council P.A. Ref. No. 18/943 and to the south by agricultural lands and existing residential development. Adjoining lands to the west are also the subject of a concurrent planning application for 47 no. dwellings by the same applicant. The proposed development will consist of 67 no. dwellings comprising a mix of both houses and apartment/duplex units. A total of 43 no. houses and 24 no. apartment/duplex units are proposed. Houses include terraced, semi-detached and detached units. Houses range in height from 1 - 2 storeys and have the option for photovoltaic/solar panels on roof slopes. The apartment/duplex dwellings are accommodated in 3 no. 3 storey buildings with balconies provided at first floor level to the rear (west facing elevations). The proposed development will also provide for all site development works including alterations to ground levels; the construction of retaining walls; the rerouting and undergrounding of overhead cables; internal access roads; car parking; footpaths; cycle paths; public lighting; landscaping; services; boundary treatments; and the repositioning of the existing wayleave in the southern part of the site. Access to the proposed development is via a new vehicular access from the Farndreg Estate in the south-eastern part of the site. There is no vehicular access to the permitted development ABP Ref. 303628-19/Louth County Council P.A. Ref. No. 18/943 or to adjoining lands (subject of a concurrent planning application by the same applicant) from the proposed new vehicular access from the Farndreg Estate *Significant Further Information submitted 02/09/20 to allow for revisions to carparking and footpaths, updated archaeological report and more detailed information regarding public lighting and services, a NIS has been submitted as part of the Significant Further Information**
- Location
- Mount Avenue, Co. Louth Map
- Council
- Louth County Council
- Planning reference
- 25171
- Application type
- Extension of duration of permission 20211A request for more time to finish the work an existing permission allows. It is not a new scheme.
Numbers and dates
- Homes
- ~80estimated from the application
- Estimated value of the permitted scheme (20/211)
- €11m to €22mOur estimate from stated homes and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. It is the value of the work permission 20/211 allows; an extension of duration adds no new work. How we estimate
- Received
- 27 Nov 2025
- Granted
- 23 Jan 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Granted
Site history
This site's history
This application asks to extend permission 20211 (67 homes), granted 19 Oct 2020 (final grant issued 19 Nov 2020). Commencement notices for two phases from 25 Nov 2024 (8 and 8 homes).
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Earlier permission 18943 for this site: granted 18 Jan 2019, work started 27 Feb 2023.
Permission for development at a site located at Farndreg, Mount Avenue and Headford , Dundalk, Co. Louth and Mount Avenue, Dundalk. Co… Named in this application's description
Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.
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Documents and evidence
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- Council planning fileThe application file 25171 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Louth County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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