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Planning application · Co. Louth

Dundalk Stadium, Racecourse Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth

Granted 13 May 2026

Archived record

This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 22 Jun 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

Retirement Village

Permission for a Retirement Village located in and around the former RIC stables and car park. The retirement village will accommodate 46 no. Independent Living Units and associated amenities in a mix of new and refurbished buildings. The development includes: Construction of 38 no. single storey 1-bedroom units with private gardens/terraces; Restoration and change of use of the semi-derelict former RIC stables to accommodate 8 no. units (comprising 6 no. 1-bedroom & 2 no. 2-bedroom units) over 2 levels and associated services comprising reception, management office, doctor's office, caretaker’s workshop, community room and café. Vehicular and pedestrian access from the existing stadium access road; Landscaped communal open spaces, boundary treatments, car parking (48 no. spaces), cycle parking, bin storage and associated site works and services

Location
Dundalk, Co. Louth Map
Planning reference
2560626
Applicant
Dundalk Racing (1999) Ltd
Agent
Simon Clear

Key facts

Received
3 Oct 2025
Granted
13 May 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 13 May 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.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • LandscapingNamed in the planning documents
  • GroundworksNamed in the planning documents

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2560626 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • From the planning documentsRead from Architectural Design Statement in the council's file.
    Unit mix
    38 1-bed single-storey house, 6 1-bed apartment, 2 2-bed apartment
    Site area
    1.69 ha
    Applicant
    Dundalk Studium (1999) Limited
    Scope
    Proposed retirement village with 46 homes, café, community room, doctor's suite, and refurbished stables block.
    Landscaping
    “Public open space, landscaping, boundary treatments included.”
    Groundworks
    “New internal access road and site entrance.”

How we know this

From the Louth County Council planning register, as last seen on 22 Jun 2026. The council's own file is the official record. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

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