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Large residential · Co. Louth

Site on lands in the Townland of Yellowbatter, Drogheda, County Louth

Granted 12 Jun 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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated.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 12 Aug 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

99 homes

Permission for development at a site of (c. 3.63ha). The proposed development comprises 99no. 2-storey dwellings (51no. 3-bed and 48no. 4-bed houses), and all associated and ancillary site development and infrastructural works, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works, including public open space; public lighting; surface car parking; bicycle parking; ESB Substation; bin stores; amendments to the attenuation associated with LCC Reg. Ref. 2460793. The proposed development is accessible for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles via the existing Ballymakenny Avenue permitted under LCC Reg. Ref. 22215, which connects to the Ballymakenny Road. The site is also accessible for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles from the west at Twenties Lane, via road infrastructure permitted under LCC Reg. Ref. 2360492, LCC Reg. Ref. 2360493, LCC Reg. Ref. 2360494 and LCC Reg. Ref. 2460391. A NIS accompanies this application *Significant Further Information Received on 22/04/2026*

Location
Drogheda, Co. Louth Map
Planning reference
2560797
Applicant
Ballymakenny Residential Properties Ltd

Key facts

Homes
99
Floor area
106 m²per planning documents
Indicative value
€10m–30mPlanningBrief estimate
Project type
Large residential
Received
9 Dec 2025
Granted
12 Jun 2026

Timeline

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

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 12 Jun 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
  • RoofingNamed in the planning documents
  • CladdingNamed in the planning documents
  • Windows/doorsNamed in the planning documents
  • LandscapingNamed 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 2560797 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • From the planning documentsRead from Architectural Design Statement Part 1 in the council's file.
    Floor area
    106 m² (per planning documents)
    Site area
    3.63 ha
    Applicant
    Ballymakenny Residential Properties Ltd.
    Phasing
    Plot 14 is part of a larger development with 811 units already permitted and under construction; 425 units completed, 289 occupied.
    Scope
    The application proposes 202 dwellings, a creche, and a cafe on Plot 14 as part of the overall Drogheda North Environs development.
    Roofing
    “Tile finish to roof to selected colour”
    Cladding
    “Render or similar approved to selected colour”
    Cladding
    “Brick finish or similar approved to selected colour”
    Windows/doors
    “Double glazed windows to selected colour”
    Landscaping
    “Public open space creates central village green”

How we know this

From the Louth County Council planning register, as last seen on 12 Aug 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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