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Planning application · Co. Louth

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

Granted 20 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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated.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 10 Jun 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

~24 homes

Permission for development on a site (c. 1.70ha). The proposed development comprises: 24no. dwellings, including 2no. 2-bed duplex, 22no. houses (10no. 2-bed, 5no. 3-bed and 7no. 4-bed); 1no. childcare facility (c. 785.6 m²) and associated play area (c. 697 m²); 1no. café (c. 61.9 m²); 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; minor amendments to roadworks permitted under LCC Reg. Ref. 2460391; and amendments to the attenuation associated with LCC Reg. Ref. 2460793. The proposed development is accessible for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles via 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

Location
Drogheda, Co. Louth Map
Planning reference
2560798
Applicant
Ballymakenny Residential Properties Ltd

Key facts

Homes
~24estimated from the application
Floor area
1,544 m²
Received
9 Dec 2025
Granted
20 May 2026

Timeline

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

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 20 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
  • Crèche or childcare facilityNamed in the application description
  • Windows/doorsNamed in the planning documents
  • RoofingNamed in the planning documents
  • CladdingNamed 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 2560798 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.
    Site area
    1.7 ha
    Applicant
    Ballymakenny Residential Properties Ltd.
    Phasing
    Plot 15 is part of a larger development with previously permitted applications for 811 units (Plots 1-6, 9, 11, 12) under construction; three further applications (Plots 13, 14, 15) for 202 dwellings plus creche and cafe are proposed concurrently.
    Scope
    The application proposes 3 housing blocks, a creche, and a cafe on a 1.70ha site at Drogheda North Environs, comprising a mix of duplex and 2-4 bed houses.
    Windows/doors
    “Double glazed windows to selected colour”
    Roofing
    “Tile finish to roof to selected colour”
    Cladding
    “Brick finish or similar approved to selected colour”
    Landscaping
    “Proposed east-west green corridor providing connectivity, amenity and biodiversity value”

How we know this

From the Louth County Council planning register, as last seen on 10 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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