Planning application · Co. Louth

Gilligan Court, Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co Louth

Decision due 1 Nov 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2699 at Gilligan Court, Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co Louth: Extension of duration of permission 21/205 (about 8 homes).
  • The applicant is Vincent Connolly. The agent is Van Dijk Architects.
  • It was received by Louth County Council on 6 Aug 2026.
  • Status: Decision due 1 Nov 2026.
  • The council decides whether to give more time to finish the work permission 21/205 allows; its decision is due on 1 Nov 2026. An extension does not add new building work to the permission.

Source: the Louth County Council planning register, checked 17 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Extension of duration of permission 21/205 (about 8 homes)

EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/205 - Permission for development that will consist of 12no. 2 bedroom and 8no. 1 bedroom units of social housing accommodation with each unit having individual access from a shared deck. The accommodation is contained in a single block rising 2 storeys in the north east of the site adjacent to Glenwood to 4 storeys at the south west of the site on to the Dublin Road. The development includes, landscaped gardens, a waste management building, secure bicycle storage for 34no. bicycles and 8no. car parking spaces accessed from the shared entrance with the adjacent services station from the Dublin Road *Significant Further Information submitted 10/8/21*

Location
Dundalk, Co. Louth Map
Planning reference
2699
Application type
Extension of duration of permission 21/205A request for more time to finish the work an existing permission allows. It is not a new scheme.
Applicant
Vincent Connolly
Agent
Van Dijk Architects
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Numbers and dates

Homes
~8estimated from the application
Estimated value of the permitted scheme (21/205)
€1.1m to €1.8mOur 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 21/205 allows; an extension of duration adds no new work. How we estimate
Received
6 Aug 2026
Decision due
1 Nov 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested

Site history

This site's history

This application asks to extend permission 21/205 (20 homes), granted 1 Sep 2021 (final grant issued 4 Oct 2021). Work started 22 Jul 2026.

  1. Site start under planning reference 181044, about 40 m away: work started 26 Jan 2022.

    Part change of use of existing first floor area from commercial storage to student accommodation, a new external access to first floor area… About 40 m away

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.

Outlook

What happens next

The council decides whether to give more time to finish the work permission 21/205 allows; its decision is due on 1 Nov 2026. An extension does not add new building work to the permission.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

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 2699 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 17 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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