New village type development featuring over 1,000 houses given the go ahead for outside Dundalk

Part of the proposed development would be located on lands to the rear of St Paul’s Church in Haynestown

The go ahead has been given for over 1,000 new homes on the outskirts of Dundalk.

The new village type development at Haggardstown and Haynestown has been granted planning permission by Louth County Council.

Dublin-based Groveview Builders Ltd put forward two separate applications in February to construct a residential and mixed use development on the outskirts of the town, consisting of 1,450 dwellings.

The larger of two developments planned by Groveview is a retail, commercial and residential development located from the Clermont Road to the Marlbog Road. Access to the new village-type  development would be via the Clermont Road, the Marlbog Road and the Dublin Road.

It would comprise of 779 houses, 285 apartments in 28 three storey blocks, 76 commercial units comprising offices, financial institution retail units, a mini market, a pub and restaurant, a crèche, a community facility centre and a reserved site for a new primary school.

There would also be five reserved sites for crèches and a proposed distributor road to be located to the west of the site. A further distributor road would be built to accommodate a dormer house on Chapel Road.

As part of the development agri buildings would be demolished and underground car parking installed, as well as other site developments such as landscaping, the installation of a pumping station, outfall foul and surface water sewers and boundary and surface treatments.

The company, run by developer brothers Michael and Cathal Cannon, previously won a planning appeal in 2010 to build 257 homes in Haynestown after Louth County Council had initially refused them planning permission.

They have now secured permission to build these again, in addition to the above development.

The development consists of 257 dwellings (in lieu of 285 number previously approved dwellings in sector one of approved development under planning register reference number 03/1754).

In total this section would consist of 61 two bed two storey dwellings, 100 three bed two storey dwellings, 62 three bed two storey dwellings and 34 four bed two storey dwellings, with an option four bed two storey dwelling without the ground floor extension.

The total area of lands the subject of this application is circa 8.11 hectares located to the west of the Dublin Road, south of the Marlbog Road, north of the Clermont Road and east of new distributor road (currently under construction) at Haynestown.

A report earlier this year said there was a need for 1,100 new homes in Dundalk, with that area of the town in particular demand due to the number of jobs recently created in the Xerox Technology Park by companies such as PayPal, eBay and National Pen.

New village type development planned for just outside Dundalk

Part of the proposed development would be located on lands to the rear of St Paul’s Church in Haynestown

Over 1,000 new homes are being planned for a new village type development at Haggardstown and Haynestown, just outside Dundalk.

Dublin-based Groveview Builders Ltd have applied for planning permission to construct a residential and mixed use development on the outskirts of the town consisting of 1,450 dwellings.

Plans for the massive development first came to light in 2003 but are now being reconsidered due to the ongoing demand for property in the area.

A report earlier this week said there was a need for 1,100 new homes in Dundalk, with that area in particular demand due to the number of jobs recently created in the Xerox Technology Park by companies such as PayPal, eBay and National Pen.

The larger of two developments planned by Groveview is a retail, commercial and residential development located from the Clermont Road to the Marlbog Road. Access to the new village-type  development would be via the Clermont Road, the Marlbog Road and the Dublin Road.

It would comprise of 779 houses, 285 apartments in 28 three storey blocks, 76 commercial units comprising offices, financial institution retail units, a mini market, a pub and restaurant, a crèche, a community facility centre and a reserved site for a new primary school.

There would also be five reserved sites for crèches and a proposed distributor road to be located to the west of the site. A further distributor road would be built to accommodate a dormer house on Chapel Road.

As part of the development agri buildings would be demolished and underground car parking installed, as well as other site developments such as landscaping, the installation of a pumping station, outfall foul and surface water sewers and boundary and surface treatments.

The company, run by developer brothers Michael and Cathal Cannon, previously won a planning appeal in 2010 to build 257 homes in Haynestown after Louth County Council had initially refused them planning permission.

They have now sought permission to build these again, in addition to the above development.

The development consists of 257 dwellings (in lieu of 285 number previously approved dwellings in sector one of approved development under planning register reference number 03/1754).

In total this section would consist of 61 two bed two storey dwellings, 100 three bed two storey dwellings, 62 three bed two storey dwellings and 34 four bed two storey dwellings, with an option four bed two storey dwelling without the ground floor extension.

The total area of lands the subject of this application is circa 8.11 hectares located to the west of the Dublin Road, south of the Marlbog Road, north of the Clermont Road and east of new distributor road (currently under construction) at Haynestown.

The council will decide on the applications by mid-April.

Former local solicitor has six figure judgement made against him

A former local solicitor had a six figure judgement made against him in the High Court last month.

Brian Johnston, formerly practicing under the style and title of Brian Johnston & Company Solicitors, ‘Fairfield’, Chapel Road, Dromiskin had a judgement made against him of €369,892 following a case brought to the High Court on January 8^th by Start Mortgages Ltd.

The judgement was published in a recent edition of the Stubbs Gazette.

Mr Johnston, who previously practiced in Park Street, was struck off for misconduct by the High Court in April 2012 for failing to honour an undertaking in relation to a €1m loan for the purchase of a property by two of his clients.