Appeal lodged against student accommodation and nursing home at Dundalk IT

Existing student accommodation at Dundalk IT

An appeal has been lodged with An Bord Pleanála against Louth County Council’s decision to give the go ahead for new student, accommodation, a nursing home and a research and development facility at Dundalk IT.

In August Fallstar Construction Ltd were granted conditional planning permission for a development of four blocks of student housing, three storeys in height, at Greenpark on the Inner Relief Road.

This is beside existing student accommodation to the rear of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Each block wasa to contain 21 units each, with each containing nine rooms. This would lead to 189 rooms in total being built should it come to fruition.

Mullingar-based Fallstar were also given the green light to build a 127 room nursing home at the same location. This would be two storeys in height and would include ancillary facilities.

They also got the go ahead for a research development and training centre five storeys in height, which would have a gross floor area of 12,286sqm, all with associated parking and a roof-top plant including optional solar/photovoltaic panels and all associated site development works.

However, those plans have been put on hold following an appear from Frank Holmes of the Old Golf Links Road in Blackrock.

He argues a number of points, including that the land has been designated for “education, recreation, enterprise and innovation” and says that a privately owned nursing home would not conform with this.

Go ahead given for new student accommodation, nursing home and R&D facility at Dundalk IT

Existing student accommodation at Dundalk IT

The go ahead has been given for new student accommodation, a nursing home and a research and development facility at Dundalk IT.

Fallstar Construction Ltd have been granted conditional planning permission by Louth County Council for a development of four blocks of student housing, three storeys in height, at Greenpark on the Inner Relief Road.

This is beside existing student accommodation to the rear of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Each block will contain 21 units each, with each containing nine rooms. This would lead to 189 rooms in total being built should it come to fruition.

Mullingar-based Fallstar have also been given the green light to build a 127 room nursing home at the same location. This would be two storeys in height and would include ancillary facilities.

They have also got the go ahead for a research development and training centre five storeys in height, which would have a gross floor area of 12,286sqm, all with associated parking and a roof-top plant including optional solar/photovoltaic panels and all associated site development works.

Plans for new student accommodation, nursing home and R&D facility at Dundalk IT

Existing student accommodation at Dundalk IT

Plans have been drawn up for new student accommodation, a nursing home and a research and development facility at Dundalk IT.

Fallstar Construction Ltd have applied to Louth County Council for planning permission for a development of four blocks of student housing, three storeys in height, at Greenpark on the Inner Relief Road.

This is beside existing student accommodation to the rear of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.

Each block would contain 21 units each, with each containing nine rooms. This would lead to 189 rooms in total being built should the go ahead be given.

Mullingar-based Fallstar have also applied to build a 127 room nursing home at the same location. This would be two storeys in height and would include ancillary facilities.

They have also proposed a research development and training centre five storeys in height, which would have a gross floor area of 12,286sqm, all with associated parking and a roof-top plant including optional solar/photovoltaic panels and all associated site development works.

Louth County Council are due to decide on the matter by July 7^th.