Site planning risk brief

Demolition of 2 no. existing commercial units (café / retail / storage use) and construction of a three storey mixed commercial & residential building. The lower ground floor comprises of a two bed room apartment and bike & storage area, the ground floor includes 2no. ground floor retail units, with 1no. two bed apartment and 1no. one bed apartment and the first floor comprises of 1no. one bed and 1no. two bed apartments (5no. apartments and 2no. retail units in total) on a site of 0.1318 hectares. All residential units to be provided with private amenity space in the form of balconies. The development includes the provision of new vehicular entrance area, car and bike parking areas, bin storage, EV charging points, revised boundary treatments, new footpaths and stepped access, foul and surface water drainage, watermains, alterations to the existing site levels, retaining walls, all associated / ancillary landscaping and site development works. An AA Screening report was submitted as part of this application *Significant Further Information Received on 13/05/2025*

Permission for (a) Construction of 20 no. residential units comprising of: (i) 5 no. 2 storey, 3 bed dwelling houses in 1no. terrace block; (ii) 10 no. 2 storey, 2 bed dwelling houses in 2 no. terrace block of 5 units in each block; (iii) 1 no. detached 2 storey 4 bed dwelling house fronting onto Howe’s Hill; (iv) 1 no. detached 2 storey 2 bed dwelling house; (v) 1 no. detached single storey 1 bed dwelling house; (vi) partial demolition, extension, renovation, restoration and subdivision of Prospect House, a 2 storey dwelling house into 2 separate dwelling houses. Prospect House is a protected structure within the Louth County Development Plan 2021-2027 (Ref. LH005-067); (b) demolition of existing outbuilding and (c) associated site development works including hard and soft landscaping, planted weldmesh retaining wall, self-contained ecological/wildlife corridor, connection to mains sewerage, installation of new surface water drainage system, mixed boundary treatments, provision of public amenity space *Significant Further Information Received on 06/05/2025 & Revised Notices 13/05/2025 - subject of a revised stage 2 appropriate assessment (Natura Impact Statement) with the reduction of residential units from 20 to 17 and the provision of 3 new short term let units*

Permission for the demolition of existing retail unit and the construction of a new cafe and associated signage with ancillary staff rooms and storage at first floor level and all ancillary and associated site works including site clearance works, car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works. *Significant Further Information received on 22/05/2026*

Permission for development within the curtilage of Protected Structure, Nucella Lodge, Knocknagoran - Ref. No. LHS005-068 & NIAH Ref. 13833012, for the demolition of existing retail unit and the construction of a new cafe and associated signage with ancillary storage at first floor level and all ancillary and associated site works including clearance works, car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works *Significant Further Information Received on 08/05/2025 - revised internal layout, elevational changes and revised site layout to include additional parking*

Part 8 application for public realm upgrade works, road realignment and associated works to consist of resurfacing in high quality materials, realignment of road to increase pedestrian space, formalizing parking and undergrounding of services. A new traffic management system to be implemented on Station Road. A one way direction system from the junction with the Main St R173 to the junction of the Shore Road. Realignment of junction between Main St R173 and Cluain Na Mara. Measures to decrease traffic speed to Main St R173. Improved public lighting provision between the junctions of Main St R173 and Station Road and the Pier. Provisions for possible future security measures (e.g. CCTV), electric vehicle (EV) charging points and public transport connection. All associated site development works.

Permission for Wine, Beer, Spirits Off Licence (11.8sqm) subsidiary to the main retail use.