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Construction leads in Dundalk South

335 planning applications and commencement notices in Dundalk South in the last twelve months, across 9 electoral divisions. 333 sites are on site right now. Updated weekly from the Louth planning register and the national building control register.

335
Leads, 12 months
333
On site now
€261m
Pipeline value
Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann 2022
Every lead in Dundalk South, on the map

Pro opens the map filtered to this area: every site pinned, scored and sized, with the area shading, trade filters and alerts for new filings.

Top trades in Dundalk South

The work the last twelve months of filings call for, by trade.

Electrical
266 leads
Carpentry & Joinery
253 leads
Plumbing & Heating
252 leads
Flooring
239 leads
Painting & Decorating
239 leads
Plastering, Rendering & Dry Lining
239 leads
Masonry & Blockwork
237 leads
Roofing
237 leads

The housing stock in Dundalk South

13,649 households in Census 2022, set against the national figure (the dark tick). Older homes on oil and solid fuel are where retrofit demand sits.

Age and occupancy

Built before 198039.9%Ireland 41.7%
Built before 19197.2%Ireland 8.6%
Built 2011 or later13.2%Ireland 7.9%
Vacant homes5.4%Ireland 7.7%
Holiday homes0.3%Ireland 3.2%

Central heating fuel

Oil40.9%Ireland 40.9%
Mains gas47.8%Ireland 34.5%
LPG0.5%Ireland 0.7%
Electric7.2%Ireland 12.4%
Solid fuel (coal, peat, wood)2%Ireland 9.4%
Other fuel1.1%Ireland 1%
No central heating0.5%Ireland 1.2%
Renewable energy source22.5%Ireland 25.7%

Tenure

Owner occupied67.9%Ireland 68.9%
Private rented17.4%Ireland 18.8%
Social rented13.4%Ireland 10.4%
Pobal deprivation score
-3.41

Relative affluence below the national average (0). A household-weighted mean of Electoral Division scores. Pobal HP Deprivation Index 2022, CC BY 4.0.

Source: CSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics, CC BY 4.0. Shares are rolled up from each electoral division, weighted by households (dwellings for vacancy).

Recent planning applications in Dundalk South

  1. 180 Greenacres, Dundalk, Co. Louth
    Single storey extensions and alterations to an existing dwelling house, attached domestic garage & wc and associated site development works
    Lodged
    2660695Received 9 Oct 2026Decision due 3 Dec 2026
  2. Whiterath, Dromiskin, Co. Louth
    Extension and conversion of existing single storey attached domestic garage into independent living accommodation…
    Lodged
    2660692Received 8 Oct 2026Decision due 2 Dec 2026
  3. Littlemill, Ballybarrack Dundalk, Co. Louth
    Construct part single story/part two-storey dwelling with detached domestic garage/store…
    Lodged
    2660693Received 8 Oct 2026Decision due 2 Dec 2026
  4. Green Road, Dunmahon, Dundalk
    Construction of a detached two-storey dwelling, wastewater treatment unit and percolation area, construction of a detached domestic garage…
    Lodged
    2660691Received 7 Oct 2026Decision due 1 Dec 2026
  5. Bay Football Club, Blackrock Road, Dundalk Co Louth
    EXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21/1066 - Permission for development that will consist of the construction of a new clubrooms…
    Lodged
    26116Received 5 Oct 2026Decision due 29 Nov 2026
  6. Mounthamilton, Carrickmacross Road, Dundalk
    One dwellinghouse, connection to existing sewerage system and all associated site development works
    Lodged
    2660682Received 5 Oct 2026Decision due 29 Nov 2026
  7. Grange Close, Muirhevna Mor, Dundalk
    Alterations to previously granted Planning Application Ref. No. 24-86, comprising revisions to the previously approved three-storey residential building…
    Lodged
    2660678Received 1 Oct 2026Decision due 25 Nov 2026
  8. Sandymount House Blackrock, Co. Louth A91 Y9N1, a Protected Structure (Ref. LHS012-003)
    (i) construction of a three-storey residential extension (two-storey over basement level) to the side/north of the dwelling with minor demolition…
    Lodged
    2660679Received 1 Oct 2026Decision due 25 Nov 2026
  9. The Shamrock Bar, Seatown Place, Dundalk.
    Material change of use from commercial use at ground floor only to residential use comprising 4 No. Apartments and ancillary works
    Lodged
    2660667Received 29 Sept 2026Decision due 23 Nov 2026
  10. Littlemill, Ballybarrack Dundalk, Co. Louth
    Construct part single story/part two-storey dwelling with detached domestic garage/store…
    Closed
    2660668Received 29 Sept 2026
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Who is building in Dundalk South

The organisations behind the most applications in this area.

  1. 1Groveview Builders Ltd15 applications
  2. 2McCaughey Homes Ltd9 applications
  3. 3Wonderglade Unlimited Company7 applications
  4. 4MWAC Ireland Ltd7 applications
  5. 5Hollywood Developments Ltd7 applications
  6. 6McParland Bros. Builders Ltd5 applications
  7. 7Tanola Ltd. c/o Dundalk Fabrications Ltd5 applications
  8. 8V & P Mathews Development Ltd4 applications

Electoral divisions in Dundalk South

  • Barronstown
  • Castlering
  • Castletown (South)
  • Creggan Upper
  • Dromiskin
  • Dundalk No. 3 Urban
  • Dundalk No. 4 Urban
  • Dundalk Rural (South)
  • Haggardstown

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Working in Dundalk South?

Lead figures count planning applications and commencement notices received in the last twelve months inside this area's boundary; pipeline value is the estimated build value behind them. Applicant names of private individuals are never shown; organisations only. Boundary: CSO / Tailte Eireann National Statistical Boundaries 2022, CC BY 4.0.

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