Outdoor sports and recreational development at Hill Street /Dublin Road (R132), Dundalk
Hill Street /Dublin Road (R132), Dundalk, Co. Louth
4.6 ha · Appeal decided, August 2025
Planning application 2460433 to Louth County Council: Outdoor sports and recreational development consisting of an all-weather multi-use playing pitch also encompassing an 8 lane running track, at Hill Street /Dublin Road (R132), Dundalk. Refused by the council on 20 September 2024; An Coimisiún Pleanála decided the appeal on 8 August 2025.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council refused
- Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
- Appeal decided
Key facts
Proposed development
Permission for an outdoor sports and recreational development consisting of an all-weather multi-use playing pitch also encompassing an 8 lane running track; 1 no. covered spectator stand (maximum capacity 700 persons); a Stand-Alone Single Storey changing rooms building; 3 no. Padel-Tennis Courts; 2 no. Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA); and 1 no. Outdoor Gym. An Ecological Park in the southern part of the site which adjoins but does not form part of Balmer’s Bog is also proposed. The proposed Ecological Park will incorporate a viewing deck /bird watching observation hide orientated towards Balmer’s Bog. Car parking, cycle parking and a bus set down area are also provided within the site. Access to the proposed development is provided via the existing access off Hill Street/Dublin Road (R132) (Immediately south of Byrne’s pub). It is proposed to adjust the existing R132 road carriageway lane width to 3.1m along a c. 70 m section of Hill Street to the north of the proposed access and extend the existing cycle lane along the western edge of the R132 Dublin Road /Hill Street as far as the site entrance. The proposed development also provides for alterations to grounds levels within the site, a pumping station, site lighting (including flood lighting surrounding the pitch), landscaping and boundary treatments and all ancillary site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
Planning status
An Coimisiún Pleanála concluded the appeal on 8 Aug 2025. The official file has the outcome.
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