Plans for 233 homes at Haggardstown

PLANS have emerged for a major new housing development south of Dundalk, with 233 homes set to be built.

The new homes are planned for a site off the Dublin Road Haggardstown, with an application for the second stage of the Strategic Housing Development having been lodged by PJ & EJ Doherty Ltd.

The planned development is set to consist of 233 residential units along with a creche and community building, measuring 309sqm.

The plans include a total of 178 dwellings, featuring 28 two bed semi-detached dwellings, 78 three bed semi-detached dwellings, 12 four bed detached and semi-detached dwellings, 2 four bed detached dwellings, 22 three and four bed semi-detached dwellings, four two and three bed semi-detached dwellings, 18 two bed terraced dwellings, nine two and three bed terraced dwellings and five three bed terraced dwellings.

The development will also consist of 55 apartments/ duplex units consisting of 20 one bed units, 15 two bed units and 20 three bed units.

Also included in the major development are plans for the provision of associated car parking areas at surface level to provide for a total of 43 spaces. There will also be the provision of four electric vehicle charge points adjacent to the creche/community building with associated site infrastructure ducting to provide charge points for residents throughout the site.

The developers are also hoping to provide a total of 180 bicycle storage spaces with associated storage rooms and enclosures.

They plan to use existing access from the Dublin Road to access the proposed houses with associated upgrade works to facilitate vehicular, pedestrian and cycle access along with the provision of a right-turning lane. They are also seeking to provide internal access roads and footpaths and associated connections to the existing Earlsfort residential estate.

Also planned are residential communal open space areas (including formal play areas) including all hard and soft landscape works with public lighting, planting and boundary treatments to include boundary walls, railings and fencing, the provision of two ESB substations, internal site works and attenuation systems to include a hydrocarbon and silt interceptor on the storm network prior to discharge to the adjacent watercourse and all ancillary site development/ construction works.

As this is a Strategic Housing Development, a decision on the application will be made by An Bord Pleanála in the coming months.