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Thursday, 8th May, 2025. Vol. 18, Issue 19 • 9A, Crowe Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth Tel: 042 932 0888 | Email: editorial@dundalkleader.com; advertising@dundalkleader.com
‘LET US BUILD!’
Glenveagh Properties ask High Court to overturn councillors de-zoning decision By Paul Byrne A DECISION by a group of councillors in Louth County Council to vote to re-zone land in Blackrock from ‘residential’ to ‘strategic reserve’ in the Dundalk Local Area Plan, will be challenged by Glenveagh Properties in the High Court. Glenveagh Properties plc, one of Ireland’s biggest housebuilders, has this week asked the High Court to overturn a recent decision by Louth county councillors that will block approximately 500 high-quality new homes in Blackrock (the site extends from Bothar Maol towards Blackrock village and borders Dundalk Golf Club). The vote was passed by councillors despite advice from Louth County Council Chief Executive, David Conway as well as the Office of the Planning Regulator. In all, 11 councillors voted for the change in zoning, with six voting
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against and 12 not voting at all. According to a statement from Glenveagh Properties, councillors who voted to take away the residential zoning status of the land, contravened the views of both Louth County Council and the OPR (Office of the Planning Regulator). “The councillors’ decision to block any form of housebuilding on a Glenveagh site in Haggardstown contravenes the views of the Louth County Council Chief Executive and the Office of the Planning Regulator (OPR), both of which support the building of new homes on the site. The OPR issued a formal recommendation to Louth County Council on the councillors’ plans in January. In this, the OPR said councillors should not proceed with their stated intention to block housebuilding on the site by taking away its residential ALL ROADS LEAD TO CROKER! An estimated 50,000 supporters will attend zoning status. Continued on Page 2 Croke Park this Sunday to see Louth and Meath do battle in the Leinster Final.
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