Plans lodged for 60-unit apartment development on George's Street in Drogheda

A planning application has been lodged with Louth County Council for a major residential development on George's Street in Drogheda. The proposal by Urban Life GSD Limited would construct 60 housing units on lands at the corner of George's Street and Trinity Gardens. The site includes Nos 26, 28, 29, 30 and 31 George's Street and lands known as Swan Yard. Existing buildings and structures would be demolished, including five vacant dwelling houses, a domestic garage, and associated outbuildings. The scheme would provide studios, apartments, and duplex units across four blocks arranged around a central courtyard, with building heights ranging from two to six storeys. The development would include surface car parking, bicycle parking, storage, bin storage, landscaping, boundary treatments, and an ESB substation. Existing entrance walls, railings, and the Trinity Gardens name plate, listed as DB-402, would be retained, along with boundary walls to the north and west. Vehicular access would be from a new entrance off George's Street, while Trinity Gardens would provide main pedestrian access with no vehicular access. A small section of the public road on George's Street is included for works associated with the development.

"The proposed development, submitted by Urban Life GSD Limited, would see the construction of a 60-unit housing scheme on lands at the corner of George's Street and Trinity Gardens. The application site includes Nos 26, 28, 29, 30 and 31 George's Street, along with lands known as Swan Yard. Under the plans, a number of existing buildings and structures on the site would be demolished, including five vacant dwelling houses, a domestic garage and associated outbuildings connected to Swan Yard."

"The proposed residential development would consist of a mix of studios, apartments and duplex units arranged across four separate blocks identified as Blocks A, B, C and D. According to the application documents, the buildings would range in height from two to six storeys and would be arranged around a central courtyard area. The development would also include 18 surface car parking spaces, bicycle parking and storage facilities, bin storage, landscaping works, boundary treatments and an ESB substation."

"Existing entrance walls, railings and the name plate associated with Trinity Gardens, listed on the Record of Protected Structures under reference DB-402 are to be retained as part of the plans, along with existing boundary walls to the north and west of the site. Vehicular access to the development is proposed via a new entrance directly off George's Street, while Trinity Gardens would serve as the main pedestrian access point. No vehicular access is proposed from Trinity Gardens."

"Planning documents state that part of the application site includes a small section of the public road on George's Street to facilitate proposed works associated with the development. The planning application was lodged on behalf of the applicant by Stephen Ward Town Planning and Development Consultants Limited. A total of 86 drawings, reports and supporting documents have"

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