Louth County Council · Special Planning Meeting of Louth County Council · 10 September 2026

Settlement: Drogheda. Site Reference: DRG 1 and 1a. Area of lands (gross): 11.49ha. Current zoning: A2 New Residential Phase 1 & Rural Policy Zone 1. Proposed zoning: A2 New Residential Phase 1 (5.33ha), H1 Open Space (6.16ha). Proposed Amendment: Extend the settlement boundary and: -Rezone the lands within 100m of the motorway to H1 Open Space to reflect Policy Objective MOV 59 -Rezone area of lands vulnerable to flooding to H1 Open Space -Rezone remaining lands A2 New Residential Phase 1. Appendix 3 – Page 4: To accept the Recommendation (as Amended under submission 138 DHLGH.

A vote on adopting the Chief Executive's recommendation, as amended under the Department of Housing's submission, on Drogheda sites DRG 1 and 1a in Variation 4 of the county development plan. It extends the settlement boundary and rezones the lands as new residential (phase 1) and open space.

Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.

The recommendation of the Chief Executive was considered and adopted following a roll call vote.

Proposed by Cllr. Michelle Hall; seconded by Cllr. Bernie Conlon.

Carried15–0

Tá: 15
Níl: 0
Staon: 0
Didn't vote: 14

The minutes record: And Resolved.

By party

Party	Tá	Didn't vote
Sinn Féin	3	4
Independent	4	3
Fianna Fáil	3	3
Fine Gael	3	3
Labour Party	1	1
Green Party	1	0

How each councillor voted

Tá — yes
Níl — no
Staon — abstained
Didn't vote

Tá 15

Níl 0

None

Staon 0

None

Didn’t vote 14

Didn't vote 14

Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.