GrantedCommercialDecided 8 July 2019

Knockshee, Old Golf Links Road, Blackrock

Construction of an elderly care centre with a 106-bed nursing home and 12 assisted living apartments.

18784 · Louth County Council · Lodged 28 September 2018

Reference: 18784
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 September 2018

Summary

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The project consists of building an elderly care centre featuring a two-storey, 106-bed nursing home. It also includes a two-storey apartment structure with 12 two-bedroom assisted living units and a single-storey laundry/utility building.

Commercialnursing homeassisted livingelderly care

Residential units: 12
Storeys: 2

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

Permission to construct an elderly care centre consisting of: (a) a two storey, 106 bed nursing home, (b) a 2 storey apartment structure containing 12# 2 bed assisted living units and, (c) a single storey laundry/utility structure (centralising storage and services regarding the other two structures) and all ancillary site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseRE

“To provide for commercial, business and supporting residential uses.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

Objective set by the Louth County Development Plan (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 27 April 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 23 April 2025.

Notified floor area: 1,110 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 1-12 Inclusive Knockshee, Old Golf Links Road, Blackrocknot full market price · price excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€3,171,806	265 m
15 Stamanaran, Olf Golflinks Rd, Blackrock	Mar 2025	€390,000	330 m
53 Stamanaran, Old Golf Links Road, Blackrocknot full market price	Jan 2026	€410,000	343 m
20 Stamanaran, Old Golf Links Rd, Blackrock	Jan 2025	€330,000	361 m
25 Stamanaran, Old Golf Links Rd, Dundalk	Jul 2025	€300,000	386 m
29 Stamanaran, Old Golflinks Rd, Blackrock	Jun 2025	€180,000	403 m
27 Bellfield Avenue, Dublin Road, Haggardstown	Jul 2025	€575,000	451 m
1 Bellfield Close, Dublin Road, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€348,018	460 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received28 September 2018
Further information requested19 November 2018
Further information received18 June 2019
Decision due15 July 2019
Decision issued8 July 2019
Grant issued8 August 2019
Permission expiry7 August 2024

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