Blackrock Park, Sandy Lane, Blackrock
Construction of a sustainable garden with solar panels, a wind turbine, and a street charging unit at Blackrock Park.
18936 · Louth County Council · Lodged 19 November 2018
- Reference
- 18936
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a sustainable garden within Blackrock Park. It will feature new lamp standards, a street charging unit, an information panel, and a power supply unit powered by solar photo voltaic panels, a wind turbine, and a battery.
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
Part 8 - notice of intention to construct a sustainable garden and associated works. The sustainable garden includes the provision of new lamp standards confined to a part of the park only, a street charging unit, an information panel and a power supply unit consisting of solar photo voltaic panels, a wind turbine and a battery.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity and open space.”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Gort Na Glaise Sandy Lane, Blackrock, Co Louthnot full market price | Jul 2025 | €126,000 | 95 m |
| 10 Gort Na Glaise Sandy Lane, Blackrock, Co Louthnot full market price | Jan 2025 | €130,000 | 101 m |
| 3 Hillcrest, Rock Road, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €748,899 | 197 m |
| Rock Rd, Blackrock, Dundalk | May 2025 | €850,000 | 199 m |
| 193 Rathmount, Blackrock, Dundalk | May 2025 | €600,000 | 200 m |
| 16 Sandy Grove, Blackrock, Louth | Jan 2025 | €375,000 | 223 m |
| Apt 12 Block H Harbour Mill, Mc Neill Hall, Bacbriggan | Dec 2025 | €317,000 | 238 m |
| 185 Rathmount, Seafield Road, Blackrock | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 245 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received19 November 2018
- Decision due21 March 2019
- Decision issued5 February 2019
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