No. 1 & No. 2 Lower Main Street, Sea Road, Blackrock Dundalk
Retention of amendments to a previously approved development of two houses.
20392 · Louth County Council · Lodged 8 June 2020
- Reference
- 20392
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 June 2020
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 211 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for unauthorised amendments to a development approved under planning ref 19/20. Changes include retaining existing chimneys, reducing the extension size of house no. 2, increasing roof height, repositioning roof lights, omitting solar panels, and altering drainage and boundaries.
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
Retention permission for the unauthorised amendments made to the development granted under planning ref. 19/20 consisting of retention of existing chimneys, a reduction in the floor area of the extension to house no. 2 from 49m2 to 42m2, an increase to the roof height of the extension, the repositioning of velux roof lights, the omission of solar panels, elevational changes to the northeast side, southwest side and northwest rear, alterations to the surface water drainage system, alterations to the site boundary treatments and site entrances
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Pass, Blackrock, Dundalk | Jul 2025 | €580,000 | 91 m |
| Chapel Pass Blackrock, Blackrock, Louth | Oct 2025 | €900,000 | 116 m |
| Marine Court, Main St, Blackrock | May 2026 | €496,500 | 133 m |
| 18 Marine Court, Blackrock, Dundalk | Jan 2026 | €478,250 | 133 m |
| Carn, Chapel Pass, Blackrock | Jul 2025 | €568,750 | 190 m |
| 37 Elm Park, Blackrock, Louth | Nov 2025 | €535,000 | 205 m |
| 1 Hillcrest, Rock Road, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €731,278 | 208 m |
| 2 Hillcrest, Rock Road, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €735,682 | 208 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 received8 June 2020
- Decision due2 August 2020
- Decision issued24 July 2020
- Grant issued24 August 2020
- Permission expiry23 August 2025
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