'Always Cottage', Blackrock Road, Dundalk
Retention of a single-storey rear extension containing a kitchen, bathroom, and living areas.
204 · Louth County Council · Lodged 8 January 2020
- Reference
- 204
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 8 January 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 53.04 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an existing single-storey extension built to the rear of the dwelling house. The extension contains a kitchen/dining room, bathroom, living room, hall, and tank room.
- Storey
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission for an existing single storey extension including a kitchen/dining room, bathroom, living room, hall and tank room to the rear of existing dwelling house
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Always Cottage, Blackrock Rd, Dundalk | Sept 2025 | €345,000 | 4 m |
| 40 Bothar Na Feirme, Blackrock Rd, Dundalk | Apr 2025 | €110,000 | 368 m |
| 21 Beau Pairc, The Loakers, Rock Rd | Mar 2025 | €205,000 | 377 m |
| 4 Abbeyhall, The Loakers, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €250,000 | 388 m |
| 32 Beaupark, The Loakers, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €300,000 | 417 m |
| 47 Beaupark, The Loakers, Dundalk | Mar 2026 | €251,000 | 488 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 January 2020
- Further information requested20 February 2020
- Further information received15 June 2020
- Decision due12 July 2020
- Decision issued2 July 2020
- Grant issued3 August 2020
- Permission expiry2 August 2025
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