RefusedApartmentsDecided 23 April 2021

Main Street, Blackrock, Co Louth

Demolition of a vacant house to build a three-storey building with a home office and a three-bedroom apartment in Blackrock.

21210 · Louth County Council · Lodged 3 March 2021

Reference: 21210
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 3 March 2021
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 156.5 m²

Summary

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The project involves demolishing an existing two-storey vacant dwelling and outhouse to construct a new three-storey building. It will contain a ground-floor home office and private amenity space, with a three-bedroom apartment on the upper floors and a rooftop terrace.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development that will consist of demolition of existing two storey vacant dwelling/single storey detached outhouse. Construction of new three storey building consisting of home office/study and private amenity space at ground floor level ancillary to proposed apartment. Provide raised ground floor level 600mm above footpath level. Proposed 1 no. Three bedroom apartment at 1st and 2nd floor level together with rooftop terrace and all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town or Village CentreLC

“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”

National zoning type: Commercial, retail

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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Main St, Blackrock, Dundalk	Feb 2025	€460,000	98 m
6 The Pavillion, Main St, Blackrock	Dec 2025	€425,000	280 m
Southend, Blackrock, Co Louth	May 2025	€710,000	285 m
18 Marine Court, Blackrock, Dundalk	Jan 2026	€478,250	290 m
Marine Court, Main St, Blackrock	May 2026	€496,500	290 m
Wavecrest Dr, Southend, Blackrock	Jul 2025	€465,000	363 m
44 Sandfield Gardens, Blackrock, Louth	Jun 2025	€425,000	367 m
44 Sandfield Gardens, Blackrock, Louth	Jun 2026	€525,000	367 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 received3 March 2021
Decision due27 April 2021
Decision issued23 April 2021

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