RefusedCommercialDecided 22 April 2022

Knockshee, Old Golf Links Road, Blackrock Co Louth

Construction of three five-storey commercial buildings featuring retail, offices, wellness facilities, and a gym in Blackrock.

22156 · Louth County Council · Lodged 1 March 2022

Reference: 22156
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 March 2022

Summary

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The project consists of three buildings, each featuring ground-floor retail and community digital hub offices on the first three floors. The top floors will host a yoga and wellness centre, a spa treatment centre, and a gymnasium respectively, alongside a landscaped public realm.

Commercialofficeretailgymwellness

Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the construction of the following: 1.3 no. Buildings comprising of the following: (a) building no. 1 which has ground floor retail, a community digital hub office accommodation on the first, second and third floors and a yoga, pilates and wellness centre with a juice bar and healthy snacks facility on the fourth floor. (b) building no. 2 which has ground floor retail, a community digital hub office accommodation on the first, second and third floors and a spa treatment and wellness centre on the fourth floor. (c) building no. 3 which has ground floor retail, a community digital hub office accommodation on the first, second and third floors and a gymnasium and fitness centre on the fourth floor
A landscaped public realm with hard landscaping, seating areas, semi mature planting etc. To the west of the site along the public road and also between buildings 1 and 2, centrally in the site
Provision of new semi mature, deciduous planting to the western and north western boundaries
Provision of on-site carparking and bicycle parking
Provision of a new foul sewer connection to the adjoining public foul sewer network
Provision of storm water drainage including the installation of a storm water attenuation tank and connection to adjoining public storm water network
Provision for a new water connection to the buildings from the adjoining public water main
Provision of public lighting throughout the site
Provision of on-site bin storage
Provision to connect into existing adjoining road network and to connect new footpaths to service the proposed development
Removal off-site of the existing prefabricated buildings to the front (south west) of the site
All associated site development works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Neighbourhood CentreLC

“To provide for and improve local neighbourhood facilities.”

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

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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
Apartment 1-12 Inclusive Knockshee, Old Golf Links Road, Blackrocknot full market price · price excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€3,171,806	65 m
53 Stamanaran, Old Golf Links Road, Blackrocknot full market price	Jan 2026	€410,000	158 m
15 Stamanaran, Olf Golflinks Rd, Blackrock	Mar 2025	€390,000	204 m
27 Bellfield Avenue, Dublin Road, Haggardstown	Jul 2025	€575,000	231 m
1 Bellfield Close, Dublin Road, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€348,018	248 m
20 Stamanaran, Old Golf Links Rd, Blackrock	Jan 2025	€330,000	250 m
3 Bellfield Close, Dublin Road, Louthprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€348,018	260 m
4 Belfield Close, Dublin Road, Dundalkprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€348,018	266 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 received1 March 2022
Decision due25 April 2022
Decision issued22 April 2022

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