Blue Cottage, Ballinlough, Knockbridge Dundalk
Retention permission to change the use of a house to a short-term holiday rental.
22351 · Louth County Council · Lodged 29 April 2022
- Reference
- 22351
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 29 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to change the use of an existing residential dwelling house. The property, known as Blue Cottage, is to be retained as a short-term let property.
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 change of use of an existing residential dwelling house to a short term let property
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Cloonanna, Knockbridge, Dundalk | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 140 m |
| 16 Cloonanna, Knockbridge, Dundalk Louth | Dec 2025 | €395,000 | 155 m |
| 13 Loughantarve, Knockbridge, Louth | Aug 2025 | €261,000 | 184 m |
| 23 Loughantarve, Knockbridge, Dundalk | Aug 2025 | €274,559 | 208 m |
| 32 Loughantarve, Knockbridge, Louth | Aug 2025 | €252,500 | 233 m |
| 38 Loughantarve, Knockbridge, Dundalk | May 2025 | €279,000 | 259 m |
| Ballinlough, Knockbridge, Dundalk | Dec 2025 | €360,000 | 293 m |
| 40 Lisroland View, Knockbridge, Dundalk | Mar 2025 | €405,000 | 304 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 received29 April 2022
- Decision due23 June 2022
- Decision issued16 June 2022
- Grant issued18 July 2022
- Permission expiry17 July 2027
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