GrantedExtensionDecided 17 November 2022

1 The Cottages, Coast Road Blackrock, Dundalk Co Louth

Side extension with a balcony and widened vehicular entrance at Coast Road, Blackrock.

22768 · Louth County Council · Lodged 28 September 2022

Reference: 22768
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 September 2022
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 11.6 m²

Summary

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The development consists of a side extension to the existing dwelling house with a balcony over it to provide garden access. It also includes landscaping and the widening of the vehicular entrance.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for extension to side of existing dwelling house with balcony over to provide access to gardens from dwelling house, landscaping, widening of vehicular entrance and all associated site development works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Existing ResidentialRS

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 6 April 2023.

Notified floor area: 11.6 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Chapel Pass Blackrock, Blackrock, Louth	Oct 2025	€900,000	81 m
2 Hillcrest, Rock Road, Blackrockprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€735,682	94 m
1 Hillcrest, Rock Road, Blackrockprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€731,278	94 m
Chapel Pass, Blackrock, Dundalk	Jul 2025	€580,000	126 m
Carn, Chapel Pass, Blackrock	Jul 2025	€568,750	141 m
37 Elm Park, Blackrock, Louth	Nov 2025	€535,000	205 m
Marine Court, Main St, Blackrock	May 2026	€496,500	242 m
18 Marine Court, Blackrock, Dundalk	Jan 2026	€478,250	242 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 received28 September 2022
Decision due22 November 2022
Decision issued17 November 2022
Grant issued19 December 2022
Permission expiry18 December 2027

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