GrantedAlterationsDecided 22 February 2024

Southend, Blackrock, Co. Louth

Demolition of a garage to build a new outbuilding, with changes to the house exterior and front boundary wall.

2360485 · Louth County Council · Lodged 27 November 2023

Reference: 2360485
Authority: Louth County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 November 2023
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 65 m²

Summary

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The project involves knocking down an existing garage to replace it with a new single-storey outbuilding. It also includes external changes to the main house, such as changing the wall finish from brick slip to render, and raising and rendering the front boundary wall.

Alterationsgaragerenovation

Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Permission for demolition of the existing garage and replacing it with new single storey outbuilding, elevational changes to the dwellinghouse as granted unde planning reference 20419 including a change of wall finish from brick slip to render, alterations to front boundary including an increase of its height and change of the finish to render and associated site 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

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 1 May 2024.

Notified floor area: 318 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
The Boathouse, Coast Rd, Blackrock	Nov 2025	€960,000	169 m
Wavecrest Dr, Southend, Blackrock	Jul 2025	€465,000	281 m
9 Wallace Cove, Blackrock, Dundalk	Mar 2026	€477,000	290 m
Southend, Blackrock, Co Louth	May 2025	€710,000	296 m
6 The Pavillion, Main St, Blackrock	Dec 2025	€425,000	322 m
42 Rathmount, Blackrock, Dundalk	Aug 2025	€660,000	395 m
14 The Saltings, Wallaces Rd, Blackrocknot full market price	Dec 2025	€205,303	409 m
23 Ard Shee, Blackrock, Dundalk	Jan 2026	€253,500	410 m

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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 received27 November 2023
Further information requested18 January 2024
Further information received30 January 2024
Decision due26 February 2024
Decision issued22 February 2024
Grant issued25 March 2024
Permission expiry24 March 2029

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