Ballinlough Cottage Ballinlough, Knockbridge, Co. Louth
Construction of three new houses, plus extensions and alterations to an existing cottage.
2460403 · Louth County Council · Lodged 16 July 2024
- Reference
- 2460403
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes building three detached houses to the rear of Ballinlough Cottage. It also includes extensions and alterations to the existing cottage and widening the entrance to provide private road access.
- Residential units
- 3
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
Permission for 3 detached dwelling houses to the rear of ballinlough cottage, extensions and alterations to existing ballinlough cottage and revisions to existing site entrance to accommodate private road access to new dwellings and existing dwelling at ballinlough cottage. Full permission to include widening of existing site entrance, drainage works and all associated site development works *significant further information received on 12/06/2025*
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinlough, Knockbridge, Dundalk | Dec 2025 | €360,000 | 248 m |
| 7 Cloonanna, Knockbridge, Dundalk | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 322 m |
| 23 Loughantarve, Knockbridge, Dundalk | Aug 2025 | €274,559 | 337 m |
| 16 Cloonanna, Knockbridge, Dundalk Louth | Dec 2025 | €395,000 | 341 m |
| 13 Loughantarve, Knockbridge, Louth | Aug 2025 | €261,000 | 348 m |
| 40 Lisroland View, Knockbridge, Dundalk | Mar 2025 | €405,000 | 373 m |
| 32 Loughantarve, Knockbridge, Louth | Aug 2025 | €252,500 | 386 m |
| 38 Loughantarve, Knockbridge, Dundalk | May 2025 | €279,000 | 402 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 received16 July 2024
- Further information requested5 September 2024
- Further information received12 June 2025
- Decision due9 July 2025
- Decision issued4 July 2025
- Grant issued5 August 2025
- Permission expiry4 August 2030
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