Main Street, Blackrock, Co Louth
Construction of four new semi-detached houses and a wastewater treatment plant in Blackrock.
2617 · Louth County Council · Lodged 5 February 2026
- Reference
- 2617
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of four new 3-bedroom semi-detached houses. It includes a new wastewater treatment plant, new vehicular entrances off Main Street, car parking, and associated site works.
- Residential units
- 4
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 the construction of 4 no. New 3-bedroomed semi-detached dwelling houses, new waste water treatment plant and all ancillary and associated site development works including site clearance works, new vehicular entrances off main street, car parking spaces, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To support the development, improvement and expansion of town or village centre activities.”
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Marine Court, Blackrock, Dundalk | Jan 2026 | €478,250 | 84 m |
| Marine Court, Main St, Blackrock | May 2026 | €496,500 | 84 m |
| Chapel Pass, Blackrock, Dundalk | Jul 2025 | €580,000 | 164 m |
| Main St, Blackrock, Dundalk | Feb 2025 | €460,000 | 204 m |
| Chapel Pass Blackrock, Blackrock, Louth | Oct 2025 | €900,000 | 209 m |
| 44 Sandfield Gardens, Blackrock, Louth | Jun 2025 | €425,000 | 257 m |
| 44 Sandfield Gardens, Blackrock, Louth | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 257 m |
| 37 Elm Park, Blackrock, Louth | Nov 2025 | €535,000 | 261 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 received5 February 2026
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- RefusedAt this site
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- Granted40 m away
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- Granted50 m away
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- Refused80 m away
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