Main Street/Beech Park, Blackrock, Co Louth
Mixed-use development in Blackrock including 6 age-friendly houses, 2 apartments, and office/medical space.
2623 · Louth County Council · Lodged 19 February 2026
- Reference
- 2623
- Authority
- Louth County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves altering and extending an existing two-storey building on Main Street to create office/medical spaces and 2 two-bedroom apartments. It also includes building 6 single-storey age-friendly houses (four 2-bed and two 3-bed) with a new vehicular entrance off Beech Park and a temporary wastewater treatment plant.
- Residential units
- 8
- Storeys
- 2
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 proposed mixed use development comprising material alteration, extension and change of use of the existing two storey retail and residential building facing onto main street to an office and services use including health and medical services and 2 bedroom apartment at ground floor level and a two bedroomed apartment at first floor level, the construction of 4 no. Semi-detached age friendly single storey 2 bedroomed dwelling houses, 2 no. Semi-detached age friendly single storey 3 bedroomed dwelling houses, new temporary waste water treatment plant which will be connected to the mains wastewater network and all ancillary and associated site development works including new vehicular entrance off the public road from beech park, site clearance works, car parking spaces, new communal open space area, bin storage, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Blackrock, Dundalk | Feb 2025 | €460,000 | 66 m |
| Marine Court, Main St, Blackrock | May 2026 | €496,500 | 242 m |
| 18 Marine Court, Blackrock, Dundalk | Jan 2026 | €478,250 | 242 m |
| 44 Sandfield Gardens, Blackrock, Louth | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 279 m |
| 44 Sandfield Gardens, Blackrock, Louth | Jun 2025 | €425,000 | 279 m |
| Southend, Blackrock, Co Louth | May 2025 | €710,000 | 362 m |
| 6 The Pavillion, Main St, Blackrock | Dec 2025 | €425,000 | 365 m |
| Chapel Pass, Blackrock, Dundalk | Jul 2025 | €580,000 | 385 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 received19 February 2026
- Further information requested10 April 2026
In the area
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