Dundalk
Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (99%). 2 applications nearby open for comments.
Not held yet for Louth County Council: council consultations.
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 46 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 months after
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20252560429 · extension · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2030approvedstartedsigned off
- 2022211279 · demolition · approved 2022 · started, no sign-off neededapprovedstartedsigned off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
What it says
Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity and character of existing residential communities.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
louth county development plan · 11 Nov 2021 – 1 Jan 2027
Not on this site: protected building, heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 7 | Ashville; Brunker Lodge |
| Monuments | 4 | Ringfort - rath; Souterrain |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
Extensions are almost always approved here: 94–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 95% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 47 nearby, 1,084 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 7 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 7 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 3 | 3 | — |
| Rear | 2 | 0 | — |
| Single-storey rear | 2 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 46 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 84 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated91 decided home extensions, 30 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 4 appealed refusals became permissions. 3 of 8 appealed approvals were reversed.
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 501575 Pending · Main Street , Blackrock , Co.Louth · 435 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 11 The Crescent, Blackrock Haggardstown 2660718
- 2Sandymount House Blackrock, Co. Louth A91 Y9N1 2660679
- 3Rock Road, Blackrock 2560732
- 4Kincora The Rock Road, Blackrock 2660442
- 5Dunard, Chapel Pass 25180
- 6Rock Road, Blackrock 2660106
- 7Hill Cottage, The Crescent 2660063
- 8Cliffcourt, Rock Road East 2660407
- 9Chapel Pass, Blackrock 2560711
- 104 Seaview, Sea Road 2660620
- 112 Sandy Grove Close, Blackrock 2621
- 12Main Street, Blackrock 2619
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 48 permissions since 2016, 17 show a start notice and 1 has a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured52 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 5 Nov 2026.
- Comments close 5 Nov 20264 days left22660679 · application received — (i) construction of a three-storey residential extension (two-storey over basement level) to the…€20 to the council · 406 m away
- Comments close 23 Nov 202622 days left12660718 · application received — Permission for the conversion and extension of an existing domestic outbuilding to a residential…€20 to the council · 223 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 5 and 13 a year; busiest 2024. 94% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 2Sandymount House Blackrock , Co. Louth A91 Y9N1 , a Protected Structure (Ref. LHS012-003) comments close 5 Nov 2026(i) construction of a three-storey residential extension (two-storey over basement level) to the side/north…
- 11 The Crescent , Blackrock Haggardstown , Co. Louth comments close 23 Nov 2026Permission for the conversion and extension of an existing domestic outbuilding to a residential mews, with…
Every application within 500 m 15 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 104 Seaview , Sea Road , Blackrock Co. Louth No decision yetRetention of alterations to the rear extension including pitched roof replacing flat roof and all associated…
- 1 The Crescent , Blackrock Haggardstown , Co. Louth Withdrawn or not validPermission for the conversion and extension of an existing domestic outbuilding to a residential mews, with…
- 4Kincora The Rock Road , Blackrock , Co. Louth Approved with conditionsPermission consists of the removal of 2 no. chimney stacks, alterations to the two side elevations and rear…
- 8Cliffcourt , Rock Road East , Blackrock CO. Louth Approved with conditionsRetention permission is sought for elevational alterations to the existing dwelling together with retention…
- Cliffcourt , Rock Road East , Blackrock CO. Louth Withdrawn or not validRetention is sought for elevational changes along with the construction of a single storey rear extension and…
- 6Rock Road , Blackrock , County Louth Approved with conditionsRetention of alterations to include the provision of 3 no. roof lights, the provision of a new circular…
- 112 Sandy Grove Close , Blackrock , Co Louth A91 X5Y6 RefusedEXTENSION OF DURATION OF 21172 - Permission for a single storey rear extension, a two storey side extension…
- 7Hill Cottage , The Crescent , Blackrock Co. Louth Approved with conditionsPermission for a new sun room to replace the existing one and all associated site works
- 12Main Street , Blackrock , Co.Louth Approved with conditionsPermission comprises the construction of 4no. new 3-bedroomed semi-detached dwellinghouses, new temporary…
- Main Street , Blackrock , Co Louth Withdrawn or not validPermission for the construction of 4 no. new 3-bedroomed semi-detached dwelling houses, new waste water…
- 5Dunard , Chapel Pass , Blackrock Co Louth Approved with conditionsPermission for extension, alterations and elevational changes to existing dwelling house and all associated…
- 3Rock Road , Blackrock , Co. Louth Approved with conditionsPermission for a single storey detached dwelling house, new site entrance and associated site works
- 9Chapel Pass , Blackrock , Co. Louth Approved with conditionsPermission for extensions & alterations to existing single-storey dwelling, to include porch extension to…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months
- 8 Elm Park, Blackrock, Louth, A91 WK46 · 5 Aug 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 22452 · 257 m
- Rock Road, Blackrock, Louth, A91FH90 · 19 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · short notice no sign-off needed · 25180 · 249 m
- 30 Sandfield Gardens, Blackrock, Louth, A91 C785 · 11 May 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 24/60420 · 440 m
- Rock Road, Blackrock, Louth, a91 wv08 · 23 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560711 · 227 m
- Chapel Road, Blackrock, Louth, A91 T3K6 · 13 Feb 2026 · start notice not signed off · 200 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Dayz Creche · Crèche | 27 Nov 2023 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 498 m |
| Footprints Preschool · Crèche | 29 Jan 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 536 m |
| Liana Lally Preschool · Crèche | 27 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 800 m |
How we work this out
How busy is this area Busier than most of Louth County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
91% owner-occupied (council 67%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 147025017
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha · primary · 503 pupils · 551 m
- St. Francis National School · primary · 441 pupils · 994 m
Stops 10
- Hamilton Avenue · 169 · 1/hour at peak · 271 m
- Rock Rd E · 169 · 1/hour at peak · 281 m
- Rock Rd E · 169 · 290 m
- The Square · 169 · 1/hour at peak · 509 m
- The Square · 169 · 0/hour at peak · 512 m
- Blackrock · 169 · 1/hour at peak · 561 m
- Blackrock · 169 · 1/hour at peak · 580 m
- Sandy Lane · 169 · 1/hour at peak · 596 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Scoil na gCreagacha Dubha · 551 m+6.1% pupils (503)
- St. Francis National School · 994 m+1.8% pupils (441)
Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Extension (2560429) approved 2025, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- Demolition (211279) built without official sign-off: built properly?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
- Application 223 m away open for comments until 23 Nov 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Haggardstown
- Electoral division
- Haggardstown
- Electoral area
- Dundalk South
- Council
- Louth County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 2 applications on this site; latest 2560429, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2030.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- Nothing nearby looks set to change.
- 2 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 23 Nov 2026.
- Rock Rd E (bus 169) 281 m away: 1 an hour at morning peak.
- Here (2022 census): 91% owner-occupied (council 67%); 8% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1971–1980; 61% drive to work (council 59%); population up 34% since 2016.
- 7 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were rear extensions.
- Around here the council decides in a median 51 days (about 7 weeks); 37% are asked for more information.
What the terms mean 7 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
- Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 26
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |