Hollyhill Industrial Estate, Tadgh Barry Road, Holyhill
A four-storey office extension with a pedestrian bridge link, solar panels, and a new generator building at Apple's campus.
1636741 · Cork City Council · Lodged 29 January 2016
- Reference
- 1636741
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 January 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application is for a four-storey office extension at the existing campus, featuring a pedestrian bridge link to an existing Apple building. The project includes rooftop solar panels, a new single-storey generator building, and an extension to the existing car park.
- Storeys
- 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 an extension to an existing office within their existing campus. The proposed office building extension is 4 storey and includes a pedestrian link to bridge to an existing apple building; atrium roof lights, a roof top plant room; a screened roof to plant area and roof top solar panels. The proposed site development works include the construction, relocation and replacement of the existing generator enclosure to new single storey generator building with rooftop terrace and all associated landscaping, fencing, signage and site development works. The proposed development includes modifications and alterations to the front entrance of the existing office building. Parking for the proposed development will be provided by means of an extension to the existing car park. The car park extension is partially located on lands within the functional area of cork county council and a separate planning application will be lodged for this part of the development. Access to the proposed office building and car park will be via the existing entrances at tadgh barry road.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the creation and protection of high technology related office-based industry and enterprise, to facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
Objective set by the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 120 Ardcullen, Hollyhill, Cork | Nov 2025 | €275,000 | 262 m |
| 39 Ardcullen, Hollyhill, Corknot full market price | Oct 2025 | €114,000 | 381 m |
| 7 Hollywood Est, Blarney Rd, Cork | Nov 2025 | €351,000 | 454 m |
| 5 Hillyville, Hollyhill, Cork | Jun 2025 | €241,000 | 477 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 received29 January 2016
- Decision due24 March 2016
- Decision issued23 March 2016
- Grant issued17 August 2016
- Appeal submitted18 April 2016
- Appeal decided17 August 2016
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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2139871Cork CityLodged 1 Feb 2021Industrial
- Granted140 m away
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1938283Cork CityLodged 1 Mar 2019Industrial
- Granted170 m away
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1938803Cork CityLodged 17 Oct 2019Infrastructure
- Granted190 m away
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2241121Cork CityLodged 24 May 2022Commercial
- Granted200 m away
Construction of an extension to the existing car park and all ancillary site development and landscaping works
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