RefusedApartmentsDecided 17 November 2016

Brookfield Village Student Accommodation, and Leisure Centre Complex, College Road

An additional storey to provide four student apartments in Cork.

1637078 · Cork City Council · Lodged 23 September 2016

Reference: 1637078
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 23 September 2016

Summary

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Modifications to a permitted student accommodation development at Brookfield Village. The proposal adds a third storey to the southern block to provide four additional student apartments, along with associated parking and elevational changes.

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Residential units: 4
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Modifications to the student accommodation development (comprising 17 no. Apartments) permitted under an bord pleanála ref. Pl. 28.245912 (cork city council ref. 15/36530), comprising an additional (third) storey to the southern block to provide 4 no. Additional student apartments and all associated parking, plan and elevational changes

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect and provide for residential uses and amenities, local services and community, institutional, educational and civic uses.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
12 The Grove, Orchard Rd, Cork	Jan 2025	€980,000	80 m
6 Ecklinville, Orchard Road, Corkprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€1,180,617	91 m
7 Ecklinville, Orchard Road, Cork	Apr 2026	€600,000	101 m
3 Ecklinville, Orchard Road, Corkprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€1,447,137	103 m
34 Orchard Court, Orchard Road, Cork	Jan 2026	€320,000	176 m
23 Orchard Court, Orchard Rd, Victoria Cross Rd	Nov 2025	€366,000	176 m
11 Ashbrook, Victoria Cross, Dennehys Cross	Jul 2025	€250,000	254 m
10 Ashbrook, Victoria Cross, Cork	Aug 2025	€260,000	254 m

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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 received23 September 2016
Decision due17 November 2016
Decision issued17 November 2016
Grant issued20 April 2017
Appeal submitted7 December 2016
Appeal decided20 April 2017

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