20 Beverly Drive, Melbourn Rd, Bishopstown
Retention of a pitched roof and permission to convert a domestic garage into a habitable room in Bishopstown.
1637105 · Cork City Council · Lodged 13 October 2016
- Reference
- 1637105
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 13 October 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for a pitched roof over a single-storey section of a dwelling in Bishopstown. It also requests permission to convert an existing domestic garage into a habitable room with minor front elevation changes.
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
Retention of pitched roof over single storey section of dwelling, permission for proposed material change of use of existing domestic garage to habitable room and permission for proposed minor changes to front elevation and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Fremont Dr, Melbourn, Bishopstown | Aug 2025 | €615,000 | 95 m |
| 3 Woburn Dr, Melbourn, Bishopstown | Mar 2025 | €620,000 | 110 m |
| 16 Fremont Drive, Melbourne Estate, Bishopstown | Mar 2025 | €820,230 | 115 m |
| 13 Melbourn Rd, Bishopstown, Cork | Mar 2025 | €545,000 | 133 m |
| 1 Woburn Drive, Melbourn, Bishopstown | Dec 2025 | €287,500 | 135 m |
| 15 Melbourn Rd, Bishopstown, Cork | Mar 2026 | €655,000 | 137 m |
| Altamira, 47 Firgrove Dr, Westgate | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 148 m |
| 32 Melbourn Road, Bishopstown, Cork | Feb 2025 | €595,000 | 187 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 received13 October 2016
- Decision due7 December 2016
- Decision issued5 December 2016
- Grant issued16 January 2017
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