John F. Connelly Road, Churchfield, Cork
Construction of a civic amenity and waste bring facility in Churchfield.
1637158 · Cork City Council · Lodged 17 November 2016
- Reference
- 1637158
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 November 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a civic amenity/bring facility with associated weighbridges, a weighbridge building, and an open storage area for empty skips. It also includes a maintenance building associated with the adjacent waste materials recycling facility, fencing, and screen planting.
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
The construction of a civic amenity/bring facility with associated weighbridges, weighbridge building and all ancillary site development works at john f. Connelly road, churchfield, cork. The proposed development also includes the provision of an area for the open storage of empty skips and a maintenance building associated with the adjacent waste materials recycling facility. Ancillary site works will include the construction of palisade fencing along the southern boundary, cladding fencing along the eastern boundary and screen planting along the northern boundary. Access to the proposed development will be via permitted entrance from john f. Connelly road
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for light industry and related uses.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale, 60 Fairfield Ave, Farranree | Nov 2025 | €245,000 | 277 m |
| 46 Fairfield Avenue, Farranree, Corknot full market price | Dec 2025 | €129,000 | 314 m |
| 160 Mountagnes Rd, Fairhill, Cork | Apr 2025 | €72,000 | 361 m |
| 17 Liam Healy Road, Fairhill, Cork | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 388 m |
| 42 Bantry Park Rd, Fair Hill, Cork | Jan 2025 | €225,000 | 390 m |
| 59 Bantry Park Rd, Fairhill, Cork | Mar 2026 | €265,000 | 400 m |
| 15 Closes Green, Farranree, Cork | Apr 2025 | €275,000 | 446 m |
| 5 St Josephs, Nashs Boreen, Fairhill | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 446 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 received17 November 2016
- Decision due20 January 2017
- Application withdrawn9 December 2016
In the area
Applications near this site
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- RefusedAt this site
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2039677Cork CityLodged 18 Nov 2020Alterations
- Granted90 m away
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- Granted90 m away
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- GrantedIndustrial
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