Former O'Shaughnessy Engineering Site, Commons Road, Blackpool
Partial demolition and development of a car rental business in Blackpool.
1637180 · Cork City Council · Lodged 2 December 2016
- Reference
- 1637180
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the partial demolition of an existing building to establish a car rental business, including an office, car parking, car wash, relocated entrance, and internal roadway.
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 partial demolition of an existing building and the development of a car rental business to include, office, car parking, car wash, relocation of existing vehicular entrance and construction of internal access roadway, signage and all associated site development and boundary treatment 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.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 27 October 2017.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 Carragh Apts, Brideholm, Commons Rd | Apr 2025 | €280,500 | 115 m |
| 201 Brideholm, Commons Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €280,000 | 156 m |
| 9 Elmwood Grove, Onslow Gardens, Commons Rd | Jul 2025 | €360,000 | 168 m |
| 7 Ashwood Close, Onslow Gardens, Cork | Feb 2026 | €332,000 | 235 m |
| 6 Beechwood Grove, Onslow Gardens, Cork | Dec 2025 | €325,000 | 244 m |
| 2 Emerald View, Old Mallow Road, Cork | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 354 m |
| 6 Emerald View, Old Mallow Road, Cork | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 367 m |
| No 5 Emerald View, Old Mallow Road, Cork | Apr 2026 | €380,000 | 371 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 received2 December 2016
- Decision due26 July 2017
- Decision issued27 July 2017
- Grant issued1 September 2017
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