Ground floor unit, (located at junction between, Elderwood Avenue & Boreenmanna Road)
Conversion of a ground floor office unit into a two-bedroom apartment.
1637220 · Cork City Council · Lodged 21 December 2016
- Reference
- 1637220
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves changing the use of a ground floor unit from office/consulting room to a two-bedroom apartment. It includes replacing doors with windows, creating a new door, and constructing a glazed screen to form a private amenity space.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
- Change of use from office/consulting room use to 1 no. 2-bedroom apartment
- Replacing 2no. Doors on the east elevation with windows
- The formation of a new door on the east elevation
- The construction of a glazed screen set back from the building line to create a private amenity space &
- All site works and services required to facilitate the development
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Elderwood Park, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €325,000 | 46 m |
| 38 Elderwood Ave, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 46 m |
| 19 Elderwood Park, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €197,000 | 46 m |
| Dromore, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork | Oct 2025 | €375,000 | 93 m |
| 12 Raymurglencoo Park, Boreenmanna Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €475,000 | 159 m |
| 1 Ceanncora Lawn, Boreenmanna Rd, Ballintemple | Apr 2025 | €430,500 | 160 m |
| 2 Woodvillas, Ceancord Villas, Boreenmanna Rd | Apr 2025 | €330,000 | 187 m |
| 62 Belfield Abbey, Boreenmanna Road, Cork | Jun 2025 | €712,000 | 190 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 received21 December 2016
- Decision due23 February 2017
- Decision issued21 February 2017
- Grant issued24 March 2017
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