GrantedCommercialDecided 2 August 2016

Ballycurreen, Kinsale Road, Co. Cork

Construction of a fuel dispensing forecourt with two pumps, underground tanks, and associated signage.

164109 · Cork City Council · Lodged 26 January 2016

Reference: 164109
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 January 2016

Summary

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The development consists of installing two 4-hose fuel pumps under a 4.5m high canopy, alongside two 40,000-litre underground storage tanks for petrol and diesel. It also includes associated pipework, concrete surfacing, a petrol interceptor, boundary walls, and a 6-metre-high advertising monolith.

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Official record

Development description

(1) two number 4 hose pumps under a canopy, 4500mm high to the underside, dispensing unleaded petrol and diesel on each side of the pump. (2) two number underground storage tanks, each 40,000lt, one storing diesel and one storing unleaded petrol. (3) all the associated fuel pipework between the pumps and underground tanks, fill points and vents. (4) concrete slab surfacing and associated drainage from the forecourt and adjoining area. The drainage around the forecourt and fill area will be discharged into a 10,000lt class 1 petrol interceptor and from there into the existing drainage system. (5) two 900mm x 900mm x 2400mm high electrical cabinets, one adjacent to each pump. (6) 900mm high perimeter rendered block wall on the eastern boundary and 600mm high on the northern, western and southern boundaries. (7) advertising signage along the edge of the canopy and a stand alone 6000mm high advertising monolith on the northern boundary. (8) site entrance and exit.

Land-use zoning

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Mixed Use DevelopmentRE

“To provide and promote a mix of residential and other uses to ensure the creation of a vibrant and sustainable urban area.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
100 Alderbrook, Frankfield, Cork	Aug 2025	€270,000	143 m
60 Alderbrook, Frankfield, Cork	Aug 2025	€380,000	221 m
40 Alderbrook, Frankfield, Cork	Jul 2025	€440,000	337 m
3 Hampstead, Ballycurreen, Cork	Feb 2025	€935,000	405 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

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Application received26 January 2016
Decision due8 August 2016
Decision issued2 August 2016
Appeal submitted29 August 2016
Appeal decided23 February 2017

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