GrantedCommercialDecided 8 August 2016

Ballyhooly Road, Ballyvolane, Arderrow

Demolition of an existing Lidl store and a disused furniture shop to build a new, larger Lidl discount foodstore in Ballyvolane.

165477 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 June 2016

Reference: 165477
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 June 2016

Summary

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The development involves demolishing a 1,749 sq m Lidl store and a 970 sq m former furniture shop. In their place, a new mono-pitched Lidl discount foodstore of 2,977 sq m gross floor area will be constructed, ranging from one to two storeys in height. The project includes a retail sales area, bakery, off-licence, staff facilities, and associated site works.

Commercialsupermarketretaildemolition

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 2,977 m²

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Official record

Development description

Development comprising the demolition of 1 no. Building accommodating an existing lidl licenced discount foodstore (1,749 sq m gross floor area with 1,391 sq m net retail sales area) and a disused retail unit formerly occupied by the new furniture centre (970 sq m gross floor area with 776 sq m net retail sales area), and the construction of a new mono-pitched licenced discount foodstore with ancillary infrastructure and associated site development works (all totalling 2,977 sq m gross floor area and ranging in height equivalent from 1 to 2 storeys), at a site of approximately 1.028 hectares (comprising ballyvolane lidl licenced discount foodstore and the former new furniture centre) at ballyhooly road, ballyvolane, arderrow, co. Cork. The construction of the proposed new licenced discount foodstore at the location of the demolished building comprises of: a retail sales area with ancillary off-licence use and bakery (total net retail sales area of 1,685 sq m), entrance pod, public facilities (incl. Lobby and toilets), staff facilities (incl. Lobby and toilets), operational office, storage (incl. Cold storage), stairs and lift to first floor, plant room and delivery area, all at ground floor level; staff welfare incl. Toilets, change rooms and staff canteen area, roof terrace, meeting room, it room, store room, stairs and lift from ground floor, all at first floor level; corporate signage consisting of 2 no. Building mounted corporate internally illuminated sign, 1 no. Free standing internally illuminated totem pole sign at entrance, 3 no. Wall mounted externally illuminated poster panel display boards, and 1 no. Wall mounted externally illuminated information display board; 1 no. Trolley bay covered structure (50 sq m gross floor area); external uncovered and screened plant area; 140 no. Surface car parking spaces (7 no. Disabled, 14 no. Parent and child, and 119 no. Regular); 14 no. Motorcycle and 28 no. Bicycle parking spaces; primary vehicular and pedestrian access to the proposed new licenced discount foodstore development will be maintained via the existing vehicular and pedestrian entrance onto the ballyhooly road; existing vehicular and pedestrian permeability will be maintained with the neighbouring transpart ireland unit; and boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, services (including 1 no. Below ground attenuation tank) and all other ancillary and associated site development works above and below ground leve.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

District CentreDC

“To provide for the development and enhancement of district centres as mixed-use centres and as primary locations for retail, economic and residential growth.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Avondale, Rathcooney, Cork	Jun 2025	€440,000	122 m
26 Arderrow, Ballyhooly Road, Ballyvolaneprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€418,502	230 m
141 Arderrow, Ballyhooly Road, Ballyvolaneprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€321,586	248 m
216 Arderrow, Ballyhooly Road, Ballyvolaneprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€374,449	248 m
140 Arderrow, Ballyhooly Road, Ballyvolaneprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€374,449	248 m
142 Arderrow, Ballyhooly Road, Ballyvolaneprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€321,586	248 m
144 Arderrow, Ballyhooly Road, Ballyvolaneprice excludes VAT	Jul 2026	€418,502	248 m
79 Arderrow, Ballyhooly Road, Ballyvolaneprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€398,612	262 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 received16 June 2016
Decision due10 August 2016
Decision issued8 August 2016
Grant issued13 September 2016

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