O'Leary's Centra, Unit 1 Tower Shopping Centre Tower, Kilnamucky Blarney
Extension and modification of the existing Centra Supermarket in Tower, including new car parking.
165541 · Cork City Council · Lodged 23 June 2016
- Reference
- 165541
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 June 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of an extension and modification to the existing Centra Supermarket to provide an extended storage area and extended retail area to the north at ground floor level. It also includes the provision of car parking to the west with a boundary fence and retaining wall.
- Storey
- 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
(a) extension and modification to existing centra supermarket including extended storage area and extended retail area to the north of the existing supermarket at ground floor level. (b) the provision of car parking to the west of the supermarket with boundary fence and retining wall to the north-west; and all associated development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide for or improve local facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Oakmount, Tower, Blarney | Jan 2025 | €520,000 | 70 m |
| 4 The Model Quarters, Coolflugh, Tower | May 2025 | €370,000 | 106 m |
| 8 Towering Heights, Tower, Cork | Mar 2026 | €785,000 | 129 m |
| Tower Cross, Tower, Blarney | Feb 2026 | €385,000 | 132 m |
| 62 Primrose Hill, Tower, Blarney | Jun 2026 | €368,000 | 158 m |
| 49 Oakmount Est, Tower, Blarney | Jun 2025 | €373,000 | 195 m |
| 82 Primrose Hill, Tower, Blarney | Jan 2026 | €395,000 | 208 m |
| 68 Primrose Hill, Tower, Cork | Jun 2025 | €30,000 | 219 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 received23 June 2016
- Decision due26 October 2016
- Decision issued19 October 2016
- Grant issued1 December 2016
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