GrantedApartmentsDecided 18 January 2018

Gillian House, Farranlea Road, Cork

Demolition of a warehouse to build a three-storey student accommodation block in Cork.

1737257 · Cork City Council · Lodged 25 January 2017

Reference: 1737257
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 25 January 2017

Summary

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The project involves demolishing a 2,050 sq. m warehouse to construct a three-storey student residence with 161 bed spaces. The development will also include 10 car parking spaces, bicycle parking, landscaping, and modified access.

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Storeys: 3
Floor area: 4,956 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development on a 0.3707 ha site at gillian house, farranlea road, cork. The development will consist of: the demolition of the existing two-storey warehouse structure (2,050 sq. M); and the construction of a three-storey student accommodation residence (4,956 sq. M) providing 161 no. Bed spaces (33 no. 4 bed clusters, 20 no. Studios and 9 no. Studios for mobility impaired persons) and ancillary communal facilities. The development will comprise 10 no. Car park spaces; the repositioning of the existing access slightly to the west and the provision of an additional access to serve the 2 no. Mobility impaired persons; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; bicycle parking; and all other associated site works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
16 Farranlea Grove, Model Farm Rd, Cork	Jan 2025	€600,000	78 m
Apt 4, The Crescent, Farranlea Rd	Dec 2025	€320,000	103 m
9 Farranlea Grove, Model Farm Rd, Cork	Sept 2025	€520,000	105 m
13 Downview, Farranlea Rd, Cork	Jul 2025	€340,000	115 m
25 Downview, Farranlea Rd, Cork	Feb 2026	€355,000	115 m
34 Downview, Farranlea Rd, Cork	Apr 2025	€360,000	115 m
7 Downview, Farranlea Road, Cork	Oct 2025	€328,000	115 m
27 Farranlea Grove, Model Farm Rd, Cork	Mar 2025	€385,000	157 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

Timeline

Application received25 January 2017
Decision due18 January 2018
Decision issued18 January 2018
Grant issued16 July 2018
Appeal submitted5 February 2018
Appeal decided16 July 2018

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