Mardyke Gardens, Mardyke Walk, Cork
New outdoor sports facilities including tennis courts and cricket practice creases at Mardyke Gardens.
1737290 · Cork City Council · Lodged 20 February 2017
- Reference
- 1737290
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 February 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of two tennis courts with enclosing netting and lighting linked to Sundays Well Boating and Tennis Club, and twin cricket practice creases linked to Cork County Cricket Club. It also includes a new entrance and gates from Mardyke Walk.
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
Permission for the provision of outdoor proprietary hard standing sports facilities: two tennis courts with enclosing netting and lighting linked by pedestrian gate to sundays well boating and tennis club's grounds. Twin cricket practice creases with enclosing netting linked by pedestrian gates to cork county cricket club's grounds. Other ancillary works including the provision of a new entrance and gates for access from mardyke walk and landscape works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve and enhance the special landscape and visual character of Landscape Preservation Zones.”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Lisaniska, Western Rd, Cork | Apr 2026 | €810,000 | 173 m |
| 21 Sundays Well, Cork | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 210 m |
| Weirview, 22 Sundays Well Rd, Cork | Apr 2026 | €1,300,000 | 223 m |
| 31 Sundays Well Rd, Sundays Well, Cork | May 2025 | €695,000 | 230 m |
| 113 Sunday's Well Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 276 m |
| 4 Lower Janemount, Sundays Well, Cork | May 2025 | €500,000 | 309 m |
| 1 University View, Donovan Rd, Cork | Aug 2025 | €425,000 | 326 m |
| 2 University View, Donovan Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €425,000 | 329 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 received20 February 2017
- Decision due9 November 2017
- Decision issued9 November 2017
- Grant issued15 December 2017
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