2 Firgrove Gardens, Bishopstown, Cork
Retain the conversion of a garage and the sub-division of a residential care building into two units.
1737324 · Cork City Council · Lodged 15 March 2017
- Reference
- 1737324
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 15 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for the conversion of an attached garage into habitable rooms. It also seeks to retain the interior sub-division of the existing residential care building to provide two separate residential care units.
- Residential units
- 2
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 retention of conversion of garage attached to existing residential care unit to habitable rooms and interior sub-division of an existing residential care building to provide 2no. Residential care units
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 The Cornfields, Bishopstown, Cork | Dec 2025 | €345,000 | 84 m |
| Glenholme, Bishopstown Rd, Cork | Jan 2026 | €252,000 | 113 m |
| 29 Firgrove Gardens, Bishopstown, Cork | Feb 2025 | €475,000 | 137 m |
| 15 Merlyn Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork | Jul 2025 | €670,000 | 156 m |
| 45 Central Ave, Bishopstown, Corknot full market price | Jun 2025 | €112,000 | 162 m |
| Floraviolle, Bishopstown Road, County Cork | Dec 2025 | €290,000 | 192 m |
| 33 Central Ave, Firgrove, Bishopstown | Jan 2026 | €555,000 | 195 m |
| Roselea, Bishopstown, Cork | Jun 2026 | €317,500 | 203 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 received15 March 2017
- Decision due9 May 2017
- Decision issued9 May 2017
- Grant issued9 June 2017
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