O'Riordan's Joinery, Bandon Road and a portion of the Church of the Imm, Lough Road
Demolition of an industrial building to build 49 student apartments across five blocks up to four storeys high.
1737374 · Cork City Council · Lodged 12 April 2017
- Reference
- 1737374
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 12 April 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a residential development of 49 student apartments containing 350 bed spaces. The project involves the demolition of an existing industrial building and derelict garage to construct five apartment blocks ranging from 3 to 4 storeys, including the relocation of a telecommunications mast.
- Residential units
- 49
- Storeys
- 4
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 construction of a residential development of 49 no. Student apartments consisting of 350 no. Bed spaces and all ancillary site works. The proposed development provides for the demolition of an existing industrial building and derelict garage adjacent to loughview terrace and will consist of 5no. Apartment blocks varying in height from 3 to 4 storeys and comprising 34 no. 8 bedroom apartments, 8 no. 7-bedroom apartments, 1 no. 6 bedroom apartments, 3 no. 4 bedroom apartments, 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment, 2 no. 1bedroom studio apartments, 4 no. Shared study rooms and a shared amenity/ building management area. The development will include the re-location of a mobile telecommunications mast from the roof of the existing industrial building, to the roof of block 2 of the proposed development. The proposal will provide for a substation / switch room / boiler room, bin store and a pump room / gas cylinder store, associated landscaping and internal shared surface courtyards with car bicycle parking. Access to the site will be via existing entrance from bandon road and the proposed development makes provision for rear access to serve existing houses at loughview terrace.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 Bandon Rd, Cork City, Cork | May 2026 | €210,000 | 101 m |
| St Olans, 59 Bandon Rd, Cork | Jan 2026 | €225,000 | 122 m |
| St Olans, 59 Bandon Rd, Cork | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 122 m |
| 21 Loughview Terrace, The Lough, Cork | Sept 2025 | €310,000 | 132 m |
| Bellavista, Hartland's Road, Glasheen | Aug 2025 | €511,000 | 136 m |
| Laburnum, 5 Hartlands Rd, Glasneen Cork | Feb 2026 | €287,500 | 136 m |
| 30 Wycherley Place, Cork | Dec 2025 | €370,000 | 144 m |
| 42 Mccurtains Villas, College Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €500,000 | 165 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 received12 April 2017
- Decision due13 December 2017
- Decision issued12 December 2017
- Grant issued17 August 2018
- Appeal submitted17 January 2018
- Appeal decided17 August 2018
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