26 Watercourse Road, Blackpool, Cork
Conversion of a retail unit with overhead residential space into a single house.
1737561 · Cork City Council · Lodged 4 September 2017
- Reference
- 1737561
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a change of use at 26 Watercourse Road. The existing ground floor retail unit with residential space above will be converted into a single dwelling house.
- Residential unit
- 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
Permission for a change of use of ground floor retail unit with residential area overhead to become to become 1 no dwelling house
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 The Gables, Watercourse Rd, Blackpoolnot full market price | Jan 2025 | €845,000 | 27 m |
| 1 Rockwood Rd, Mahon, Cork | Dec 2025 | €380,000 | 67 m |
| 3 Oconnell Place, Watercourse Rd, Cork City | Nov 2025 | €170,000 | 105 m |
| 23 Watercourse Mews, Watercourse Rd, Blackpool | Feb 2026 | €297,500 | 111 m |
| 13 Watercourse Mews, Watercourse Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €285,000 | 121 m |
| 8 O'connell St, Blackpool, Cork | Apr 2025 | €175,000 | 125 m |
| Apt 1 Gerard Griffin St, Blackpool, Cork | Jun 2026 | €60,000 | 144 m |
| Apt 9, Griffin Close, Gerald Griffin Stnot full market price | May 2025 | €210,000 | 167 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 received4 September 2017
- Decision due30 October 2017
- Decision issued26 October 2017
- Grant issued1 December 2017
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