1A, Farranlea Park, Model Farm Road
Change of use of a ground floor retail unit to a café on Model Farm Road.
1737693 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 December 2017
- Reference
- 1737693
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 December 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the ground floor of an existing two-storey building from retail to a café/coffee shop. The development also includes the removal of an existing shed.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the change of use of the ground floor of an existing two storey building from retail to a café/ coffee shop and all ancillary development(including the removal of an existing shed).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avonlee, 68 Model Farm Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €345,000 | 42 m |
| The Greenway, Mofel Farm Road, Corknot full market price | Jan 2010 | €160,000 | 60 m |
| Clancoole, Bishopstown Ave, Model Farm Rd | Jul 2025 | €1,480,000 | 148 m |
| Clifden, Model Farm Rd, Cork | Feb 2026 | €1,372,500 | 179 m |
| Villa Anthony, 37 Farranlea Park, Model Farm Road | Jan 2026 | €475,000 | 251 m |
| Doirin, Bishopstown Ave, Cork | Jan 2025 | €1,150,000 | 265 m |
| Glenanaar, Bishopstown Ave West, Model Farm Rd | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 267 m |
| 27 Farranlea Grove, Model Farm Rd, Cork | Mar 2025 | €385,000 | 281 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 received19 December 2017
- Decision due21 February 2018
- Decision issued20 February 2018
- Grant issued3 April 2018
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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Beantown Cafe , Model Farm Road , Cork
2241682Cork CityLodged 23 Dec 2022Retention
- Granted50 m away
Permission to retain the replacement of a garage door with a window to the front of their dwelling at…
"Rosebank" , Farranlea Park , Model Farm Road
1938578Cork CityLodged 26 Jul 2019Retention
- Refused60 m away
Permission to erect a dwelling-house.. the development will include all the necessary site works
Rear of "Rosebank" , Farranlea Park onto Nursery Lane , Model Farm Road
1938736Cork CityLodged 30 Sept 2019New dwelling
- Granted60 m away
Permission is sought for construction of single storey extension to rear and alterations to elevations of…
"Coolmaine" , Model Farm Road , Cork
1737600Cork CityLodged 17 Oct 2017Extension
- Granted60 m away
Permission is sought for construction of single storey extension to rear and alterations to elevations of…
Coolmaine , Model Farm Road , Cork
1837777Cork CityLodged 20 Feb 2018Extension
- Granted70 m away
Permission for alterations and extension to dwelling as follows: (A) ground floor rear extension; (B)…
Glenesk , Farranlea Park , Model Farm Road
1636754Cork CityLodged 10 Feb 2016Extension
- Granted90 m away
Permission for the following: (1) to demolish two existing single storey extensions to the side (west) and…
'Elm Grove' , Laurel Bank , Model Farm Road
1737494Cork CityLodged 12 Jul 2017Extension
- Granted90 m away
Permission...to construct new single-storey extension to side elevation of existing dwelling house to form…
Triscombe , Farranlea Park , Model Farm Road
1938431Cork CityLodged 5 Jun 2019Extension
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