Gaelscoil Uí Ríordáin, Inniscarra Road, Coolroe Ballincollig
Conversion of a disused 14-classroom school building into 14 apartments.
175127 · Cork City Council · Lodged 10 May 2017
- Reference
- 175127
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 May 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a change of use of the former Gaelscoil Uí Ríordáin building from educational to residential. The disused school will be renovated and extended into a two-storey building containing 14 apartments, with associated parking and landscaping.
- Residential units
- 14
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 1,197 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of a disused 14 no. Classroom school building (1,074.7 sq m gross floor area) from educational to residential use, internal and external works, to provide a total of 14 no. Apartments (6 no. 1 bedroom and 8 no. 2 bedroom) in a renovated and extended 2 storey building of 1,197.3 sq m gross floor area, all at a site of approximately 0.25411 hectares known as the former gaelscoil uí ríordáin, inniscarra road, coolroe, ballincollig, co. Cork. The proposed development consists of: 14 no. Apartments (6 no. 1 bedroom and 8 no. 2 bedroom) arranged over 2 no. Storeys, with associated entrance lobbies, circulation areas, stairs and private amenity spaces; primary vehicular and pedestrian access will be via the existing enhanced vehicular entrance from inniscarra road (coolroe); secondary pedestrian access will be via a new dedicated pedestrian entrance and new footpath along inniscarra road (coolroe); 18 no. Surface car parking spaces (17 no. Regular and 1 no. Disabled); 16 no. Bicycles spaces; and bin storage area, boundary treatments, retaining walls, hard and soft landscaping, site lighting, attenuation, plant room in roof space, and all other ancillary and associated site development works above and below ground leve.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 68 Westcourt, Ballincollig, Cork | Mar 2025 | €298,214 | 49 m |
| 17 Westcourt Heights, Ballincollig, Cork | Sept 2025 | €378,000 | 103 m |
| 19 Westcourt, Coolroe, Ballincollig | Mar 2025 | €495,000 | 135 m |
| 50 Wyndham Downs, Ballincollig, Cork | Aug 2025 | €465,000 | 228 m |
| Ar Neamh, Coolroe, Ballincollignot full market price | Jun 2025 | €300,000 | 244 m |
| Dun Aoibhinn, Coolroe, Ballincollig | Oct 2025 | €75,000 | 245 m |
| 4 Old Quarry, Ballincollig, Quarry | Jan 2026 | €345,000 | 248 m |
| 5 Wyndham Downs, Ballincollig, Co Cork | Jun 2025 | €460,000 | 325 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 received10 May 2017
- Decision due4 July 2017
- Decision issued4 July 2017
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