Former Murphy Barracks (Protected Structure), Old Fort Road, Ballincollig
Construction of a three-storey building with three apartments and three duplexes at a protected barracks site.
175822 · Cork City Council · Lodged 17 July 2017
- Reference
- 175822
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 July 2017
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a three-storey building containing three one-bedroom ground floor apartments and three duplex two-bedroom apartments overhead. The development includes parking, landscaping, and a bin storage building on a site within the former Murphy Barracks.
- Residential units
- 6
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 738 m²
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
Three storey apartment building consisting of 3 no. One-bedroom ground floor apartments, with 3 no. Duplex two bedroom apartments overhead and associated decked and lift access at first floor level including hard and soft landscaping, 6 no. Car parking spaces and bin storage building, at a 738sq. M site to the west of existing quadrant apartments numbers 48 to 80 and to the south of the existing shopping centre food units
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and provide for the development and enhancement of urban town centres as primary locations for mixed use retail, economic and residential growth which also act as a focus for a range of services.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 The Crescent, Old Fort Rd, Ballincollig | Oct 2025 | €345,000 | 145 m |
| 3 Chapel Gate, Ballincollig, Cork | Apr 2026 | €355,000 | 149 m |
| 2 Chapel Lane Row West, The Square, Ballincollig | Oct 2025 | €140,000 | 174 m |
| Apt 4 Block 3, Tus Abhaile, Time Square Ballincollig | Jan 2026 | €270,000 | 176 m |
| Sonas, Station Road, Ballincollig | Mar 2026 | €945,000 | 207 m |
| 44 Waltham Abbey, The Old Quarter, Ballincollig | Aug 2025 | €485,000 | 231 m |
| 50 Waltham Abbey, Old Quarter, Ballincollig | Oct 2025 | €478,000 | 259 m |
| 26 Waltham Abbey, Old Quarter, Ballincollig | Oct 2025 | €690,000 | 283 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 received17 July 2017
- Decision due11 September 2017
- Decision issued6 September 2017
- Grant issued12 October 2017
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