LINK ROAD, CARRIGROHANE, BALLINCOLLIG
Retention of commercial site extensions, warehouse buildings, a garden centre, and permission for new warehouse extensions.
176260 · Cork City Council · Lodged 1 September 2017
- Reference
- 176260
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 1 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for a large commercial site expansion, including external storage areas, an existing garden centre, and warehouse buildings. It also seeks permission to construct extensions to an existing warehouse and a retail unit.
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
A. Permission to retain an extension to the original md o'shea site permitted under (s/02/1373) to include lands which were formerly part of ballincollig commercial park to the north and to include part of the westpoint trade centre to the west. B. Permission to retain all external storage areas on the extended site c. Permission to retain existing garden centre as constructed including signage, timber wall surround to garden centre, external display areas external shelving area, external canopy structures. D. Permission to retain change of use of an existing building permitted under planning ref. 02/4302 from light engineering use to storage/warehouse building at ground and first floor levels and to retain existing external storage areas adjacent to this building e. Permission to retain existing storage /warehouse building as constructed f. Permission to retain existing warehouse building & associated site permitted under planning ref. 97/2894 as constructed and permission to construct an extension to this existing warehouse building. G. Permission to construct an extension to exisitng retail unit to be used for storage purposes and all site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for light industry and related uses.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 The Cloisters, Ballincollig, Co Corknot full market price | Apr 2025 | €192,000 | 244 m |
| 55 The Cloisters, Ballincollig, Cork | Dec 2025 | €380,000 | 261 m |
| 14 The Cloisters, Ballincollig, Cork | Jul 2025 | €450,000 | 289 m |
| 41 The Cloisters, Link Rd, Ballincollig | Nov 2025 | €415,000 | 308 m |
| 21 The Cloisters, Ballincollig, Cork | Feb 2025 | €460,000 | 328 m |
| 75 Beech Park, Ballincollig, Cork | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 340 m |
| 7 Limeworth, Carrigrohane, Cork | May 2025 | €1,200,000 | 362 m |
| 20 Cranford Pines, Ballincollig, Cork | Jun 2025 | €470,000 | 383 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 received1 September 2017
- Decision due26 October 2017
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