5 Sylvan Bank, Church Road, Blackrock
Attic conversion with a front dormer window and a new front bay window at a house in Blackrock.
1837869 · Cork City Council · Lodged 30 April 2018
- Reference
- 1837869
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 April 2018
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert the existing attic space into a bedroom, featuring a dormer window on the front elevation and three roof lights on the rear. The works also include constructing a new bay window on the front elevation and associated alterations.
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 to (1) convert the existing attic space into a bedroom with dormer window in the front elevation and 3 velux roof lights in the rear elevation, (2) construct bay window on the front elevation. (3) alterations to existing elevations and all associated site works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Pine Court, Church Rd, Blackrock | Sept 2025 | €221,000 | 61 m |
| Apt 5, Pinecourt, Church Rdnot full market price | May 2026 | €157,500 | 61 m |
| 36a Mcgrath Park, Church Rd, Blackrock | Mar 2025 | €370,000 | 79 m |
| 42 Pine Court, Church Rd, Blackrocknot full market price | Mar 2025 | €230,000 | 101 m |
| 49 Woodvale Rd, Beaumont, Ballintemple | Apr 2026 | €487,000 | 122 m |
| Site No. 2, Church Roadprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €327,000 | 130 m |
| 44 Mcgrath Park, Church Road, Blackrock | Mar 2026 | €488,000 | 134 m |
| 55 Marian Park, Church Road, Blackrock | Sept 2025 | €380,000 | 135 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 received30 April 2018
- Decision due25 June 2018
- Decision issued25 June 2018
- Grant issued7 August 2018
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1837809Cork CityLodged 13 Mar 2018New dwelling
- Granted80 m away
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2442602Cork CityLodged 15 Jan 2024Retention
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1938856Cork CityLodged 7 Nov 2019Extension
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1938412Cork CityLodged 28 May 2019Extension
- Granted100 m away
Permission to retain side and rear domestic extension, including — Modifications to original elevations
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2039574Cork CityLodged 2 Oct 2020Retention
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