GrantedOtherDecided 10 June 2019

Castle Road, Blackrock, Cork

Erection of six 21-metre-high floodlights and a generator structure at a playing pitch in Blackrock.

1838085 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 October 2018

Reference: 1838085
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 October 2018

Summary

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The project involves installing six 21-metre-high floodlights around the existing playing pitch. It also includes ancillary site works and a single-storey structure to house a generator.

Othersportsfloodlights

Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission at castle road, blackrock, cork. The development will consist of the construction of 6 no. 21m high floodlights to the existing playing pitch with a floodlighting average spread of 400lux at pitch level and all ancillary site development works including a single storey structure to house a generator.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Public Open SpaceOS

“To protect, retain and provide for passive and active recreational uses, open space, green networks, natural areas and amenity facilities.”

National zoning type: Open space, park

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
16 Eden Court, Blackrock, Cork	Mar 2026	€281,000	208 m
17 Eden Court, Mahon, Cork	Apr 2025	€248,000	214 m
10 Eden Court, Mahon, Blackrocknot full market price	Apr 2025	€247,000	214 m
13 Castle Rd, Blackrock, Cork	May 2026	€500,000	231 m
3 Eden Court, Castle Rd, Blackrock	Nov 2025	€331,000	265 m
14 Gatelodge, Castle Rd, Blackrock	Oct 2025	€665,000	289 m
12 Eden Grove, Mahon, Cork	Jul 2025	€306,000	295 m
20 Gate Lodge, Castle Rd, Blackrock	May 2026	€487,000	331 m

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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 received11 October 2018
Decision due11 June 2019
Decision issued10 June 2019
Grant issued16 July 2019

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