Bessboro Road, Ballinure, Mahon
Retention of a 25-metre-high telecommunications mast and associated equipment.
1838152 · Cork City Council · Lodged 28 November 2018
- Reference
- 1838152
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for an existing 25-metre-high telecommunications support structure (total height 26.4m with antennae). The development includes an equipment container and associated equipment within a fenced compound.
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
Retention permission of an existing development at this site bessboro road, ballinure, mahon, cork, co. Cork. The development consists of an existing 25 metre high telecommunications support structure (total height with antennae 26.4m) carrying telecommunications equipment, together with existing equipment container and associated equipment within a fenced compound as previously granted under local authority reference 12/35461. The development will continue to form part of meteor mobile communications ltd existing and future telecommunications and broadband network.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Lakelands Place, Crawford Gate, Blackrocknot full market price | Jun 2025 | €24,000 | 63 m |
| 4 Sharman Avenue, Crawford Gate, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €527,000 | 98 m |
| 12 Clover Hill Est, Skehard Rd, Cork | Nov 2025 | €445,000 | 398 m |
| 14 Skehard Lawn, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 410 m |
| 2 Ballinure Place, Mahon, Cork City | Dec 2025 | €256,000 | 457 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 received28 November 2018
- Decision due31 January 2019
- Decision issued29 January 2019
- Grant issued12 March 2019
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