GrantedCommercialDecided 6 June 2018

UCC Sports Ground, Curraheen Ballinaspig More, Bishopstown

Construction of a three-to-four storey Health Innovation Hub at UCC Sports Ground.

184921 · Cork City Council · Lodged 16 April 2018

Reference: 184921
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 16 April 2018

Summary

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This application proposes amendments to a previously permitted scheme. It consists of modifying the existing access and constructing a Health Innovation Hub of three to four storeys for office and potential laboratory use.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

This application is being made due to minor amendments to the scheme previously granted permission for this site in 2016, reg. No. 15/6689. The development will consist of the modification of the existing access and gateway and the construction of a health innovation hub consisting of 3 to 4 storeys of office accommodation with potential ancillary laboratory use, and a roof level plant enclosure together with associated car parking, landscaping, ancillary signage and site development works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Business and TechnologyCOE

“To provide for the creation and protection of high technology related office-based industry and enterprise, to facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

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
12 Bridgefield Grove, Bishopstown, Cork	May 2025	€420,000	399 m
7 Bridgefield Grove, Curraheen Rd, Bishopstown	Jul 2025	€345,000	404 m
La Casa, Curaheen Rd, Bishopstown	Nov 2025	€475,000	450 m
72 Curraheen Dr, Bishopstown, Corknot full market price	Jun 2026	€234,500	462 m
3 Curraheen Dr, Curraheen Rd, Bishopstown	Sept 2025	€275,000	465 m
22 Bridgefield Grove, Curraheen Rd, Bishopstown	Apr 2026	€426,000	467 m
40curraheen Rd, Bishopstown, Cork	Mar 2025	€467,000	492 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 received16 April 2018
Decision due11 June 2018
Decision issued6 June 2018
Grant issued19 July 2018

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