GrantedCommercialDecided 3 September 2018

Barry's Field, Carrigaline Road and Churchyard Lane, Douglas

Mixed-use development in Douglas including a discount foodstore, offices, café, and 5 apartments.

185814 · Cork City Council · Lodged 11 July 2018

Reference: 185814
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 11 July 2018

Summary

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The proposal consists of a 3-storey mixed-use building containing a café, offices, and 5 apartments, alongside a single-level licensed discount foodstore. The development will be situated on a 0.83-hectare site at Barry's Field.

Commercialmixed usesupermarketapartmentsretail

Residential units: 5
Storeys: 3
Floor area: 3,602 m²

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Official record

Development description

Mixed-use development comprising the construction of a 3-storey high mixed-use (residential, retail, office, and café/coffee shop/restaurant) building with ancillary facilities (totalling 1,351 sq m gross floor area), and the construction of a single level licenced discount foodstore building with ancillary facilities (all totalling 2,251 sq m gross floor area and ranging in height equivalent from 1 to 3 storeys), all at a site of approximately 0.83 hectares at barry’s field, carrigaline road and churchyard lane, douglas, co. Cork. The construction of the proposed mixed-use building consists of: a café/coffee shop/restaurant unit (172 sq m) with external seating (56 sq m), retail office unit (230 sq m), office and apartment entrance lobbies with stairs and lifts, bicycle and bin storage, building signage, all at ground floor level (507 sq m gross floor area); office unit (212 sq m) and 2 no. 2-bedroom apartments (92 sq m each) with private balconies, office and apartment access lobbies with stairs and lifts, all at first floor level (497 sq m gross floor area); and 1 no. 2-bedroom apartment (92 sq m) with private balcony, 2 no. 3-bedroom apartments (97 sq m each) with private balconies, private communal open space roof garden (105 sq m), apartment access lobby with stairs and lift, all at second floor level (347 sq m gross floor area). The construction of the proposed licenced discount foodstore building (2,218 sq m gross floor area) consists of: a retail sales area with ancillary off-licence use and bakery (total net retail sales area of 1,413 sq m), entrance pod, public facilities (incl. Lobby and toilets), staff facilities (incl. Staff lobby, toilets, staff room/canteen area, shower and change room), operational office, meeting room, storage (incl. Cold storage), plant room, it room, storage and delivery area; signage consisting of 3 no. Building mounted externally illuminated corporate signs, 3 no. Wall mounted externally illuminated poster panel display boards, 1 no. Free standing externally illuminated information display board, and 1 no. Finger post sign; 1 no. Trolley bay covered structure (33 sq m gross floor area). The proposed overall site development includes: a total of 98 no. Surface car parking spaces (5 no. Disabled, 10 no. Parent and child, 7 no. Dedicated for apartments and 83 no. Regular), 33 no. Bicycle parking spaces and 10 no. Motorcycle spaces; primary vehicular and pedestrian access via a new site entrance from the carrigaline road

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed Use DevelopmentRE

“To provide and promote a mix of residential and other uses to ensure the creation of a vibrant and sustainable urban area.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Toneyville, Nr Gartan Park, East Douglas	May 2025	€300,000	112 m
5 Adare Mews, Douglas, Cork	Dec 2025	€210,000	134 m
3 Gartan Park, Douglas, Cork	Jun 2025	€375,000	151 m
2 St Columbas Terrace, Douglas, Cork	Nov 2025	€305,000	158 m
Valhalla, Douglas Lawn, Douglas Village	Apr 2026	€450,000	197 m
8 The Gardens, Douglas Village, Douglas	Apr 2026	€355,000	223 m
Park View, Church Street, Douglas	Dec 2025	€495,000	228 m
9 The Cloisters, Douglas, Cork	Oct 2025	€355,000	229 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 July 2018
Decision due4 September 2018
Decision issued3 September 2018
Appeal submitted27 September 2018
Appeal decided12 April 2019

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