Sunberry, Monacnapa, Blarney
Retention of partial change of use to 5 apartments, and permission for alterations to provide 3 more apartments.
187079 · Cork City Council · Lodged 26 November 2018
- Reference
- 187079
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 26 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for the partial change of use of basement and ground floor areas from office, public house, and storage to 5 apartments. Permission is also sought for internal and external alterations to provide an additional 3 apartments, bringing the total to 8 units.
- Residential units
- 8
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 of partial change of use of basement and ground floor areas of existing mixed-use building from office, public house, storage space to 5 no. Apartments with ancillary storage, and permission for alterations to elevations and internal layout to provide 3 no. Apartments on basement and ground floor.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and provide for the development and enhancement of urban town centres as primary locations for mixed use retail, economic and residential growth which also act as a focus for a range of services.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 19, Sunberry, Blarney | Apr 2026 | €260,000 | 9 m |
| 7a Blarney Shopping Centre, Blarney, County Cork | Jan 2026 | €109,000 | 41 m |
| Farren, Sunberry Drive, Blarney | Feb 2025 | €310,000 | 111 m |
| 5 Muskerry Terrace, Blarney, Co Cork | May 2025 | €250,000 | 366 m |
| 62 Cluain Ard, Blarney, Cork | Oct 2025 | €525,000 | 411 m |
| 77 Cluain Ard, Blarney, Cork | Feb 2026 | €485,000 | 414 m |
| No 20 The Goves Harpers Creek, Glounthaune Co Corkprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €383,260 | 418 m |
| 14 The Groves, Blarney, Co Cork | Jun 2026 | €420,000 | 420 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 received26 November 2018
- Decision due5 March 2019
- Decision issued5 March 2019
- Grant issued12 April 2019
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