16 Closes Road, Farranree, Cork City
Construction of a first-floor rear extension and retention of off-street parking and a front porch extension.
1938307 · Cork City Council · Lodged 15 March 2019
- Reference
- 1938307
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 15 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to construct a first-floor extension to the rear of an existing family dwelling. It also requests retention permission for an existing off-street car parking facility and a single-storey front porch extension.
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
For permission to construct first floor extension to the rear of the family dwelling including all ancillary site development works and for the retention of the off street car parking facility and single storey front porch extension.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 5 July 2019.
Notified floor area: 26 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 Liam Healy Rd, Fairhill, Cork | Aug 2025 | €285,000 | 61 m |
| 17 Liam Healy Road, Fairhill, Cork | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 127 m |
| Rosedale, 60 Fairfield Ave, Farranree | Nov 2025 | €245,000 | 128 m |
| 97 Liam Healy Road, Fairhill, Cork | Jan 2025 | €247,000 | 129 m |
| 42 Bantry Park Rd, Fair Hill, Cork | Jan 2025 | €225,000 | 131 m |
| 46 Fairfield Avenue, Farranree, Corknot full market price | Dec 2025 | €129,000 | 163 m |
| 160 Mountagnes Rd, Fairhill, Cork | Apr 2025 | €72,000 | 211 m |
| 2 Upper Fairhill, Cork | Apr 2025 | €310,000 | 217 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 received15 March 2019
- Decision due9 May 2019
- Decision issued3 May 2019
- Grant issued14 June 2019
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