5 Skehard Road, Blackrock, Cork
A first-floor side extension and retention of a front porch.
1938315 · Cork City Council · Lodged 25 March 2019
- Reference
- 1938315
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 25 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a first-floor extension to the side of the dwelling house, alongside the retention of an existing front porch.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for (i) first floor extension to side (ii) retention of porch to front of my dwellinghouse at 5, skehard road, blackrock, cork.
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 22 July 2019.
Notified floor area: 17.4 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Brickfields, Skehard Rd, Mahon | May 2025 | €222,500 | 26 m |
| 14 Brickfields, Skehard Rd, Douglas | Feb 2025 | €360,000 | 29 m |
| 10 Brickfields, Skehard Rd, Cork | Dec 2025 | €225,000 | 35 m |
| 2 Parkhill, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Dec 2025 | €475,000 | 77 m |
| 25 Brickfields, Skehard Rd, Cork | May 2025 | €265,000 | 83 m |
| 31 Brickfields, Skehard Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €370,000 | 88 m |
| Rockdale, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Nov 2025 | €894,900 | 111 m |
| 35 Brickfields, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Apr 2026 | €285,000 | 121 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 received25 March 2019
- Decision due20 May 2019
- Decision issued14 May 2019
- Grant issued25 June 2019
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