No.1 Windsor Villas, Highfield Avenue, Cork
Demolition of a rear extension to build a new two-storey extension, attic conversion, and a new rear entrance.
1938347 · Cork City Council · Lodged 10 April 2019
- Reference
- 1938347
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing rear dormer extension to construct a new two-storey flat roof extension. It also includes converting the attic into a study with new dormer windows, internal alterations, and creating a new rear site entrance.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission to demolish existing rear dormer extension and construct a new two storey rear flat roof extension, to convert existing attic into a study with new dormer windows and roof to rear elevation, internal alterations to existing ground and first floor, to construct a new rear site entrance from wellington avenue along with all associated site works.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock House, 3 Adare Villas, Highfield Avenue | Apr 2026 | €515,000 | 86 m |
| 7 Mount St Joseph View, Magazine Road, Cork | Mar 2025 | €375,000 | 91 m |
| 2 Aldergrove, Highfield West, College Rd | Jul 2025 | €470,000 | 97 m |
| 11 Aldergrove, Highfield West, Cork | Apr 2026 | €262,500 | 122 m |
| 2 Highfield, Magazine Rd, Cork | Feb 2025 | €260,000 | 133 m |
| 1 Carrigside, College Rd, Cork | May 2025 | €600,000 | 134 m |
| 15 Aldergrove, Highfield West, College Road | Mar 2026 | €485,000 | 138 m |
| 6 Fernhurst Villas, College Rd, Cork | Jul 2025 | €365,000 | 141 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 received10 April 2019
- Decision due4 June 2019
- Decision issued4 June 2019
- Grant issued16 July 2019
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