No.8 Bishopscourt Road, Bishopstown, Cork
Entrance widening, front elevational changes, and installation of rooflights at a house in Bishopstown.
1938357 · Cork City Council · Lodged 18 April 2019
- Reference
- 1938357
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development works consist of widening the site entrance and associated driveway works. It also includes front elevational alterations with new window arrangements, a front door canopy, and the installation of two side rooflights.
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Official record
Development description
Permission... For development works consisting of; (i) site entrance widening works and associated driveway works, (ii) front (west) elevational alterations including the installation of new window arrangements and a canopy roof over front door with associated works, and (iii) the installation of 2 no. Velux type rooflights to the side (south) of the house.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roselea, Bishopstown, Cork | Jun 2026 | €317,500 | 87 m |
| Floraviolle, Bishopstown Road, County Cork | Dec 2025 | €290,000 | 97 m |
| 15 Bishopscourt Hill, Wilton (otherwise Bishopstown), Corknot full market price | Nov 2025 | €335,000 | 145 m |
| 15 Merlyn Lawn, Bishopstown, Cork | Jul 2025 | €670,000 | 152 m |
| Renvyle, Wilton Ave, Cork City | May 2025 | €560,000 | 220 m |
| 29 Firgrove Gardens, Bishopstown, Cork | Feb 2025 | €475,000 | 245 m |
| 40 Wentworth Gardens, Wilton, Cork | Feb 2026 | €235,000 | 253 m |
| 41 Wentworth Gardens, Wilton, Cork | Feb 2025 | €255,000 | 253 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 received18 April 2019
- Decision due12 June 2019
- Decision issued6 June 2019
- Grant issued16 July 2019
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