GrantedApartmentsDecided 5 February 2020

Former Kellehers Tyres, Service Centre, Victoria Cross Road

Demolition of a commercial building to build an eight-storey student accommodation block with 25 apartments.

1938385 · Cork City Council · Lodged 9 May 2019

Reference: 1938385
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 May 2019

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of the former Kellehers Tyres service centre and the construction of an 8-storey student apartment block containing 154 bed spaces. The scheme includes common rooms, a rooftop terrace, and a riverside amenity.

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Residential units: 25
Storeys: 8

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Official record

Development description

Permission... For the construction of a residential development of 25 no. Student apartments, consisting of 154 no. Bed spaces and all ancillary site works at the former kelleher's tyres service centre, victoria cross road, cork. The proposed development represents an alteration to a development permitted by cork city council planning reference 18/37795 and proposes an additional 5 no. Student apartments over that previously permitted. The proposed development provides for the demolition of the existing commercial building and the construction of an 8-storey apartment block consisting of 4 no. 4-bedroom apartments, 3 no. 5-bedroom apartments, 8 no. 6-bedroom apartments, 5 no. 7-bedroom apartments, 5 no. 8 bedroom apartments with ancillary common room and office/reception. The proposal includes plant/service rooms, bin storage area, laundry, bicycle storage, a rear vehicular service entrance, shared garden areas, rooftop terrace, and a landscaped riverside amenity.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 Victoria Station, Victoria Cross, Cork	Jun 2025	€340,000	51 m
Apt 12, Victoria Station, Victoria Cross	Dec 2025	€350,000	51 m
10 Ashbrook, Victoria Cross, Cork	Aug 2025	€260,000	82 m
11 Ashbrook, Victoria Cross, Dennehys Cross	Jul 2025	€250,000	82 m
23 Orchard Court, Orchard Rd, Victoria Cross Rd	Nov 2025	€366,000	116 m
34 Orchard Court, Orchard Road, Cork	Jan 2026	€320,000	116 m
3 Ecklinville, Orchard Road, Corkprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€1,447,137	163 m
8a Beltra, Model Farm Rd, Cork	Jun 2026	€200,000	180 m

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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 received9 May 2019
Decision due5 February 2020
Decision issued5 February 2020
Grant issued24 June 2020
Appeal submitted24 February 2020
Appeal decided24 June 2020

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