Lands known as the Ursuline Convent, Blackrock Cork, of which the Convent and Chapel are Protected Stru
Modifications to a permitted apartment development at the Ursuline Convent in Blackrock.
1938487 · Cork City Council · Lodged 25 June 2019
- Reference
- 1938487
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 June 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal includes internal alterations to a ground floor apartment to add a bedroom, and a change of use from a permitted office to a studio apartment in the Sr. Mary Chapel. The works affect a protected structure and include replacing coloured glazing with clear glass.
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
- Permission for modifications to the approved planning ref. No. 16/36784 to consist of
- Internal alterations to permitted ground floor level apartment including the provision of an additional bedroom
- Change of use from the permitted office in the sr. Mary chapel to a ground floor studio apartment
- Amendments to the existing windows to provide for a clear glass in lieu of existing coloured glazing. All development is contained within the existing building envelope. All within lands known as the ursuline convent, blackrock, cork of which the convent and chapel are protected structures. The site is bounded by open fields to the north, a convent and burial ground and development known as eden to the east, formal gardens to the south and scoil ursula primary school and ursuline secondary school to the west
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, Blackrock House, Blackrock Road | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 48 m |
| Apartment 15, Blackrock House, Blackrock Village | Feb 2025 | €850,000 | 48 m |
| 16 Blackrock Place, Convent Road, Blackrock | Mar 2025 | €340,000 | 80 m |
| 37 Blackrock Mews, Eden, Blackrock | Jan 2025 | €315,000 | 119 m |
| 17 Blackrock Mews, Eden, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €390,000 | 144 m |
| 9 Convent Gardens, Blackrock Villas, Blackrock | Sept 2025 | €750,000 | 146 m |
| 12 Convent Gardens, Blackrock Villas, Blackrock | Mar 2026 | €715,000 | 153 m |
| 12 The Mews, Eden, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €320,000 | 157 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 June 2019
- Decision due22 June 2020
- Decision issued15 June 2020
- Grant issued27 July 2020
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