South Link Service Station, South Link Road, Cork
Retention of an existing petrol filling station, forecourt shop, restaurant, and ancillary services.
1938514 · Cork City Council · Lodged 4 July 2019
- Reference
- 1938514
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 4 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the as-built South Link Service Station in Cork. This includes the petrol filling station, access arrangements, a single-storey forecourt shop and restaurant building, car parking, outdoor seating, and valeting services.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 344 m²
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission for the as-built petrol filling station, access and egress arrangements, and single storey forecourt shop and restaurant building (344.2m2) known as "south link service station" and ancillary uses including car parking (14 spaces including 2 disabled spaces), outdoor seating area, two no. Stores, kiln wood centre, valeting service, car wash, air pump, and a vacuum area, signage and associated works at south city link road (n27), cork. The forecourt shop and restaurant building includes forecourt shop (100m2), tills/staff area (28.4m2), preparation area/ kitchen (61.5m2), circulation area (66.6m2), off licence (20.3m2), toilets (15m2), seating area (42.5m2) and office (9.9m2).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area and to promote its role as a dynamic mixed used centre for community, economic, civic, cultural and residential growth.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Railway Cottages, Off Anglesea Street, Cork | Sept 2025 | €245,000 | 68 m |
| 10 Railway Cottages, Off Anglesea St, Cork | Jun 2025 | €250,000 | 106 m |
| 4 Hillsboro Pl, Old Blackrock Rd, Cork | Oct 2025 | €315,000 | 128 m |
| 5 Anglesea Place, Anglesea St, Cork City | Mar 2025 | €270,000 | 131 m |
| 26 Old Blackrock Rd, Blackrock Rd, Cork | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 132 m |
| 11 Anglesea Terrace, Cork, Cork | Apr 2025 | €180,000 | 156 m |
| Coolavin, Old Blackrock Road, Co. Cork | May 2025 | €247,500 | 180 m |
| 2 Elm Park, Old Blackrock Rd, Cork | Jan 2025 | €461,000 | 187 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 received4 July 2019
- Decision due24 February 2020
- Decision issued24 February 2020
- Grant issued6 April 2020
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