8 Somertown Park, Ballinlough
Extension to a dining room, widening of the front entrance, and driveway extension in Ballinlough.
1938827 · Cork City Council · Lodged 24 October 2019
- Reference
- 1938827
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 24 October 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to construct a small 4.0 sq.m extension to an existing dining room. It also includes widening the front entrance access and extending the hard standing area to accommodate an additional car.
- Floor area
- 4 m²
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 the construction of an extension to the existing dining room (4.0 sq. M) and for the widening of the existing entrance access at the front boundary wall together with extension to the existing hard standing area to accommodate an additional car
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Somerton Park, Ballinlough, Cork | Sept 2025 | €380,000 | 10 m |
| 7 Somerton Drive, Ballinlough, Cork | Mar 2025 | €550,000 | 98 m |
| Elsinore, 22 South Lodge, Ballinlough | Apr 2026 | €692,500 | 105 m |
| Monticello, Browningstown Park, Douglasnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €300,000 | 141 m |
| 75 Brandon Browningstown, Park Douglas Rd, Cork | Jun 2025 | €545,000 | 170 m |
| Laragh, 71 Browningstown Park West, Cork | May 2025 | €555,000 | 188 m |
| Codrum, 4 Laurel Grove, Ballinlough Road | Jan 2026 | €537,000 | 198 m |
| Ashton, 12 Laurel Park, Ballinlough | Mar 2026 | €500,000 | 209 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 received24 October 2019
- Decision due18 December 2019
- Decision issued17 December 2019
- Grant issued31 January 2020
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