Blackrock Business Park, Bessboro Road, Mahon
Construction of a four-storey office building in Mahon.
1938875 · Cork City Council · Lodged 15 November 2019
- Reference
- 1938875
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 November 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of a 4-storey office building of 12,004 sq. metres gross floor area, with options to subdivide into up to 16 units. It includes 240 parking spaces, solar panels, a substation, and associated works.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 12,004 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 12,004 sq. Metres (gross) of office floorspace comprising of a 4-storey office building with an option for internal sub-division to provide up to 16 no. Office units, 174 no. Surface car parking spaces and 66 no. Undercroft /semi-basement car parking spaces and all associated ancillary development works including landscaping, drainage, plant and solar panels (provided at roof level), 1 no. Smoking shelter, motorbike and bicycle parking and 1 no. Switch room, electrical substation and bin stores.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the creation and protection of high technology related office-based industry and enterprise, to facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”
National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sharman Avenue, Crawford Gate, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €527,000 | 177 m |
| 2 Lakelands Place, Crawford Gate, Blackrocknot full market price | Jun 2025 | €24,000 | 194 m |
| 14 Skehard Lawn, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 202 m |
| 12 Clover Hill Est, Skehard Rd, Cork | Nov 2025 | €445,000 | 297 m |
| 21 Delwood Grove, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | Feb 2025 | €355,000 | 364 m |
| 2 Ballinure Place, Mahon, Cork City | Dec 2025 | €256,000 | 370 m |
| 22 Clontarf Est, Blackrock, Cork | Apr 2026 | €400,000 | 372 m |
| 15 Clontarf Est, Skehard Rd, Blackrock | May 2026 | €355,000 | 409 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 received15 November 2019
- Decision due12 March 2020
- Decision issued11 March 2020
- Grant issued22 April 2020
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