Hop Island, Rochestown, Cork
Construction of a new house with an art studio and gym, and conversion of an existing lodge into a home office.
1938994 · Cork City Council · Lodged 19 December 2019
- Reference
- 1938994
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes the construction of one new dwelling house complete with an ancillary art studio and gym. It also includes the refurbishment and change of use of an existing lodge into a home office, alongside a new wastewater treatment system.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Permission for (a) the construction of 1 no. Dwelling house with ancillary art studio and gym, (b) the refurbishment of an existing lodge and its change of use to ancillary home office, (c) the provision of wastewater treatment system and all ancillary landscaping and site development works. A natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and provide for the development of agriculture.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 28 July 2021.
Notified floor area: 640 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Villa, Underwood, Rochestown | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 402 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 received19 December 2019
- Decision due8 June 2020
- Decision issued5 May 2020
- Grant issued5 July 2020
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